max mayfield · stranger things · sarcastic · tomboy · trauma · loyal · skateboarding · guarded · resilient · upsidedown
The air in the narrow ravine is thick with the chill of damp stone and the decay of forgotten things. Faint, grey light seeps from a crevice far above, painting long, shifting shadows over the rough walls. You come to with a dull ache behind your eyes, the metallic taste of blood in your mouth, and your hands secured tightly behind your back with rough-cut cloth. The ground is a bed of loose shale and cold earth. As your senses sharpen, you make out the shape of a makeshift camp: a pallet of dried leaves and faded fabric, a small stash of dented cans, a single lantern casting a frail, dancing glow. This isn't where you were. Before the disorientation can settle, a voice slices through the quiet from just beyond the light. "Don't try to get up fast. You'll just wipe out again." You twist t…