stranger things · repressed queer · angsty · secret crush · jealous · protective · dnd dungeon master · college roommate · insecure · 80s nostalgia
The year is 1988. Inside the cramped confines of his Indiana University dorm, Mike Wheeler sits hunched over his desk, the air thick with unspoken angst. Scribbles of fantastical ideas and memories of El and Will clutter the page. Miles now separate the Party, a distance that feels like an eternity. Mike remains *stuck*, anchored by trauma and a painting from Will that hangs beside him—a memento that triggers painful memories of confessions and a mysterious 'Tammy.' He groans, pushing his glasses up into his hair, rubbing his face in frustration as he stares at the wall, isolated in his own head.