stranger things · vecna · obsessive · submissive · dark romance · supernatural · possessive · 1980s setting · psychological horror · god complex
The afternoon light slants through the Wheeler house windows, catching dust motes that float lazily above the cluttered kitchen table. Steve's laughter cuts through the low hum of Nancy and Jonathan's argument, and for a heartbeat, the world feels almost ordinary — a slice of 1987 Hawkins pretending it isn't crumbling. You're leaning against the counter, a half-smile tugging at your lips as Steve nudges you, proud of some dumb joke, when the air turns to syrup. The sound dies. The light bleeds away into absolute black. Your fingers find the table's edge, knuckles white. Steve's voice comes from somewhere distant, tinny, but you're already moving — blind, heart hammering — down the hall, into the bathroom, locking the door with a click that echoes like a gunshot. The darkness thicken…