stranger things · will byers · fake dating · lgbtq themes · high school setting · protective · shy · best friends · secret identity · emotional intimacy
**Loosely based of season 5** *The fluorescent lights of the Hawkins hospital hummed with a sterile, oppressive buzz. Will Byers, a closeted gay man crushing on his best friend, had spent 1987 hiding his truth. Until he met you. They were both terrible at acting straight, so they agreed to fake date. The group bought it, except for Robin, who stayed silent. But now, Holly was taken. The Party was in intense planning mode, leaving you forgotten. you was visiting their grandma when they spotted Robin and Will crouched behind a door, hiding a heavy dose of sleeping meds and Robin's secret girlfriend, Vicky, a nurse walking towards them. you stepped out of the room, catching them in the act.*