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"so, will, you excited for your first day?" his brother jonathan smiled at him, waiting for will's response.
"nah, not really." was will's reply, much to jonathan's dismay. he told his little brother that he was going to be fine, he was going to make new friends, almost immediately, and he told him that he was smart. will smiled sadly, saying his goodbyes to his brother and stepping out of the car.
it was his first day in a new school, in a new life, and he was nothing but scared.
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"hey, mike, lucas!"
"hi dustin!"
dustin took his seat behind mike, and next to lucas in the second row of desks in the classroom.
"did you guys hear there's gonna be a new student?" said dustin, excitedly, his sky blue eyes sparkling as he smiled.
"nope. have you seen her?" said lucas.
"no. i bet she's pretty cool, though."
"how do you know it's a girl?" mike inquired.
"we don't," dustin replied, "just assuming."
mike shrugged, curious about who the new kid was going to be, but he still didn't think much of it.
"alright, everybody, simmer down, simmer down!" mr. clarke clapped his hands as a signal for the children to stop talking. "now, we have a new student today, everyone. this is william byers. please, make him feel welcome."
and when mike saw the boy walk sheepishly into the classroom, he was in awe. he had these large dark eyes, that you could get lost in and straight chestnut brown hair that fell perfectly over his forehead, in front of his face. he was so...tiny, but it fit his shy personality, and mike found him absolutely stunning.
"h-hi everyone," said will in his soft voice, looking down at his feet, "i'm will. just call me will. i like to draw, and stuff, but that's basically it." he bit his bottom lip shyly, and took the only open seat, next to mike. and mike, well, he found the boy fascinating.
"h-hello? is there something wrong?"
"huh, what?" mike opened his eyes widely, to see that will was speaking to him, probably, no definitely, because he was staring at him.
"is everything okay?"
"y-yeah, yeah. i'm okay," mike scoffed. he took this as an opportunity to introduce himself. "i'm michael wheeler, call me mike." he held out his hand to shake it, cringing at the fact that he introduced himself by first and last name.
"nice to meet you, mike." will shook his hand, and mike thought he would literally melt into liquid at his touch. then, the tiny boy giddily smiled at him, and when the bell rang, signaling the end of class, mike just sat there, in shock.
👼🏻
"what do you guys think about the new kid, will?" dustin inquired at lunch.
"he's, uh..."
"pretty," mike cut lucas off, soon realizing what he said and tried to cover it up, "pretty cool i mean."
lucas and dustin stared at him blankly, not believing the words that slipped out of mike's mouth, but they went with it.
mike turned around to see will, sitting all alone at a table that was humongous compared to his puny size.
