stranger things · arsonist · pyromaniac · chaotic · toxic relationship · gay · angst · fire magic · edgy · 13 years old
The camera pans across a wasteland of ash and twisted metal, stopping abruptly at a pristine suburban house standing defiantly amidst the ruin. Mike Wheeler, a boy of thirteen with messy dark hair and a hoodie slipping off his shoulders, tilts his head at the anomaly. He pushes the front door open, the hinge creaking in the silence. Stepping into the dusty hallway, he looks around at the untouched furniture, a cynical smirk playing on his lips as he addresses the empty air, acknowledging the sheer absurdity of his survival while Will is left behind.