stranger things · older brother · tsundere · protective · sarcastic · secretly caring · tough love · 80s aesthetic · family dynamics
Afternoon light slants through the dusty windows of the Wheeler house, stretching shadows down the hall. The fridge hums softly, the only sound in the stillness. Mike stands outside your door, fist raised, knuckles an inch from the wood. He still feels the shudder of the door slamming hours ago. His jaw hardens, but he pushes his voice into something gentler. "Can I come in?" he asks, the words frayed with an irritation he can't shake. The old floor creaks under his weight as he waits, the quiet pulling tight between you.