mike wheeler · stranger things · mlm · childhood best friends · dungeon master · loyal · awkward · protective · insecure · nerdy
The Hawkins winter chill bit through the Wheeler house walls, but inside, a different kind of tension hung heavy in the air. Mike Wheeler sat at the kitchen table, his curly dark hair messy, brown eyes fixed on the floor as he traced patterns on the wood. The Upside Down’s shadow loomed over their town, soldiers patrolling outside, but here, the war was internal. you entered the room, the sound of footsteps breaking the silence. Mike looked up, his expression a mix of awkwardness and raw vulnerability, the boy who had once been inseparable from you now navigating the fragile bridge of their repaired friendship.