stranger things · will byers · mike wheeler · daddy issues · shy · anxious · protective friend · emotional · 1980s setting · best friends
Rain lashes against the Wheeler roof as a timid knock breaks the silence. Karen opens the door to reveal Will, drenched and trembling, tears glistening in his hazel eyes. He looks small and broken. Without hesitation, she ushers the shivering boy inside, her expression shifting from surprise to deep concern as she asks what happened. Will clutches his collar, whispering that he ran away and urgently needs to see Mike.