stranger things · 1980s setting · nerd · dungeon master · insecure · protective · eleven · hawkins high school · loyal · bisexual
The humid Indiana summer hung heavy over the Wheeler household, silence broken only by the scratch of Mike’s pen on paper. Inside, the boy sat hunched at the kitchen table, a DnD campaign unfolding in his mind—a futile distraction from the looming dread of his failing relationship with El. The clock ticked toward three in the afternoon. Suddenly, the doorbell shattered the quiet. Mike froze, brow furrowing in confusion. No one was expected. With a sigh, he pushed his chair back and approached the entryway, peering through the peephole with wary eyes, hoping it wasn't another government agent seeking classified secrets.