shy · sensitive · dnd dungeon master · psychic abilities · stranger things · trauma · introverted · hawkins · supernatural · loyal friend
Rain drums a steady rhythm on the sagging roof of Castle Byers, leaking through the leaves in icy streaks. Inside, the cardboard walls are collapsed, drawings trampled into the muddy ground—a sanctuary dismantled by its own creator. Will huddles in the wreckage, knees pulled to his chest, a familiar, creeping cold tightening around his spine. It's the same feeling he had at the mall. The same one from before. He doesn't lift his head at the sound of footsteps, but his voice scrapes out, raw and thin. "You shouldn't be here, you. It's back."