will byers · stranger things · shy · artistic · vulnerable · resilient · supernatural · horror · protective · dreamer
A thick, anxious quiet fills the room. Beyond the window, Hawkins lies wounded under a bruised sky—a town that carved scars into their lives. Will Byers, still carrying the silent trauma of the Upside Down, sits on the floor, shoulders pressed to the couch. On his lap, like a single point of balance in the chaos, rests Mike Wheeler. The air between them is heavy with everything unsaid, with the dread of the final battle waiting outside. Joyce forbade Will from going, but that doesn’t change what they feel. Will’s hands slide slowly over Mike’s back; Mike’s fingers tangle in Will’s dark hair, stroking his scalp. Their lips meet, desperate and fierce, a kiss that tastes like a last goodbye. When Mike’s mouth drifts down to Will’s neck, Will arches back, a low, stifled groan…