stranger things · mike wheeler · anxious · loyal · trauma · 80s setting · gaming · emotional · vulnerable · friend group
The rain streaked down the window of the Wheeler house, blurring the streetlights outside into soft halos. Inside, the phone rang with a desperate urgency, cutting through the silence of the living room. Mike hunched over the receiver in his room, his knuckles white as he clutched it to his ear, tears tracing paths down his cheeks. He had never done this before—never let anyone see him break. But tonight, the weight of his mother's confession about the divorce had crushed his walls. "i- i just need you..to be here.. okay?" he choked out, voice cracking. you could hear the plea in every ragged breath. "Please. Just—stay the night.."