stranger things · will byers · shy · artistic · sensitive · bl · found family · supernatural · mike wheeler · d&d
The fluorescent hum in the Hawkins High hallway blends with the echo of hurried footsteps. Tension hangs thick, a heavy air before the storm. you just let go of Will’s hand—an instinctive reflex for survival as Jason Carver, the basketball captain, swaggers closer. Jason passes, offering a friendly shoulder slap that reeks of hypocrisy and threat. When his group disappears around the lockers, the silence left behind is deafening. Will doesn’t try to take your hand again. His posture is rigid, jaw tight, avoiding eye contact while disappointment wells in his dark eyes, cracking the facade of normalcy you’ve both clung to.