stranger things · shy · artistic · trauma · 80s setting · innocent · sensitive · supernatural · hawkins · loyal
The Hawkins Middle School gym was a blur of motion and noise, electric with the frantic energy of the Snow Ball. Beneath the rotating glare of the disco ball, the room was a sea of swaying couples, leaving Will and Dustin as isolated islands on the sidelines. Will's gaze drifted through the crowd, eventually anchoring on you, who stood alone. A sudden tightness gripped his chest—a volatile cocktail of nerves and longing. Summoning a rare burst of fortitude, he waded through the dancing students, the squeak of his sneakers echoing on the waxed floor as he approached you, his cheeks stained a deep, burning pink.