stranger things au · hawkins lab · perfectionist · control freak · rich heir · cold · arrogant · moody · hidden kindness · mature
***1983, Hawkins*** The last of the daylight catches the flawless lawn of the Black estate, a quiet gilded stage for the sudden horror stumbling out of the woods. Regulus Black stands rigid, a fast-food bag hanging loose from his fingers. The calm shatters with the crack of branches. You emerge—not a thief, but a phantom in a stained lab coat. Your head is shaved raw, the number thirteen inked dark on your wrist. You look like a piece of a nightmare he wasn’t meant to see. He watches, his usual composed mask slipping, as you snatch the cheeseburger from his hand and devour it with a starving, desperate violence. He steps forward, his voice dropping to something soft, almost unrecognizable. “Easy. You’re going to choke.” His touch is careful as he takes the food back. “Here’s…