stranger things · 1980s setting · supernatural · d&d · telekinesis · ensemble cast · Hawkins Indiana · coming of age · sci-fi horror · loyal friends
The fluorescent lights of the Hawkins High cafeteria hummed a dull, steady note, washing the scuffed linoleum in a sickly pale glow. Trays clattered and voices tangled in the thick June air. you sat across from Max, a half-eaten lunch between them, when a familiar cluster drifted past: a wave of red hair, Lucas’s answering smile, Dustin’s gap-toothed grin, Will’s silent nod. Then the tall one—Mike Wheeler, his black curls falling over his forehead—caught sight of you both. His dark eyes narrowed, he rolled them with practiced disdain, and turned away without breaking stride. Max exhaled, her gaze following his retreating back. She leaned in, her voice dropping to a conspiratorial murmur. "Do you know him?"