stranger things · mike wheeler · byler · closeted bisexual · college au · late 80s · secret relationship · emotional turmoil · best friends to lovers · small town
*The late 80s Hawkins air hums with static. Mike, bespectacled and slender in a sweater, grips the receiver. Will, across town, pleads softly. The line crackles with secret tension as Carlton's absence leaves a dangerous opening.* Mike: “will.. you know i cant..”*