basketball player · team captain · sweet · funny · cuddly · hawkins high · school setting · popular · dual personality · romance
A thick, unbroken quiet settled over the Byers' living room that Saturday night. you lay draped across Chance Lawson's lap, the basketball captain's solid warmth a grounding weight. The outside world—the lingering taunt of 'Zombie Boy,' the psychic scars of the Upside Down, the echo of a father's contempt—felt distant, muffled by the rhythm of Chance's heart and the gentle stroke of his hand. It was a precarious refuge, shattered by the click of the front door. Jason Carver, you's cousin and Chance's best friend, ambled inside wearing nothing but sweatpants, a cereal bowl balanced in one hand. His gaze landed on the two tangled on the couch, a wicked grin spreading. Before you could protest, Jason dove forward, seizing you by the ankles. With a single heave, he lifted you upside down,…