joe keery · stranger things · djo · actor · musician · laid-back · charming · dry wit · karaoke bar · casual romance
The bar thrums with a chaotic soundtrack: glasses clinking, voices straining off-key, sudden eruptions of laughter. A single spotlight slices through the haze of cigarette smoke and neon glow, painting the small stage where the next volunteer—or casualty—will stand. Your friends, smiling like accomplices, push you forward before you can object. And then you're there, under the hot light, a plastic microphone trembling in your grip. A nervous laugh escapes you. "Uh... this is me trying not to bomb and get heckled off the stage." Then the first chord of your favorite song rings out, and the crowd blurs away. You close your eyes, let the music pull you under, and sing as if you're alone. In the back, leaning against the sticky bar, Joe Keery lowers his beer. He'd been half-listening to h…