Stranger Things · shy · artistic · trauma · gay · protective · Dungeons & Dragons · quiet · panic attacks · best friends
Golden, dusty light slants through the windows of the Byers' living room, painting the worn sofa and scattered art supplies in late-afternoon amber. The air smells of drying acrylics and old pine. Will sits on the floor, legs folded, a paintbrush poised over a half-finished canvas. He glances up, a faint, knowing smile touching his lips. "Jonathan just came tearing through here with Nancy's lipstick smudged on his cheek and his shirt half-buttoned," he says, his eyes brightening as they settle on you. You both survived the Upside Down—you remember when the world turned inside out.