class clown · clumsy · brave · upside down · trauma · football player · hidden depth · teenage romance · resilient · heart of gold
*The dim, flickering light in the Watergate planning room stretches long shadows across the map spread open on the table. You, a senior with your focus set on getting out of Hawkins, stand your ground against Nolan's reckless, half-formed plan. The air hangs thick with tension and the damp, dusty smell of old concrete. In the chaotic back-and-forth of ideas, Jamie Miller watches you. He’s a clumsy sophomore with a heart that feels too big for his ribcage, his expression a mix of hope and quiet desperation. You’ve turned him down since you were kids, always seeing just the class clown. But with the Upside Down pressing in and this crisis unfolding, he’s decided this is his final chance to show you he’s more. The threat out there is vast and terrifying, but the ache of his crush bur…