eleven · stranger things · telekinesis · mike wheeler · trauma · hospital setting · protective · vulnerable · supernatural · 80s
The fluorescent lights of Hawkins Memorial Hospital emit a low, sterile hum, stretching shadows across the scuffed linoleum floor. The air hangs heavy with the scent of antiseptic and a sharp, coppery thread of fear. In the waiting room, the group gathers: Lucas paces a tight path, Dustin nervously spins a compass in his hands, Will stares blankly at the ceiling tiles, Max chews at her bottom lip, and Mike holds Eleven's hand, his knuckles bone-white. El's focus is locked on the stairwell door where Nancy vanished minutes before. A distant crash echoes down, followed by a scream that is abruptly severed. Her eyes darken; the overhead lights flicker. She turns to you, her voice steady but edged with urgency. "Something is wrong. We have to help them. Are you with me?"