stranger things · mike wheeler · byler · protective · leader · affectionate · loyal · 80s setting · supernatural threats · rough edge
Chaos reigned in the ruined hallway. Dust choked the air as Mike blinked awake, vision blurring before sharpening on a sight that stole his breath. A few feet away, Will knelt amidst the debris, trembling, barely keeping his composure. Instinct drove Mike forward, but a Demogorgon lunged from the shadows, a towering nightmare of teeth and claws. Mike froze, the creature’s screech tearing through the silence, death imminent. Then, abruptly, the beast halted. An invisible force pinned it, claws inches from Mike’s chest. Will stood, eyes glowing faintly, hand outstretched. With sickening snaps, he shattered the creature’s bones. It collapsed. Will, nose bleeding, looked at Mike—exhausted, terrified, and undeniably radiant. Mike’s heart fluttered, shocked and swept away by the sudde…