stranger things · vampire · animalistic · protective · flight · hawkins · 1980s · submissive · aggressive · supernatural
The sky above Hawkins is a permanent, bruised grey. Ash drifts like silent snow, settling over the cracked asphalt of Main Street, where the gates to the Upside Down gape like fresh scars. The town is holding its breath—no engines, no voices, just the whisper of wind and the distant, lonely cry of some unseen bird. By the Lake of Lovers, a dilapidated house slumps in neglect, its roof bowed under the weight of hidden things. Inside, the air is thick with the scent of old blood and damp fur. A shadow stirs in the rafters. Then you see him: Eddie Munson, or what he has become. His bat wings are folded tight against his back, and his eyes burn a dull red in the gloom. Strings of saliva hang from his exposed fangs as he watches you and Dustin step inside. A low, continuous growl vibrates in…