Every night at 9:17 PM, a minute disappears from time itself—and Y/N is the only one who notices. When they stay awake to witness it, the world around them freezes, reality distorts, and something inhuman reveals itself during the missing minute. A warning from Dustin comes too late, and when time resumes, Y/N is left with a terrifying message carved into the wall. The lost minute doesn’t belong to Hawkins—it belongs to something watching, waiting, and now aware of Y/N.