WILL POV-
---- Wednesday 8:03 AM ----
As the morning rolled around Will stood in the teachers' office unexpectedly called from his classroom; Lucas collected him sounding frantic almost as if it was something dead serious not even allowing him to bring his bag. Panicked, he followed as he waited for his teacher Mr Clark, to sit down at his desk.
"Take a seat Will" The teacher ordered.
"O-okay" The brunette did as told
"So, Will would you like to explain this to me?" Holding a paper up to the sky Mr Clark questioned; it was the test they had done yesterday and from what he saw he had got a lot of ticks.
"Umm? My paper?" Will stretched his words.
"Yes, and its full marks" The teacher deadpanned scanning the confused face of the brunette "Now if you admit it, I could let you off with a warning! If not, then there will be consequences"
"W-What?" Will stuttered
"I have received an anonymous tip in my letter box; it said you stole the answer sheet" Mr Clark accused placing the exam back down onto the table cleanly.
"But I didn't-" Will attempted, he knew there was no way of arguing. In the comic the brunette's character was a total dud; barely even knowing left from right, let alone being able to get full marks on a physics exam, calculating equations with accuracy.
"So, you don't want to admit it?" the teacher sighed "I've asked Lucas to bring your bag here"
Will looked at the floor knowing he didn't cheat and that this doesn't count as he was in a comic but everything felt so real. He felt as though this was a real exam, he was being accused of cheating on than a fake. Lifting his head, he turned his attention to the door seeing his ex-best friends snickering in the hall. He knew they were up to this. What would the teacher even do if the answer sheet was in his bag?
He had seen this type of bullying many times before. The brunette awkwardly tapped his foot up and down waiting for this ordeal to be over. He wanted to just get to class as he felt the judgey eyes of the other faculty members in the room. Sure, he was smart but with all the things happening to him right now education was the least of his concerns
"I promise I haven't cheated!" Will pleaded.
"Well! It wouldn't be the first time! It's only this time you got caught" Will's eyes casted over as a tall boy entered the teacher's office, it was Lucas. Beauty radiated his every pore wearing a soft smile gliding over.
"Please don't be in there" the brunette muttered under his breath as Lucas placed the bag on the desk.
"Thank you Lucas" The teacher announced carefully unzipping the bag. Rummaging through, he piled the books atop of the table. Will looked over his face riddled with panic as the athletic boy copied the expression.
The teacher sighed; checking every last paper looking for the mark scheme. Defeated and with no obvious signs of cheating he couldn't prove anything, "I hope this was your authentic work" He spoke dismissing the brunette. Will scrounged through his things throwing the items in his bag preparing to fix them properly when he reached his class.
Walking back he scurried beside Lucas. Will's hands full unable to even close the zip of the bag as the pieces of paper got stuck in the zipper. He seemed to be cuddling his bag, struggling to step back to class
"Did you actually cheat?" Lucas questioned
"Who do you think I am?" Will jokingly pouted, stopping dead in his tracks
"An absolute terror" The athletic boy smirked taking a step further
"H-hey in not that ba- Ow" The brunette slipped falling on the floor; his knees harshly hit the ground dropping the contents of his bag everywhere
"Are- Are you okay?" Lucas turned around to the noise eyes widening, crouching down to pick up loose paper off the floor
"Umm yeah! I'm fine" Will replied sitting on the floor, he frowned placing books into his school bag.
"Here!" Lucas softly spoke handing some papers over to the brunette; their fingers brush against one another. Will blushed feeling a tingle excite his body. His face turned a bright red accepting the paper allowing his fingers to linger. He didn't want to move away but eventually did afraid of how the athletic boy would perceive this interaction
"Umm T-thank you!" Will spoke jumping up from the floor, standing up straight
"I'll carry it for you! Maybe you won't trip this time" Lucas joked snatching the bag from the brunette walking away. Smiling under his stoic expression as when he touched Will it seemed as though time stopped leaving an impression on him. Something in him clicked into place noticing his heart rate increase taking deep breaths strutting down the corridor.
"Wait for me!" The brunette huffed running over, he let this feeling aside for now. After all he would be here for only a short while and mustn't fall in love no matter the circumstances.
"So... How did you get hurt?" Lucas broke the silence questioning
"What?" Will furrowed his brows
"On your face" Lucas motioned with both shoulders
"Is that your way of insulting me?" The brunette sarcastically questioned
"No... I'm talking about the cut on your face" The athletic boy explained
"Oh yeah! Sorry" Will awkwardly chuckled forgetting about yesterday "I just got hurt"
"How?" Lucas raised his brows
"A flower pot broke" Will explained in the least amount of detail possible; if he told him the whole story Lucas as class president would be obligated to report Troy and James and further escalate the situation.
"Oh... Okay" Lucas furrowed his brows confused but went along with it having no reason to deny it. Upon entering the classroom El jumped up from her seat rushing over to the brunette "What happened?"
"I got accused of cheating" He pouted seeing the athletic boy walk pass placing his bag neatly on the desk
"A-and?" El grasped his shoulders shaking him around
"And nothing- they didn't find anything" Will admitted, looking over to his ex-friends exchanging glances amongst one another. This confirmed Will's assumption, the two boys had tried to frame him for cheating but somehow failed which confused Will; in the comic they were extremely competent able to fool even the teachers with a singular lie but this time unable to.
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Comic Catastrophe; Byler ✔️
Fanfiction⋆｡°✩˗ When high-school student Will Byers finds that he is transported to his favourite comic book as the villain, he decides to to change his character accidentally finding the love of his life. ⋆｡°✩˗ But merely being a character from a comic book...
