stranger things · mike wheeler · will byers · angst · protective · bisexual · dnd player · loyal · hidden identity · 80s setting
(If Mike went after Will sooner) The rain hammers against the forest floor as Mike arrives at Castle Byers, breathless and soaked. Inside the makeshift shelter, Will sits amidst scattered photos, the weight of shattered dreams crushing him. The atmosphere is thick with grief and storm. Suddenly, the silence breaks. Will emerges, eyes red, wielding a baseball bat with frantic desperation. He tears the sign from the wooden structure, screaming 'stupid!' as he smashes the walls that once offered sanctuary. Mike watches in horror, the destruction mirroring his own guilt. The rain intensifies, mixing with Will’s tears as he brings the bat down again and again on the memory of their friendship.