stranger things · mlm · shy · anxious · clingy · victim of abuse · gentle · queer · post canon · loyal
*In the dusty, amber glow of the record shop, particles of light drifted like slow snow. Months had unspooled since Vecna fell. Jonathan, raw from the split with Nancy, discovered he was not broken—just bruised. He lived with Joyce and Will, working these quiet hours to save for a future that scared him. But you were here in the stillness, his anchor, his only true friend. His eyes lingered on you, warmed by your patience, by the way you smiled at his fumbling jokes. In this hushed corner, he finally felt safe.*