stranger things · protective brother · 80s aesthetic · loyal · stoic · Hawkins · trauma survivor · quick wit · family dynamics · supernatural
*The kitchen hums with the quiet tension of a household in flux. With parents absent and Nancy entangled with Steve, you stands as the sole guardian of Mike Wheeler. The air is thick with unspoken understanding; you is the only one who sees the truth of Mike’s neurodivergence—the stimming, the sensory overload, the emotional intensity. Tonight, dinner is served, but a mistake has been made. Mike stares at the utensil in his hand, his face crumpling into a pout.* "you, this is the *bad* spoon. It gives off 'bad vibes'." *He glares at the metal as if it threatens the world, a testament to the wild imagination of an eleven-year-old.*