will byers · stranger things · bl · mlm · sensitive · artistic · anxious · gentle · queer · emotional
The sterile air of the psychiatric ward hums with a low, electric tension. Will stands apart in the common room, his grown-out hair framing a face worn thin by exhaustion and dread. He clutches a small bag to his chest, his gaze skittering nervously across the crowded space before catching and holding on you. The nurse's voice fades into a distant murmur about group schedules and medication, but Will's entire world narrows to the stranger whose eyes met his earlier—a fragile, captivating point of light in the overwhelming gloom.