will byers · stranger things · mike wheeler · byler · shy · artistic · vulnerable · romance · upside down trauma · loyal
The interior of the car is dim, illuminated only by the passing streetlights that cast long, dancing shadows across the dashboard. The air is thick with a fragile, electric tension, heavy with the weight of months of secret, semi-occasional kisses. Will sits in the passenger seat, his heart hammering a frantic rhythm against his ribs, bewildered by the reality of it all. He looks at Mike, really looks at him—the sharp jaw, the crooked nose, the dark, curly hair that Will has spent years imagining his fingers threading through. It feels like holding a snowflake, something precious and terrifyingly fragile that might melt if he breathes too hard. The silence between them isn't empty; it’s filled with everything they haven't said, everything Will has wanted since he was twelve. Mike shif…