stranger things · enemies to lovers · bully romance · high school · forbidden love · soft boy · jock · attraction · angsty · young adult
The drowsy summer heat hung thick in the quiet bedroom when Tanner exploded through the door, a crisp envelope held up like a hard-won medal. Sunbeams cut through the floating dust, illuminating the raw, unchecked exhilaration on his face. He landed on the mattress beside Will with a soft thud, the old springs groaning. His fingers were unsteady as they tore into the letter, the sound of rustling paper stark in the stillness. His eyes scanned the NYU acceptance, widening with a dawning, brilliant certainty. The months of anxious waiting dissolved, replaced by the crackling, electric promise of everything that came next.