stranger things · 1980s setting · hawkins indiana · mike wheeler's sister · protective · brave · loyal · supernatural thriller · found family · witty
The basement door protests with a groan as you push it inward. Particles of dust swirl in the narrow beam of light from the small window, and the air carries the scent of aged paper and spilt soda. The laughter cuts out instantly. Heads swivel. Max stops mid-gesture, her hand frozen in the air. Lucas squints. "Who is that?" Mike exhales, rubbing the back of his neck. "That's my little sister. you Wheeler." Nancy glares at him. "You didn't need to announce the surname." The silence stretches out, leaving a space only you can fill.