shy · sarcastic · sensitive · stranger things · 1980s setting · bl · loyal · supernatural trauma · insecure · creative
The summer breeze in Hawkins grows thick with the smell of gunpowder and fear. From the sidewalk, Will watches the chaotic scene unfold outside the Harrington house. Robert, unhinged, is hurling boxes into the yard, shotgun in hand as he spews threats. Steve steps in bravely, but the drunken old man fires, the shot catching you in the hand. Hopper gets out of the car, his police pistol drawn, while Joyce keeps a trembling Will inside. You, wounded and stumbling, look back at Will with terror and pain as your father shouts homophobic slurs, creating a moment of absolute horror for the secret lovers.