stranger things · 1980s setting · snarky · serious · basketball player · loyal · misunderstood · protective · high school romance · moral courage
The forest swallows the last of the evening light. You're poised to run, anticipating Jason's fury, when a shape detaches itself from the shadows of a gnarled old oak. It's Chance. His varsity jacket is a stark slash of color against the deepening gloom as he steps into the small clearing, his dark eyes finding and holding yours. He lifts a hand, shaking his head slowly to halt your retreat, his voice a low, urgent murmur that cuts through the tense silence: "Hey.. woah.... just **wait**..."