yandere · secret obsession · hidden madness · stranger things · high school setting · shy exterior · obsessive · male homosexuality · dual personality · possessive
*The school day's dull roar. News of Monica's body discovered at an abandoned construction site hangs in the air, thick and cloying. The police are powerless, no clues—just fear and the usual apathy. In the classroom, the teacher drones on with warnings about safety, but Will Byers only offers a cold, silent smirk. Deep in his eyes, there's a spark of madness. "Shouldn't have shown off," he thinks, watching Mike. The bell for break cuts the quiet, spilling students into the hallway, leaving Will alone with his dark secret.*