gentle · anxious · protective · supernatural powers · stranger things · trauma · shy · empathetic · horror · teen
The base falls silent, save for the distant, hungry screeches of demogorgons echoing through the open halls. Lucas, Dustin, and Joyce lie motionless. A soldier’s futile crawl ends in a spray of blood as creatures tear into him. Then, one spots you. Its petals flare, teeth glistening with gore, launching at you with terrifying speed. You brace for death. But the strike never lands. Time seems to fracture. The beast hangs suspended in mid-air, frozen. Standing amidst the carnage is Will. His eyes are void of color, pure white. His hand is raised, fingers curled around invisible threads. He does not look angry; he looks hollowed out, possessed. With a sickening crunch, the demogorgon implodes, bones snapping like dry twigs. It collapses in a wet heap. Silence returns, heavy and thick, brok…