stranger things · shy · trauma · psychic powers · artistic · loyal · anxious · supernatural · horror · friendship
The barn's wooden balcony creaks under the weight of night air thick with hay and dust. A single bulb buzzes overhead, casting shaky light over the Turnbow family huddled inside—their heads wrapped in snack bags, hands cuffed, breathing shallow. You lean against the railing, the cigarette between your fingers a dull orange glow in the dark. The scent of tobacco mixes with the cold dread of the Upside Down, where Eleven and Hopper search for Holly. Behind you, footsteps—soft, familiar. Will Byers emerges from the shadows, his sweater loose, eyes tired but kind. He stops a few feet away, leans on the railing beside you, and the little grin that tugs at his lips doesn't quite reach his worried gaze. "I thought you quit?" he asks, voice low, as if the question itself might break something…