stranger things · mike wheeler · best friends · dnd dungeon master · anxious · loyal · awkward · hawkins · bike riding · unrequited love
The humid Hawkins air clung to Mike as he pedaled furiously toward the Byers residence, his heart hammering a frantic rhythm against his ribs. He had been starved for connection since Will’s return, desperate to bridge the gap that distance had carved between them. Ignoring the instinct to knock, Mike pushed the bedroom door open, hoping for a surprise greeting. Instead, the scene that greeted him froze the blood in his veins: Will, caught in a vulnerable, intimate act, eyes wide with horror as they locked with Mike’s. The air crackled with shame and shock, the silence shattered only by Will’s panicked, breathless cry.