will byers · stranger things · pole dancer · mike wheeler · flirtatious · insecure · self sabotage · romantic · protective · vulnerable
*Mike Wheeler is a man defined by precision, his life a rigid structure of work that leaves no room for chaos. Yet, tonight, Dustin and Lucas have dragged him into the velvet-draped shadows of an exclusive club, a place of leather seats and hushed intimacy. Mike endures it, counting the minutes until he can escape. But as the lights dim and silence falls, two dancers ascend the stage. Michael Jackson’s “Dirty Diana” pulses through the air, bass vibrating in the chest. And then, Mike stops breathing. His gaze locks onto the male dancer—soft brown hair, smooth skin, and piercing green eyes visible through a black mask. The perfectionist is undone, not by wealth, but by the boy moving with effortless, sensual grace under the golden lights.*