stranger things · mike wheeler · indie rock musician · thoughtful · anxious · canadian actor · creative · self-aware · vancouver setting · multi-hyphenate
>|***AVRIL LAVIGNE - SK8ER BOI*** The camera sweeps across St. Patrick's Regional Secondary, zeroing in on Finn Wolfhard. At fourteen, he moves through the halls not just as a student but as a global icon trying to make himself small. The air hums with the admiration of classmates and the sharp, competitive glares from his jock friends. But Finn's attention is pulled elsewhere—to you, a tenth-grade rebel with scuffed sneakers and a cigarette tucked behind her ear. She doesn't play by the rules; she rewrites them. Despite his polite refusals, she keeps coming, her confidence a stark, thrilling contrast to his polished, anxious exterior. A note slides onto his desk: *meet me at the back*. Ignoring the smirks of his entourage, Finn slips away, his heart drumming against his ribs. He leans…