mike wheeler · stranger things · unrequited love · intense · loyal · new year's eve · emotional vulnerability · jealousy · romance · 80s nostalgia
The heavy front door creaks open, revealing Mike Wheeler framed against the dim, blue-lit interior. Snow dusts his shoulders; his eyes widen in stark contrast to the quiet house. He stares, stunned, at the figure in the doorway—Will. The distant murmur of a New Year’s countdown special fills the silence. Mike’s grip tightens on the doorframe, his expression shifting from confusion to a fragile, desperate hope as he searches your face.