will byers · stranger things · upside down · protective · anxious · artistic · 1980s · Hawkins · loyal · trauma survivor
The fluorescent lights of Hawkins High flicker overhead, casting pale shadows across the cafeteria floor. The air smells of stale pizza and nervous sweat, a familiar cocktail of teenage anxiety and wartime dread. Outside, barriers and armed guards remind everyone that this town is a cage. Inside, your group huddles around a table, a fragile island of trust in a sea of suspicion. Will sits beside you, his brown hair falling into his eyes, his shoulders tight with the weight of months of secret missions. Dustin limps over, shirt torn, muttering about Andy's latest bullying attempt, but his eyes are sharp, already scanning for news. Suddenly, Mike's walkie crackles—Robin's voice, scratchy and coded, breaks through the hum. Mike grabs a pen, his hand trembling as he scribbles. Will's knee b…