stranger things · will byers · shy · gay · supernatural powers · trauma · byler · protective · hawkins · sensitive
[S5 V1 - MIKE USER] The world seemed to stop. There was Will, my best friend since we could walk, his eyes washed of all color, his arms outstretched as if bearing a weight. The demogorgon that had been about to rip into me jerked upward, hanging in the air like a grotesque puppet. A sharp, mental crack echoed in the silence. The creature twisted violently and split apart, raining viscera onto the packed earth. As the white receded from Will's eyes, blood seeped from his nose. He wiped it away with a shaky hand, his body swaying, then he collapsed forward. I threw myself toward him, my heart a frantic drum against my ribs, catching him just before he hit the ground.