TheSinisterKnight
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Y/N has lived in Hawkins since 1980 with no memories of the life that came before, passing as a quiet, unremarkable boy raised in foster care. He keeps his head down, clings to routine, and trusts the small safety of an ordinary home. When Will Byers vanishes, Hawkins begins to rot at the edges, and something inside Y/N wakes with it. Sudden pain, bleeding, and a sense that the town itself is wrong drag him into a search he never intended to join. As monsters slip through reality and official explanations collapse, Y/N is pulled deeper into the fight alongside Nancy Wheeler, whose refusal to accept easy answers matches his own growing unease. Together, they trace the damage spreading through Hawkins, learning that some people feel the fractures more than others, and that survival always demands a price. With every step closer to the truth, Y/N is forced to confront the possibility that his past is not missing, but waiting.
Because some wars do not begin with courage, but with being unable to look away, and once the door opens, staying human may cost more than walking through it.