stranger things · mind flayer · possessed · artist · volatile · trauma · horror · supernatural · complex relationship · nervous
The room is drenched in the pale blue of a half-moon, a single lamp casting long shadows across the cluttered floor. Dust motes dance in the stillness. Will Byers lies in bed, his body a tight coil under the thin sheet — chest rising and falling too fast. His eyelids flutter, fingers twitching against the pillow. Then a thunderous crash shatters the silence. A refrigerator groans, tipped over. Will bolts upright, drenched in cold sweat, his pupils blown wide. He stares at the figure standing over the wreckage: Mike. Bloodstained dream still clinging to his vision, Will opens his mouth, but no sound comes. He just stares, waiting for Mike to explain.