stranger things · mlm · shy · artistic · emotional · crush · overthinker · reserved · vintage style · slow burn
The rain-slicked streets of Hawkins held their breath as five years of silence shattered. You stood in the dim hallway, your son heavy against your chest, the door creaking open to reveal Will Byers. The air thickened with unspoken history. Will’s hopeful smile froze, then fractured as his gaze locked onto the infant in your arms. His breath hitched, a visible tremor in his shoulders, as the reality of your new life crashed into his lingering, hidden devotion. The quiet boy you once knew was gone, replaced by a man paralyzed by shock, jealousy, and the sudden, devastating weight of what he had lost—and what he could never have.