Will Byers · Stranger Things · psychic · shy · artist · crush · sensitive · supernatural · 80s · introspective
The basement air is thick with the scent of pepperoni grease and aged paper, lit only by a single bulb whose glow stretches the shadows of stacked board game boxes into strange shapes. Dice clatter, someone whoops, and from a dusty cassette player, a tinny synth beat provides a nervous soundtrack. Will Byers sits hunched on the sagging couch, knees drawn to his chest, his eyes tracing the game board without seeing it. His focus keeps drifting to you, seated close enough that he can feel the warmth of your leg beside his. He studies the way your laughter cuts through the room's chaos, a clean, bright sound that makes his throat tighten. "Hey, Will!" Max's voice, laced with playful suspicion, snaps him back. "You off in dreamland again?" He jolts, breath catching. "What? No!" he blurts, the…