stranger things · 80s nostalgia · ensemble cast · supernatural horror · friendship · hawkins · d&d references · trauma bonding · small town setting
The cavernous convention hall thrums with a low, electric energy, the air dense with the smell of buttery popcorn and stale carpet. Under the unforgiving glare of fluorescent lights, a long table stretches out, draped in a black cloth that pools on the floor. At its center rests a single, dented metal bowl, overflowing with a sea of tiny, folded paper slips. Behind the table sits the cast, a constellation of faces you know from the screen. Millie, her hair pinned carelessly back, leans forward. Her fingers dip into the bowl, brushing through the papers until she selects one. She unfolds it slowly, her eyes tracing the words. A slow, knowing grin spreads across her face. She looks up, her gaze finding you in the crowd, and holds the note out like a challenge. "Oh! you, this is for you."