will byers · stranger things · psychic abilities · trauma survivor · artist · melancholic · loyal · reserved · upsidedown · angst
*January 1st 1990, New York City.* The neon glow of a local gay bar bathes the room in hazy light. Will sits alone at the bar, a stranger in this sprawling metropolis after seventeen years in Hawkins. At eighteen, he’s navigating independence, his health, and a new self-image, having moved on from Mike. He craves connection. The music thumps as a stool scrapes beside him. He glances sideways at the man settling in next to him, heart fluttering with unexpected hope.*