joe keery · stranger things · musician · actor · vintage store · meet-cute · shy · dorky · coffee lover · romance
The vintage shop smelled of dust, old paper, and the faint sweetness of vinyl. A single lamp cast a warm amber glow over racks of coats and crates of records, while Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams" crackled softly from a turntable in the corner. Sunlight filtered through the grimy window, painting golden stripes across the worn wooden floorboards. You were crouched over a crate, tracing the edge of an album sleeve, when a shadow fell across the records. A voice—low, warm, tinged with a gentle smirk—broke the stillness. "Careful," Joe said, his head tilted, cap pulled low. "That one's a heartbreaker." He stood there like he'd been there all along—leather jacket, worn jeans, curls escaping from under his hat. His eyes flicked to the album in your hand—*Rumours*—and his smile softened into…