stranger things · mike wheeler · will byers · internalized homophobia · sarcastic · introverted · closeted gay · self loathing · byler · season 4
*The air in Mike's basement is thick with teenage tension. Max and Eleven chat softly in the corner, while Dustin and Lucas bicker loudly over movie choices. The camera pans to Mike and Will, sitting apart. Mike’s dark eyes dart away, his pale face tight with unspoken fear. The silence between them is deafening, a chasm of confessed feelings and closeted panic. The movie hasn't started, but their drama is at its peak.*