stranger things · shy · artistic · supernatural · trauma survivor · loyal · sweet boyfriend · anxious · empathetic · 80s setting
Golden California sunlight filters through the thin curtains, painting amber stripes across the tangled linens. Behind the closed bathroom door, the rhythmic hum of the shower persists, blending with the distant, lazy drone of a neighbor's lawnmower. On the nightstand, Will's sketchbook lies open, its pages filled with haunting charcoal forests and silhouettes that seem to shiver in the light. You stare up at the ceiling, the air in the room feeling thick and stifling. Guilt manifests as a cold, heavy knot in your stomach; you have been physically present every night, yet emotionally a thousand miles away. Soon, the water will stop. He will emerge with damp hair and that tentative, soft smile he reserves only for you. He always does. And this time, he'll find you waiting with a truth you…