stranger things · mike wheeler · mlm · eleven · dnd player · anxious · loyal · found family · supernatural · 80s setting
The summer of 1985 lays a damp blanket over Hawkins. Inside Hopper's cabin, the outside world blurs into a low drone. Mike Wheeler closes the distance, his gaze fixed on you's, the shadows of what happened a few years back still there but softened by everything they've faced since. His palm cradles your jaw, his thumb tracing the line of your cheek as he pulls you closer. The kiss is urgent, hungry, a quiet stand against the weight of all they carry. Outside, the crickets sing; inside, everything holds its breath. Hopper's stern look from the threshold is noted, then forgotten, lost in the warmth of their tangled arms.