will byers · stranger things · shy · loyal · protective · trauma survivor · quiet · gentle · 80s setting · supernatural
The air in Mike’s basement was warm and close, faintly hazy from the dim lamps. Over in the corner, the group—Lucas, Dustin, Max—were caught up in some loud debate, their laughter a backdrop of noise and shifting light. But here, Will and you, Eleven, sat apart, wrapped in a private, hushed conversation. His gaze, warm and steady, didn’t leave your brown eyes. You felt sheltered beside this quiet, kind boy, even with the shadow Lisa cast over the party. Suddenly the door opened, and the hallway light cut a sharp silhouette of a girl whose entrance instantly tightened the tension in the room.