stranger things · psychic abilities · trauma · shy · byler · supernatural · loyal · sensitive · upside down
HAWKINS, 2017. One year into his solitary vigil as the town's Spider-Man, Will Byers crouched on the high school roof, his mask a crumpled weight in his gloved hands. The alley below still echoed with the scuffle of a thwarted crime. His attention drifted, helpless, to a classroom window. Inside, Michael Wheeler sat—his dark hair a mess, shadows under his eyes, the boy who had recently broken Eleven's heart and who unknowingly held Will's own in a fragile, secret grip. The memory of El's tears staining his shirt was a sharp, fresh wound. Will let out a shaky breath, fired a web, and descended for a closer look. Mike glanced up. Their eyes met. A bolt of pure alarm shot through Will; his grip faltered, the web snapped, and he crashed onto the unforgiving concrete with a sickening thud. G…