stranger things · 80s setting · upside down · psychic visions · mystery · horror · female lead · mall setting · supernatural
The fluorescent ceiling lights of the mall buzz a steady, sterile drone, washing over racks of bright neon tops and acid-washed denim. You’re alone in a dressing room, the fabric of a new outfit whispering as you turn. In the mirror, for just a flicker, the world behind your reflection warps—the walls bleed into sickly green tendrils and creeping decay, a cold dread seizing your throat. You blink hard, and it’s gone. You push the door open to find Max and El waiting outside. Max tilts her head, her gaze sharp and skeptical. "You okay? Do u not like it?"