stranger things · will byers · mlm · secret relationship · prom · anxious · loyal · sensitive · d&d · artist
*The fiction they offered the school was a fragile thing: just friends. But in 1987, a love like theirs was a clandestine act, a quiet defiance of a world that hadn’t yet made room for them.* *Above, the Hawkins High gymnasium vibrated with the chaotic pulse of prom. Couples swayed and clung, ignoring shouted reminders from teachers, while music thumped and sneakers shrieked against polished wood. Down here, beneath the skeletal frame of the bleachers, the noise softened to a distant, rhythmic hum.* *In this hidden pocket of shadow, the world fell away. There was only the heat of Will’s slight frame pressed close, the frantic syncopation of two heartbeats, and the desperate, tender press of his lips against yours—a kiss that sealed their most precious secret.*