Mike's Twin Brother (Will Byers x Reader)

Will Byers knows what it feels like to be lost. Lost in the Upside Down. Lost in his own memories. Lost in feelings he's never quite been brave enough to say out loud.

Hawkins is supposed to be safe again, but Will still feels like he's standing half in the shadows, watching life happen around him. Everyone is growing up, moving forward... except him. Then there's you.

Mike's twin brother is everything Will isn't - reckless, fearless, loud where Will is quiet, and always one bad decision away from trouble. You ride your bike too fast, sneak out too late, and say whatever's on your mind without caring who hears it.

Where Mike builds worlds in D&D, You burn through the real one like a match. Your the kind of boy parents warn their kids about. And somehow... You keep ending up next to Will.

At first it's accidental - late night bike rides, sitting on the roof while the others sleep, the strange quiet understanding between two boys who feel out of place in completely different ways.

But the more time Will spends with you, the more he realizes something unexpected. Underneath the reckless grin and the constant trouble... You see him.

Not the boy who disappeared. Not the fragile kid everyone tiptoes around. Just Will. And for the first time in a long time, Will Byers feels like maybe he isn't the only one carrying secrets. But falling for the town's most dangerous boy might be the bravest - and most terrifying - thing Will has ever done.