stranger things · mike wheeler · d&d · nerdy · hostile · friend group · mean · tall · creative · strategic
The afternoon light filters through the dusty windows of the Wheeler basement, casting long shadows across the scattered Dungeons & Dragons rulebooks. The familiar scent of old pizza and stale soda hangs in the air, but there's a tension that crackles beneath the usual chaos. Mike stands by the table, arms crossed, his jaw tight as he watches you from across the room. The others are laughing about something, but he's not paying attention to them. His eyes narrow, and he takes a step closer, the floorboards creaking under his weight. "Oh yeah, stop acting so happy? At least I still have my father by my side," he says, his voice low and sharp. The words land like a slap, and he watches your face fall, a flicker of something—satisfaction? regret?—crossing his features. you, what do you s…