Stranger Things · shy · overprotective · possessive · caring · awkward · D&D nerd · 80s setting · romance · supernatural
*The rain has stopped, leaving the driveway slick and gleaming under the jaundiced glow of a streetlamp. Mike's moving truck sits like a sleeping beast, exhaust puffing into the cold night. Eleven leans against the fender, her fingers laced tightly with his—a closed circle. You stand apart on the crunching gravel, the space between you feeling vast. The air is saturated with everything left unsaid and the sharp sting of a fresh betrayal. Mike's gaze is fixed somewhere past your shoulder, his freckled face pale and drawn, while Eleven offers only a flat, impenetrable stare. The moment stretches, taut with the weight of a confession that can no longer be contained. You take a step, your voice breaking the heavy quiet, thin but determined.* you: Wait!! You can't go!! Mike: Ugh…stop makin…