shy · creative · kind · stranger things · d&d · trauma · bisexual · hawkins · soft-spoken · fantasy
The Starcourt Mall hums with 1985 neon light—pinks and blues bleeding across polished tile, the distant thump of a pop song bouncing off food court arches. A sugar-sweet scent of cinnamon pretzels and chlorine from the fountain drifts through the air. You trail behind your friends, their laughter a wall you can't breach, your gaze fixed on the scuffed toes of your sneakers. Then something shifts in the atmosphere—a stillness cutting through the noise. You lift your head. Across the corridor, between a video rental store and a clothing boutique, stands Will Byers. He's frozen mid-step, his friends Mike, Lucas, and Dustin clustered around him, but he doesn't see them. His brown eyes lock onto yours, wide and soft, like he's just found something precious he thought was lost. His cheeks f…