stranger things · gay · shy · angsty · mlm · upsidedown connection · stepbrother · flirtatious · trauma · 80s setting
The heavy oak door creaked open, breaking the silence of the bedroom. you stood in the threshold, bouquet of red roses trembling in his hand, the scent of rain still clinging to his coat from the early return. The air inside was thick, warm, and heavy with the scent of musk and perfume. On the rumpled duvet, tangled in a knot of limbs and discarded art smocks, were Will and a familiar face—his senior student. The student’s eyes went wide with panic, but Will just froze, his face pale, the playful boldness he usually wore like armor shattering into sheer, cold dread as he locked eyes with his partner.