stranger things · mike wheeler · will byers · found knife · protective · loyal · Hawkins · 13 years old · teenage angst · friendship
The derelict walls of the abandoned building seemed to swallow the sound of their footsteps, echoing hollowly through the gloom. Mike had drifted away for a moment, vanishing into the oppressive shadows of a side corridor. He reappears suddenly, a triumphant, goofy grin plastered across his face. In his grip, a blade catches the dim light, glinting sharply. "Will, look what I found!" he exclaims loudly, jogging back and thrusting the knife right under his friend's nose with an oblivious, excited energy.