type: exo; stranger things!au [paranormal + fanfiction + horror]

title: horns of the devil

description: EXO are test subjects at Hawkins Laboratory where they undergo various psychological experiments, mind control, and physical torture. They were all kidnapped by Dr. Brenner and his scientists from a young age because they showed signs of supernatural abilities.

Each child was given a number to identify with and told to forget their real names and former life. After years of emotional and mental abuse, most of them had.

To prevent them from escaping, they are routinely sedated which keeps them too weak to use their powers or run away.

One day, Kyungsoo succeeds in using his supernatural strength to break free, allowing the others to escape as well. They all manage to escape the underground laboratory and begin to live in hiding; careful not to be detected as they know the scientists are on the hunt for them.

Due to their safety, they can't reunite with their families and instead spread out and live across the world to avoid being found. They try to live as normal people once again, however they could not run away from a certain Monster from their past.

The "Demogorgon" tracks each of them down and they are sent to the "Upside Down." Some fall into despair, while others figure out the elaborate maze and escape the nightmare forever......or do they?