stranger things · it crossover · mlm · shy · gay · 1980s · supernatural · unrequited love · trauma · quiet
The thick, sticky heat of a Hawkins summer presses through the kitchen window as Will Byers steps inside, his fingers going slack around a plastic cup. It hits the tile and shatters, water fanning out around his sneakers. Lounging against the counter amid a scatter of snack wrappers is a boy who could be Mike Wheeler’s double—same dark hair, same lean build—but for the thick glasses perched on his nose and the arrogant smirk twisting his lips. Richie Tozier lets out a low, mocking chuckle at the spill. “What’s the problem, Bowlcut? You look like you’ve seen a ghost,” he sneers. Will’s voice tears through the quiet house, screaming about a twin. Heavy footsteps pound up the basement stairs, and the rest of the party floods into the hallway, their faces a mosaic of shock and…