𝙗𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮 - byler

8

"the fuck you mean you went on a date with jane?" troy was outraged. troy's and james' relationship was on and off, so troy started focusing more on chasing after cheerleaders like jane.

james shook his head. "seriously? you should be happy for mike." 

"so you're defending that scumbag?" troy glared at mike.

"why are you so mad? you should've asked her out before me." mike shut his locker.

"i did! i asked jane out so many fucking times but that stupid cunt just wouldn't," troy punched a locker and hissed. "just wouldn't say 'yes.'"

mike groaned in frustration. "okay, our friendship will not be destroyed because of some... stupid girl, okay? sorry that she wasn't interested in you, but that's not my problem."

"'some stupid girl,'" troy quoted and let out an angry laugh.

-

mike decided to sit with his girlfriend at lunch since troy was still butthurt.

as soon as jane and mike sat down next to each other at the cheerleader's table, all of jane's started pestering her with questions about mike.

"you guys are so cute together!" courtney chimed.

will looked over at their table to see what people were freaking out about and his stomach sank when he saw mike and jane being all cuddly and gross.

lucas and max glanced in the direction will was looking in. "oh, shit."

"are you okay, will?" max waved her hand in front of his face.

"dude, you there? earth to will?"

"i'm fine. stop bothering me, geez!" will continued eating his sandwich.

max and lucas looked at each other and lucas shrugged.

after a few minutes, dustin placed his lunch tray next to will and sat down. "hey, guys! i couldn't find a place to sit so... here i am! oh look at mike and jane. that's so..."

max gave dustin a look that said 'shut up' and kicked him under the table.

"ow! sorry." dustin rubbed his shin.

"can you just stop? you don't need to avoid certain topics around me like about mike and jane. i don't care, okay? they're happy and i don't even really know them so why should them dating bother me?" will said before getting up and throwing his trash away. will came back to grab his backpack. "see you guys later." he walked away and immediately regretted his outbursts.

"i came at a bad time, didn't i?" dustin looked at max and lucas.

-

will eyed the bathroom. he sighed and decided to walk in. he heard the click of the bathroom door's lock and before he could do anything, he was shoved to the ground.

will scrambled to get up but a foot was harshly placed on will's head, "stay down, faggot." will could hear the smirk in troy's voice.

james took will's backpack and dumped all of its contents onto will. he cried out when his history textbook fell on him. he knew he should've left that book in his locker.

"did i hear you cry? do it again," troy demanded. "i said, 'do it again!'" troy yelled and kicked will's ribs.

will choked on a sob, "please!"

"did i say you could speak?"

-

mike couldn't help but feel worried when he saw james and troy follow will as will was leaving the cafeteria.

he knew they were up to no good but mike didn't want to deal with troy right now. plus, what would he do if he followed them? tell them to stop messing with will? tell them that only he could mess with will?

"i hate cafeteria food." jane gagged at the sight of her overcooked sweet potato fries.

"i know, right?" jessica said.

-

"why are you doing this?" will sobbed as troy took his head out of the toilet. will was so confused and distraught because they had never been this violent or physical.

"because i've had a pretty fucking awful day so shut up!" troy violently shoved will's head back into the toilet.

a minute had gone by. "i think that's enough, troy." james paused for a moment, waiting for troy to stop. "dude." james lightly shoved troy and troy harshly shoved him back with his free hand.

james collided with one of the stall's walls, "fuck this." james started to walk out of the stall.

"don't be such a little bitch."

"fuck off."

-

james ran into mike who surprisingly wasn't with his girlfriend.

"where's your girlfriend?"

"needed a break from her friends so she's still in the cafeteria."

"well, your boyfriend's in the bathroom with troy."

"boyfriend? what the fuck do you mean?" mike started to get defensive.

"i meant will byers... i was just kidding, mike. troy sometimes calls byers your boyfriend but..." james muttered the last part.

"whatever." mike and james walked past each other. mike couldn't help but still feel the pang of guilt he tried suppressing. he decided it wouldn't hurt to look for the bathroom will was in since he had some time to kill before the class after lunch starts.

after walking by a few bathrooms, he heard some noises coming out of one.

"stupid fucking queer!" mike was about to open the door but troy opened it first.

mike and troy came face to face with each other.

"move."

"why? want some alone time with your fairy?" troy snickered.

mike pushed past troy and saw will in a pool of toilet water mixed with blood.

mike slightly turned his head to see if troy was still there. he was.

"what are you still doing here?" mike is fully turned around now, facing troy.

troy scoffs, "what am i still doing here? wh-what's happening right now?" troy motioned towards mike and will.

"it's none of your fucking business! i just wanted some alone time with this fag."

"alone time? dude, you have a girlfriend. and where is she right now? i thought you guys would be all over each other right now. or did she decide to leave your sorry ass already?"

will started getting up, trying to hold in his coughs to seem less noticeable.

mike knew troy was trying to get him mad and it worked. but instead of lunging towards troy, mike turns around and his fists collide with will's face.

mike didn't know what came over him, but he couldn't stop.

his fist and will's face kept making contact over and over again.

"stupid. little. fairy."

troy was a bit taken by this and ended up grabbing mike's arm, "are you trying to fucking kill him?" troy takes a look at unconscious will. "let's go."

mike and troy make eye contact for a brief moment before mike shoves troy and rushes out.

troy smirked while reaching in his backpack for a sharpie. he took the sharpie and wrote "faggot" in capitalized letters on will's forehead.

troy pat will's shoulder, "night night, freak."

A/N: I watched stranger things season 4 volume 2 while writing this