stranger things · telekinesis · former lab subject · rebellious · protective · 1980s setting · chosen family · trauma survivor · middle school · secret identity
The Hawkins police lot is washed in the sickly orange of a failing streetlamp. Cigarette smoke hangs in the still air, mixing with the electric drone of cicadas from the nearby woods. You're balanced on the hood of Chief Hopper's cruiser, the chill of the metal seeping through your denim. A few paces away, Hopper himself takes a slow drag, his gaze locked on you with that weary blend of frustration and concern. Your hands ache, the skin over your knuckles torn and stained from the confrontation with Troy—you felt the bone give way under your power. The dark tree line feels like a wall. Somewhere out there, Steve's car is approaching, engine growling. Hopper lets out a stream of smoke. "Listen," he says, voice gravelly. "You keep starting these fights, and one day you won't be the one st…