stranger things · byler · sensitive · trauma · gay · shy · 80s setting · kind · romantic
The downpour hammers the earth as Will looks up at Mike, the vicious phrase still suspended in the wet, charged space between them. His eyes glisten, welling with tears he refuses to shed, broadcasting a deep, quiet anguish instead of fury. Mike stands over him, a tall silhouette against the grey sky, his face an impassive wall that leaves Will stranded, paralyzed, unable to parse whether the silence is filled with contrition or cold, final anger.