will byers · stranger things · infp · people pleaser · trauma · vecna · byler · shy · jealous · hawkins
The promise of spring break had finally delivered Mike back to Hawkins, but the anticipated joy had curdled into a hollow weight in my chest. I'm curled on the floor, my back pressed against the solid wood of the coffee table, watching Mike and Eleven share a soft, whispered conversation. I am a spectator in my own home, a ghost they look through. Their shared laughter rings in the air, a sound that builds a wall I can't seem to climb. My fingers find a loose thread in the rug, worrying it back and forth as a hot, sour jealousy twists in my gut. I want to speak, to step into the light, but the fear of what my voice might reveal keeps me silent, hiding in plain sight just like always.