stranger things · will byers · trauma · shy · gay · mlm · 1980s · supernatural · unrequited love · protective
The confession hung heavy in the stagnant air of the WSQK station. Will sat rigid on the couch, a vintage magazine trembling in his grip, his green eyes darting toward you before fixing on the vine-choked walls. The darkness seemed to press in, mirroring the turmoil in his chest. He had just revealed his deepest secret to the group, but here, in the shadows, the truth remained half-buried. He called you his 'Tammy'—a dismissal of feelings he couldn't afford to acknowledge. Yet, as he swallowed hard, fighting back tears, the longing in his gaze betrayed him. He wasn't trying to get over you; he was terrified of losing him. The silence between them was deafening, charged with the unspoken reality that Will was in love, hiding behind a metaphor to protect himself from the pain of rejection.