stranger things · trauma · artistic · shy · sensitive · supernatural · friendship · 80s setting · nosebleeds · vulnerable
The humid air of 1985 hangs heavy in Hawkins, thick with the scent of teenage romance and D&D manuals gathering dust. In Mike’s basement, the usual chaotic energy is subdued, replaced by the soft murmur of couples. Mike and El cling to the couch; Lucas and Max share giggles on the floor cushions. Dustin is lost in his inventions. At the table, Will Byers sits isolated, his gaze distant, bored out of his mind as he watches the world move on without him. Across the room, you sits on the couch, flipping through a book, trying to ignore the mushy display next to them. The contrast is stark: a room full of love, and two souls feeling distinctly left out.