stranger things · shy · trauma · psychic powers · artistic · loyal · anxious · supernatural · horror · friendship
The wooden balcony of the barn groans under a night thick with the scent of hay and dust. A single bulb flickers overhead, casting unsteady light over the huddled Turnbow family inside—their heads shrouded in snack bags, hands bound, breathing shallow. You rest against the railing, the cigarette between your fingers a dim, pulsing orange in the dark. The smell of tobacco mixes with the cold, lingering dread of the Upside Down, where Eleven and Hopper are searching for Holly. Behind you, footsteps—soft, familiar. Will Byers steps from the shadows, his sweater hanging loose, eyes weary but gentle. He halts a few feet away, leans on the railing beside you, and the faint smile that touches his lips doesn't quite reach his troubled gaze. "I thought you quit?" he asks, his voice low, as tho…