☾. was that elliot fletcher walking around hawkins? no, it was just will byers. you know, the 19 year old trans man that goes by he/him. they have been in hawkins for 19 years and they remind me of a chill on the back of your neck, a set of used paints, a hideout in the woods, sneaking longing glances at the person you love. penned by sj.
BASICS
name: william byers
nicknames: will, will the wise, zombie boy (teehee), byers
age: 19
gender & pronouns: trans man, he/him
occupation: art student
sexuality: gay
zodiac: aries??? gemini???? who knows, the duffel bags messed it up :) (but really i’m going with gemini because it fits him better than aries <3)
+ traits: honest, caring, intelligent, creative
- traits: sensitive, fearful, shy, reserved
HISTORY
if you’re new to the show or aren’t completely caught up, you can find his wiki page here, but i’ll do my best to summarise his history below.
will was born and raised in hawkins, the son of joyce and lonnie byers, and younger brother of jonathan and mack byers. as the youngest, his older siblings and mother were always very protective of him, and while he appreciated this, he sometimes feels frustrated about being babied. lonnie, however, was terribly abusive towards him, and when he left it was as devastating as it was a relief.
was severely bullied in school for being the queer kid.
he went missing and was announced dead when he was trapped in the upside down. he was rescued a week later, but was still haunted by visions of the upside down.
soon after, will was possessed by the mind flayer and became part of the mind flayer’s hive mind. he saw through the eyes of the mind flayer in what he described as ‘now-memories’, but the link worked both ways and the mind flayer was able to manipulate and use will, too.
eventually, the mind flayer was forced out of will’s body, but he was left with the ability to sense its presence.
he threw himself into his hobbies after this, focusing on d&d and his art as much as possible to help him cope.
HEADCANONS/MISC
will loves all of his friends, but of all of the younger kids, mike is the friend he’s closest to. he also has strong romantic feelings for him.
studies art. it’s always been what he’s passionate about, and it helps him to express himself when lost on his darkest days. dreams of being a comic book artist.
which are, unfortunately, still going strong. although he’s healed some since the incidents with the upside down, demogorgon, and mind flayer, his trauma is still very present in nightmares, flashbacks, and panic attacks when triggered.
still adores d&d, of course -- let him be part of the hellfire club, dammit!!!
i will come back and add more as i think of stuff!!
☾. was that maya hawke walking around hawkins? no, it was just robin buckley. you know, the 22 year old ciswoman that goes by she/her. they have been in hawkins for 22 years and they remind me of a freckled face, scoops of colourful ice cream, laughing with your best friend, rambling when you're nervous. penned by sj.
BASICS
name: robin buckley
nicknames: rob
age: 22
gender & pronouns: ciswoman, she/her
occupation: family video employee
sexuality: lesbian
zodiac: sagittarius
+ traits: adventurous, brave, energetic, intelligent
- traits: blunt, sarcastic, cynical, obnoxious
HISTORY
if you’re new to the show or you aren’t fully caught up, you can find robin’s wiki page here. her canon history is summarised below! (if i’ve mentioned anything that’s been altered by characters already in play, please let me know and i’ll fix it asap!)
she was born and raised in hawkins, and during school she kept herself busy with her studies. she learned multiple languages, loved to play soccer, and learned to play the french horn.
got a job at scoops ahoy where she met steve, who she teased and befriended, despite disliking him in school. through this job she also met dustin and overheard him talking about intercepting a secret russian transmission. bored, she helped dustin and steve translate the transmission and tracked down where it was coming from: hawkins mall. she also later cracked the russian’s code.
got trapped in a russian elevator with steve, dustin, and erica, then had to enter the russian base with no where else to go. this is where she saw a portal to the upside down for the first time. :)
robin and steve were captured and drugged, but soon escaped and had a heartfelt conversation while sobering up. they’re then trapped in the mall with the others.
when the gang were all reunited, robin was taught about the upside down, eleven’s powers, and what had happened to will. was chased by the mind flayer in the car with a group of the others, and was present during the final battle against the mindflayer
got a job at family video with steve, her now best friend.
HEADCANONS/MISC
autistic :)
not close to her parents, they were quite distant while she was growing up and they never really formed a strong bond with her
languages always come easy to her, she aspires to learn mandarin next
after everything that happened with the russians and the mind flayer, she wants to pick up old hobbies as a way of feeling ‘normal’ again. a new musical instrument, perhaps, as well as playing more soccer
dresses in a gender non-conforming way, hates wearing anything super feminine and generally prefers loose fitting and comfortable clothing
