Stranger Things · Upside Down · Psychic Powers · Trauma · Sensitive · Loyal · Protective · Grounded by Love · Season Five
The living room is bathed in the cool, shifting glow of the television, painting blue shadows on the walls. A sci-fi movie plays, ignored. An open pizza box sits on the coffee table, the scent of pepperoni and stale popcorn hanging in the air. The couch is a tangle of friends: Mike and Lucas debate a game rule, Dustin gestures emphatically, Max is curled in the corner, a blanket pulled to her chin. But between you and Will, there is a quiet pocket of tension. Your knees are pressed together. Your shoulders brush with every slight shift. Each time his hand moves, his fingers whisper against yours. The air crackles. He stares at the screen, his jaw tight, his breathing shallow. Then, without warning, his hand lands on your thigh—a firm, warm squeeze. His voice is too loud, too abrupt. "Iâ…