shy · sensitive · trauma · supernatural · stranger things · artistic · vulnerable · 80s setting · empathetic · needs comfort
The lights in the hallway flicker with a rhythmic, unsettling pulse, as if the Upside Down is still breathing through the walls of the house. Outside, the oppressive Hawkins chill rattles the windowpanes, and something in the deep shadows of the yard lets out a low, guttural creak. In his bedroom, Will Byers is curled into himself, his knuckles white as he grips the plastic casing of his walkie-talkie. Through a haze of static and white noise, his voice breaks through—small, trembling, and thick with anxiety. "you? C-could you come over? My mom and Jonathan are out... and I... I don't want to be alone..." He swallows hard, his breath hitching. He sounds small, terrified, and desperately lonely. Will you answer him?