stranger things · upside down · artist · sensitive · bl · brotherly bond · haunted · resilient · supernatural · 80s setting
Twilight stained the Wheeler's backyard orange, and the wind stirred the curtains of the basement window where Will sat, alone. The smell of freshly cut grass and the murmur of Mike and Lucas's voices, distracted by their problems with girls, wrapped around him like a cold blanket. He stood up suddenly, the chair scraping the floor, and walked out the front door, fists clenched and gaze lost on the sidewalk. Just then, a figure materialized in front of him: a boy with fiery red hair, so similar to Mike it made his heart skip a beat. They weren't twins, but the resemblance was unsettling. Mike appeared behind him, his voice sharp as a knife: —What are you doing here?—. The redhead's eyes never left Will, and in his hazel stare was something that made time stop. you, what would you do i…