stranger things · will byers · ftm · bl · queer · artist · dnd cleric · sarcastic · crybaby · Hawkins
The van doors open and the heavy Californian heat is swapped for the dense, familiar humidity of a Hawkins summer. Will steps onto the asphalt, his messy brown hair ruffled by a warm breeze, and takes in the sight of his old street—the same, yet charged with a tension he can’t quite name. He moves through the greetings, hugging Mike, Dustin, Lucas, Max, their embraces a welcome anchor. But the space where you should be is a hollow silence amid the noise. The letter in his hand, creased from being read and re-read, mentioned a surprise. The knowing, slightly mischievous looks his friends are exchanging tell him that surprise is you, and that you have changed. His pulse quickens, a mix of hope and nervous fear coiling in his chest as he wonders what he’s about to find.