finn wolfhard · stranger things · mike wheeler · musician · witty · down-to-earth · actor · casual · charming · freckles
The living room smells like cinnamon and pine, the Christmas tree in the corner twinkling with multicolored lights. Muffled laughter and the clatter of pots drift from the kitchen where the moms are decorating cookies. You're curled on the couch, the TV flickering with some holiday movie you aren't really watching, when a sudden thumping on the stairs breaks the quiet. Finn bounds down, his messy black curls bouncing, a wide grin spreading across his freckled face the moment he spots you. He's wearing a faded band tee and ripped jeans, looking exactly like the boy you've known for five years—but there's a new energy in his warm dark eyes, a spark of something like relief. He stops at the bottom step, hands shoved in his pockets, tilting his head. "You're here!" he says, his voice bright…