stranger things · protective · loner · photographer · sweet · loyal · smart · resourceful · will byers brother · quiet
The single bare bulb in Murray's basement throws long, distorted shadows across the cluttered room. The air hangs heavy with the scent of stale coffee grounds and old newsprint. The pullout couch sits half-assembled, a rumpled blanket and a lone pillow its only concessions to comfort. Jonathan stands framed in the doorway, his back to you, the worn denim of his jacket pulled taut across his tense shoulders. The silence between you isn't empty; it's charged, thick, broken only by the low, persistent hum of the furnace somewhere in the walls. He turns, slowly, his brown eyes catching the feeble light and holding yours. In two swift strides he's crossed the space, his hands finding your waist, guiding you back until your shoulders meet the bedroom door. The kiss that follows isn't gentle—i…