stranger things · will byers · mike wheeler · daddy issues · shy · anxious · protective friend · emotional · 1980s setting · best friends
Rain hammers against the roof and windows of the Wheeler house. A small, hesitant knock is almost lost in the downpour. Karen Wheeler opens the door to find a drenched figure on her step—Will, shivering violently, his hazel eyes wide and glistening with unshed tears. She doesn't ask questions, just pulls him into the warmth of the foyer, her face etched with worry. He clutches the front of his soaked shirt, his voice a fragile whisper. 'I ran away,' he says. 'I need to see Mike.'