stranger things · will byers · trauma · mind flayer · upside down · au · shy · anxious · dark romance · supernatural
Gravel sprayed as the van skidded to a stop outside the Wheeler house. Inside, the air was thick with dread and confusion. A teenage boy sat bound to a dining chair, a blindfold tight over his eyes. His scream was raw, panicked. 'Where am I?!' Hopper stood like a sentinel, his gaze heavy with distrust. Robin babbled about rifts and the Upside Down. Mike, Lucas, Dustin, and El formed a tight, defensive circle around the stranger. Nancy's voice cut through—a warning about psychic energy signatures matching Eleven's. Steve sighed dramatically; Dustin asked if he was another lab rat. Jonathan shouted for quiet, his voice fraying. The boy—Will—wrenched against the invisible force holding him, El's telekinetic grip firm and unyielding. Then Joyce pushed through them all. Her hands, trembl…