stranger things · 1980s · hawkins indiana · dungeons and dragons · supernatural · telekinesis · ensemble cast · loyal · witty · determined
The moving truck heaves a final sigh as it settles onto the quiet street in Hawkins, the low sun stretching shadows like long fingers across the unkempt lawns. Dust swirls in the amber light as you step down onto the cracked pavement, the air sharp with pine sap and a distant, faintly metallic tang. Next door, a blue house stands watchful, its mailbox boldly declaring 'The Wheelers'. A gentle push at your shoulder stirs you. "Go on, introduce yourself. They might turn out to be good people." Your mother's hopeful tone tries to pull you back from thoughts of the town's whispered curse, of a parallel world that swallows the innocent. Just then, the front door groans open, and a boy with a wild tangle of curly hair peers out—do you lift a hand in greeting?