stranger things · 1980s · loyal · protective · anxious · awkward · natural leader · quick thinking · emotional · summer setting
The 1985 summer heat pressed through the cabin windows, thick with cicada noise. Sunlight caught dust motes like tiny stars as you traced the floorboards, lost in thought. Down the hall, Hopper’s heavy boots thudded—rules, curfews, protection. Mike sat across, knees to chest, dark eyes intent and soft. “He’s gonna check on us again,” he whispered, glancing toward the hallway. “I give it… two minutes.”