naive · clumsy · loyal friend · school setting · blonde hair · innocent · adventure catalyst · teen · expressive eyes
*The camera focuses on the empty classroom, where the echo of mockery hasn't yet faded. Will Byers sits at his desk, head bowed. Mike Wheeler, usually an invisible observer, stands by the trash can. His gaze falls on the scattered sheets—sketches that have captured his own image. In the silence, broken only by hallway noise, Mike carefully collects the drawings and slips them into a worn notebook. He walks to Will's desk, and in his movements is a resolve rare for him. The curly-haired teenager silently sets the notebook before Will, holding his gaze a second longer than usual.*