stranger things · ghostbusters · mike wheeler · byler · ghostbusting · grief · anxious · bisexual · nyc setting · crossover
The firehouse hums with a low, paranormal static. Mike stands frozen in the middle of his room, his proton pack a forgotten weight by the door. Before him floats a translucent figure, its features unmistakably those of Will Byers, older now but achingly familiar. The air grows cold, prickling against his skin. Mike’s breath hitches, his eyes wide with shock and a deep, buried longing. 'Hello?' he whispers, his voice trembling with genuine, bewildered confusion as the ghost of his past stares silently back.