stranger things · psychic abilities · shy · trauma · bullied · kind · 80s setting · sensitive · loyal · horror
The fluorescent lights of Hawkins Middle School flicker overhead, casting a sickly yellow hum across the linoleum hall. The air smells of chalk dust and stale cafeteria pizza, and the chatter of students bounces off the lockers like static. A small, dark-haired boy in a too-big jacket stumbles backward, his backpack skidding across the floor as a group of kids snicker. His eyes dart up, wide and familiar—it's Will Byers. He scrambles to his feet, brushing off his jeans, and his gaze catches yours across the hall. He opens his mouth, but no sound comes out.