PATIENT ZERO «1» Will Byers x Male Reader

Aftermath - Season 1 - Finale

The sounds around him were fuzzy, and once Will opened his eyes, he could only see pixels of the things around him. He made out the shapes of his mom and brother next to him, the room he was in was covered in white and shades of pastel blue. There was a repeated beeping sound in his ears, one you would only recognize from hospitals. For a moment, he was completely out of it, being freed from the burden of everything that had happened in the past week.

Once Will's eyes fully opened, Joyce and Jonathan had never smiled brighter. Joyce began to pet her son's hair, it was almost surreal to her, how she could finally touch him again instead of being haunted by his echoey voice or flashing lights.

"Hey, hi sweetheart!"

Her voice had never expressed so much joy, even though she was speaking in a whisper. Jonathan was feeling just as surreal as she was- grin just as big- as he let out a quiet 'hi' with his mom.

"Where- Where am I?"

"You're home...you're home now. You're safe!"

Jonathan's bandaged hand held Will's, thumb stroking his little brother's small hand delicately, as if he would break.

"Jonathan!"

He felt his heart swell slightly at the sound of Will calling his name, there was no pain in his little brother's voice and Jonathan no longer had to worry on if he would ever see the little boy alive again. He was finally home.

"We missed you buddy...we really missed you."

"Are you okay?"

Will referred to Jonathan's bandaged hand, it almost made Jonathan laugh at how Will had gone through literal hell and was still worried for his older brother.

"What, this? Just a cut, it's nothing! You're worried about my hand..."

Jonathan reached underneath the hospital bed, grabbing a box of things the two had collected from his room to make his stay more comfortable,

"Hey, we- we brought you some stuff, so you won't get bored in here." He pulled out a brand-new cassette tape, handing it to Will, "I made you a new mixtape, there's some stuff on there I think you'll really like!"

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Outside of the room -in the waiting area of the hospital- sat almost everyone who had been involved this past week. Jim Hopper, Karen and Ted Wheeler, Steve Harrington, Nancy, Dustin, Lucas, and Mike. They all waited for any news about Will. Some had fallen asleep, too tired from the action that happened just a bit ago, others couldn't sleep at all, too burdened by the anxiety of not being in the room with Will.

Jonathan pushed open the door of the waiting room, making eye contact with Mike. A small smile came onto his face as he whispered across the room, 'yeah'. Mike's breath hitched, he flew out of his seat, shaking Dustin and Lucas awake,

"Guys! Guys he's up, Will's up!"

Both hopped out of their seats, all 3 sprinting to Will's hospital room. They rushed into the room, their faces hurting from how big they were smiling. Going over to his bed, they all attempted to hug the boy who was still laying down.

"Byers!"

"Oh, be careful, be careful!"

Although she was scolding them, Joyce was also ecstatic for the reunion of the group. She looked to Jonathan who trailed behind the boys, also grinning,