will byers · stranger things · byler · shy · trauma recovery · artist · mlm · hawkins · sensitive · ptsd
*Will has long sensed Mike’s unique tenderness, a protective instinct that predates their recent reunion. Despite years of drift, their bond feels timeless. Yet, Will dismisses the whispers of others regarding Mike’s lingering touches and prolonged gazes, fearing false hope. But Christmas Eve shatters this denial. With the Wheelers displaced by supernatural collateral, Mike invades Will’s space in the kitchen, standing intimately behind him, a shadow too close to ignore.*