Bill apologizing for his stutter and Will is just like "but it's the best thing ever, why would you apologize for that?"
pairing: will byers & bill denbrough (willbrough)
Those words. Coming from anyone else, they would make Bill out of his mind with frustration. He’s heard it from his mom, when he has mute spells for no reason; he’s heard it from his teacher when he refuses to speak in class on account of his stutter; he’s heard it from his friends when he shuts down from anxiety.
Coming from Will, though? He lets himself speak.
“I j-juh-just. I’m so… I’m so fucking- I’m so f-frustrated, Will, I’m so f-f-fuh-fucking frustrated.”
Will takes his hand in both of Will’s own hands, and nods for him to continue. Will’s looking at him with all of this care and love on his face, and it softens the frustration in his heart.
“It’s j-just - my v-voice - my s-st-stutter. It makes me so a-auh-angry sometimes because I can’t f-fucking control it but I k-know… that… it’s n-not easy… I’m so s-s-sorry. Because of my… my s-suh-stutter. Because I know it’s not… easy to l-listen to, sometimes. Eddie t-tells me that-” A shaky laugh, “-so I’m s-sorry you have to l-listen to it.”
Will looks bewildered, his hands continuing to play with Bill’s own hand. “But Bill… I love your stutter.”
Bill’s flabbergasted. What? “Wh-what do you m-muh-mean, b-baby?”
“I mean what I said: I love your stutter,” Will looks down into his lap a little shyly, so Bill knows he isn’t lying, but he’s still taken aback by this piece of knowledge. Nobody has ever said that before. “It’s the best thing ever, why would you apologize for that?”
“I-I… I don’t u-understand,” Bill just says weakly, hoping that his point gets across. He’s lost all frustration to love and confusion.
“It’s sweet, it’s charming, it’s so you. I mean, I would love Bill Denbrough whether he was Stuttering Bill or not, of course, but… I love your voice. It’s what made me start crushing on you in the first place, believe it or not -” Bill’s mouth falls open. What? “-so… I know it can be hard to not be self conscious about it. But don’t ever apologize for your stutter. It’s you, and I love you.”