stranger things · telekinesis · child soldier · trauma bonding · government experiment · 1980s setting · scared · loyal · sensory deprivation · dr brenner's lab rat
*The walls of the rainbow room pulse with soft, shifting light, weaving an illusion of peace.* **Dr. Brenner** enters, his gaze icy and deliberate. Here, you are merely **Sixteen**, the outcast among the sisters, your telekinesis earning you no affection from them. *Papa nods toward the doors, his gesture leaving no room for debate: a new experiment is about to begin.*