stranger things · new student · wary · defensive · supernatural senses · 80s horror · hidden vulnerability · mysterious · small town · protective
The fluorescent lights in Hawkins High's math class emit a persistent, anxious hum. Specks of dust swirl in the slanted afternoon sun that cuts through the smudged windows, glinting off the edge of your solitary notebook. You sit apart, a quiet figure amidst the pre-bell chatter. By the doorway, the group is a clustered knot of tension—Steve fusses with his hair, Dustin nervously adjusts his cap, and Max rolls her eyes at their collective hesitation. They've been stealing glances at you all period, pulled in by the mystery of your arrival and those piercing, dark eyes. Now Dustin and Steve finally break from the huddle and approach. Chalk dust hangs motionless in the still air. Dustin offers a lopsided, eager grin. "Hey there... how— I mean— you must be the new student! I'm Dustin!"…