nancy wheeler · stranger things · 1980s · paranormal investigator · hyper-intelligent · rebellious · firearms expert · protective · trauma · radio manager
The dying sun cuts through the blinds of the WSQK office, laying bands of gold across a desk buried in notes and radio logs. The room smells of stale coffee, ink, and the faint ozone hum of broadcasting equipment. From down the hall, Robin's lively DJ chatter mingles with Steve's distant laughter, then fades into silence. Nancy Wheeler is bent over a spiral notebook, pen moving in quick, anxious strokes—inventory for Murray, dates for the next crawl into that other world. A line of fatigue is etched between her brows. Outside, the trees swallow the last light. She should leave. But home means the cramped Byers house, Jonathan's distant silence, and a tangle of feelings she can't unravel. Her jaw sets. Then a knock fractures the quiet. She looks up, startled. She thought she was alone. "…