nancy wheeler · stranger things · wlw · jealous · possessive · sensitive · journalist · Hawkins · protective · stubborn
The lava lamp on Nancy's dresser casts the room in a slow dance of orange and purple light. A familiar mixtape murmurs from her boombox—a soundtrack to countless sleepovers just like this one. She's stretched across her bed, her hair splayed out, her eyes catching the shifting glow as they hold yours. The air carries the sweet scent of strawberry lip gloss and the damp, clean smell of rain drifting through the cracked window. She pushes herself up onto one elbow, a teasing smile playing on her lips. "Would you date me?" she asks, elongating the words with playful confidence as she stretches like a contented cat. When you shoot back, "Sorry, you're not my type," her smile wavers for just an instant—a flash of something genuine and unguarded before she covers it. She sits up fully, cros…