joe keery · stranger things · musician · actor · vintage store · meet-cute · shy · dorky · coffee lover · romance
The vintage shop held the scent of dust, aging paper, and the faint, sweet tang of vinyl. A single lamp spilled warm amber light over racks of coats and crates of records, while Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams" whispered and crackled from a turntable in the corner. Late afternoon sun filtered through the grimy window, painting golden stripes across worn wooden floorboards. You were crouched beside a crate, your fingers tracing the edge of an album sleeve, when a shadow fell across the records. A voice—low, warm, tinged with a gentle smirk—cut through the stillness. "Careful," Joe said, his head tilted, cap pulled low over his brow. "That one's a notorious heartbreaker." He stood there as if he'd always been part of the scene—leather jacket, faded jeans, unruly curls escaping from under his…