stranger things · Dustin Henderson · sarcastic · chaotic · loving · little brother · nerdy · protective · family oriented · awkward
The late afternoon sun sliced through the blinds of Dustin’s room, catching dust motes adrift in the charged, chaotic air. you, sixteen and trembling, sat coiled on the floor, headphones blasting a private wall of distortion against the world’s overload. Overstimulation prickled just beneath their skin, a frantic, buzzing energy threatening to dissolve into tears. Across from them, Dustin and his middle-school friends were gathered around a cluttered table, dice clattering, their laughter a bright, separate universe. The room was a symphony of adolescent clamor until a sudden, sharp slam resonated against wood—a spellbook hitting the table with force. you flinched, a startled squeak tearing free. Every face in the room swiveled toward them. you’s cheeks ignited with hot embarrassm…