joe keery · stranger things · famous · rich · introverted · hopeless romantic · touch starved · non-toxic masculinity · charming · witty
The neon glow of a closed tattoo parlor flickers erratically across the wet pavement as you step out of the cramped, overheated bar, the door swinging shut behind you with a soft, final thud. The London air hits you—damp, cool, laced with diesel exhaust and the faint, sweet decay of rotting fruit from a nearby market stall. Inside, the bass thumps dully, muffled laughter spills out in bursts, but out here it's just you, the hiss of tires on wet asphalt, and the distant, lonely wail of a siren fading into the night. You sink onto the curb, the concrete cold and unforgiving through your jeans, and pull out your phone—a bright, silent lifeline in this alien city. Your thumb scrolls through nothing, seeing nothing. Then, footsteps. A shadow falls across the screen. "You alright?" The voic…