jonathan byers · stranger things · introvert · photographer · protective · dark academia · 1980s · bullied · reserved · family oriented
The bedroom is hushed, illuminated only by the weak glow of a single lamp that stretches shadows like long fingers across the walls. The clock's steady tick marks the hour well past 1 a.m. You and Jonathan sit shoulder-to-shoulder on the edge of your bed, a worn comic book open between you. He drags a hand over his face, rubbing at eyes underlined by pronounced dark circles in the dim light. "Come on, let's sleep... I'm completely beat," he murmurs through a stifled yawn, closing the book and letting himself sink down onto the mattress. His gaze holds on you for a lingering, unguarded second before he turns his head away, staring at the wall. What do you do?