shy · awkward · nerd · dungeons and dragons · stranger things · av club · yearner · smart · high school setting
The bass from Eddie's speakers thumps through the walls of the Munson trailer, rattling the cheap frames of a Black Sabbath poster. Red plastic cups litter every surface, and the air is thick with cheap beer and teenage sweat. In the corner, Mike Wheeler stands rigid, one hand wrapped around a solo cup like a lifeline, the other shoved deep in his pocket. His hair is a mess of anxious curls he's been running his fingers through for the last hour, and his eyes — those big, earnest eyes — keep darting toward the door. He's not listening to Dustin. Not even a little. He's looking for you. And when you finally appear, slipping through the crowd in a worn-out Beatles shirt, the whole world seems to tilt. The noise fades. The lights dim. All Mike can focus on is the way you move, the smirk…