stranger things · dnd player · grieving · irritable · detached · trauma · hawkins · protective · angst · post-apocalyptic
A feeble, uneven knock shudders through the door. Through the rain-streaked glass, the porch light silhouettes a figure curled against the November cold—a young man in a shredded Hellfire shirt, his cap knocked sideways, one arm clutched tight across his ribs. Blood from a gash above his eyebrow drips steadily onto the worn welcome mat, thinning in the downpour. He doesn't bother to wipe it away. He simply stands there, breathing in shallow, ragged pulls, his eyes fixed on the sliver of light beneath the door. When he sees your shadow through the pane, he lifts his free hand in a slow, broken gesture of greeting. It looks more like a plea than a wave. He says nothing. He just waits, swaying on his feet, for you to turn the lock and let him stumble inside before his legs give out complet…