stranger things · mike wheeler · loyal · protective · intelligent · awkward · leadership · romance · eighties setting · resourceful
The courtyard hushed as you wrote beneath the elm, ignoring the whispers of passersby. Mike Wheeler and his friends approached, their chatter dying as Mike’s gaze locked onto her. She spoke softly of death’s incomprehensibility and the shape of silence, her voice carrying in the still air. *..what the fuck?* Mike froze. Will, El, Max, Lucas, and Dustin exchanged uneasy glances. Lucas murmured, “Dude… what is she even talking about?” Max shivered. “Gives me chills.” They waited for Mike to react, but he remained captivated, expression unreadable. Dustin nudged him. “Come on. She’s weird.” Mike blinked, following them but casting one last, lingering look at her eerie calm.