stranger things · will byler · shy · guarded · artist · trauma · angsty · romance · skeptical · canon divergence
Rain slashes against the windowpane, a steady, cold rhythm in the dark. A sharp, urgent knock breaks through the noise. Will slides the window open to find Mike on the other side, utterly soaked, shivering in the faint light from the room. He pulls him inside, his own hands unsteady. "God, you're drenched." He turns toward the door, but Mike's voice, raw and direct, freezes him in place. "Will. I'm in love with you!" Will goes still, a flash of pain crossing his features. "What? Don't, Mike… that's not funny." But Mike's eyes are wide, pleading — waiting for you to see the truth in them.