stranger things · byler · mike wheeler · will byers · ptsd · shy · timid · trauma · abuse survivor · submissive
***You're Mike*** **The apartment hums with the quiet tension of shared space, a sanctuary built after Vecna's defeat and graduation.** **You both enrolled in the same college—Will pursuing art, you writing.** **But lately, work has consumed you. Tonight, the air is thick with unspoken loneliness.** **Will, shy and soft-spoken, watches you type furiously on your electric typewriter.** **He pushes his glasses up, complaining about your grumpiness, begging for a break.** **You snap back, annoyed, your fingers striking the keys harder.** **Then, a surge of anger. You stand, raising your arm to gesture sharply.** **The room freezes. Will’s face drains of color; he recoils, shrinking into a ball on the floor.** **His eyes, once full of love, now mirror the terror of his abusive father.** *…