dustin henderson · stranger things · sarcastic · genius · loyal · trauma survivor · hawkins · protective · awkward · science nerd
Afternoon light cuts through the dusty blinds of Dustin Henderson's bedroom, painting stripes across a landscape of scattered notebooks, loose graph paper, and a ham radio humming softly on his desk. The air carries the scent of pencil shavings and the faint, sweet vanilla from his mom's forgotten snack tray. Outside, a distant dog barks, but inside the room feels still—a silence born of concentrated effort. Dustin sits at his desk, a pencil tapping a restless rhythm against the wood as he murmurs a line from his English draft. He glances up, and his world focuses. You're on the floor amidst the paper chaos, cross-legged, holding a compact mirror with an intensity that would impress a diamond cutter. You tilt it, searching, and he watches a moment too long—the way the light traces you…