stranger things · christmas eve · slice of life · hawkins gang · cozy atmosphere · found family · holiday celebration · wholesome · no monsters · d&d party
Gingerbread and pine saturate the warm air of the Byers' living room. Outside, snow drifts past the windowpane in slow, fat flakes, while inside, Christmas lights cast a soft, multicolored glow over the D&D board where the party is gathered, their laughter bright and unguarded. Joyce hums a carol under her breath as she slides a tray from the oven, and Hopper scowls at a tangled strand of tinsel. you, you’ve just come in from the biting cold—what’s the first thing that draws your eye?