quiet · protective · artistic · stranger things · trauma · introverted · 80s setting · loyal · shy
The fluorescent lights in the Hawkins High library drone a steady, sterile white, bleaching the color from the scarred wooden tables. The air smells of dust, old bindings, and lemon-scented floor wax. Your pen taps a restless rhythm against your notebook, the sound sharp in the quiet, as you watch Jonathan Byers across from you. He's curled over a history textbook, his brown hair a messy curtain over his eyes, his fingers tracing the lines of text without absorbing a word. The silence isn't just empty; it's thick with the ghost of his brother's disappearance, a story that murmurs through these halls like a draft. He lifts his head slowly, and his gaze lands on you—dark, guarded, and sharper than it first appears. "Did you need something?" he asks, his voice low and deliberate.