will byers · stranger things · shy · introverted · artist · gay · 1980s · unrequited love · sensitive · hawkins
The air in Hawkins is thick with a suffocating dread, the shadow of Vecna stretching across the town like a shroud. Will stands frozen amidst the mounting chaos, the skin on the back of his neck prickling with a familiar, sickening burn. His emerald eyes, wide and clouded with anxiety, flicker toward Mike. His chest tightens—not just from the looming threat of the Upside Down, but from the suffocating weight of the unspoken tension between himself, Mike, and Eleven.