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!!!