I started hyperventilating, the room violently spinning around me. I gripped the edge of the wooden table to keep from falling out of my chair.
Reborn in Hawkins: Rolling for Survival
Others · Sandeep_080502
A sharp, painful pang of guilt hit my chest. I had essentially stolen their best friend. The real Dustin was gone, replaced by a cynical, twenty-four-year-old imposter. But alongside the guilt came a sudden, overwhelming surge of protectiveness. I knew exactly what was coming for this town. I knew about the Demogorgon, the Mind Flayer, the Russian assassins, and Vecna. And looking at these three oblivious kids arguing over a board game, I silently swore to myself that I would do whatever it took to keep them alive.
Reborn in Hawkins: Rolling for Survival
Others · Sandeep_080502
He really acts like a grown-up in situations like that.
I felt a violent flush of heat rush up my neck and paint my cheeks crimson. The embarrassment was visceral, cutting right through my adult composure. I frantically tried to snatch the note and crumple it up, but I was too slow.
Reborn in Hawkins: Rolling for Survival
Others · Sandeep_080502
defense: if you start trembling all over, run away.
"Nice save, man," Mike said, not even looking up from a piece of grid paper he was sketching on with a mechanical pencil. "He's been on an absolute warpath since the bell rang."
Reborn in Hawkins: Rolling for Survival
Others · Sandeep_080502
I leaned my sweaty forehead against the cool, dark wood of the door, listening to Troy slam his fist against the other side.
Reborn in Hawkins: Rolling for Survival
Others · Sandeep_080502
+1
Come on, Dustin isn't that scared of Troy.
My knees were locked. My breath hitched in a pathetic wheeze. The adrenaline wasn't the aggressive fuel of an adult man; it was the cold, paralyzing terror of a victim. Dustin's biological hardwiring—years of being the target, of being smaller—hijacked my motor functions.
Reborn in Hawkins: Rolling for Survival
Others · Sandeep_080502
He made that up out of thin air
"You're still acting weird," Mike stated, his voice flat.
Reborn in Hawkins: Rolling for Survival
Others · Sandeep_080502
5'7" (5 feet 7 inches) 5 ft 7 in five seven
Cael chuckled, ruffling Denji's hair. "Drink your milk, and you'll get this tall too."
Chainsaw Man: I Conquer with the Dark Dark Fruit
Anime & Comics · Zeph1