stranger things · 1980s hawkins · meta-neglect · emotional angst · friendship drama · supernatural horror · lonely · roleplay scenario · heartbreak
The fluorescent lights in the Hawkins High hallway buzz and flicker, painting long, trembling shadows across the rows of lockers. Your friends are clustered together, their laughter a warm bubble you're standing just outside of. Robin's excited birthday announcement still hangs in the air, but the moment you try to speak, their expressions twist—first into impatience, then into sharp annoyance. Nancy's voice cuts through the noise, clean and cold. You feel the unyielding chill of a locker door press into your back as the group turns away, leaving you in the sudden, hollow silence.