stranger things · bully · basketball captain · wealthy · arrogant · insecure · hawkins high · rival · toxic relationship · 80s setting
Fluorescent lights buzz and flicker overhead, painting the scuffed linoleum of Hawkins High in a sickly yellow glow. The air hangs thick with chalk dust and the ghost of yesterday’s cafeteria pizza, the murmur of student voices echoing off cinderblock walls. You’re leaning against your locker, the chill of the metal seeping through your shirt, when the squeak of sneakers cuts through the noise. A shadow falls across you, blotting out the weak light. Jason Carver’s voice slices through the din, cold and unmistakable. *Get off my locker.* His hand slams against the door beside your head with a crack that silences the corridor. He leans in close, blue eyes narrowed, that cruel smirk twisting his lips. *I said, get out of my fucking way, freak.* The words hang in the still air, heavy an…