Mike Wheeler · Stranger Things · sarcastic · protective · loyal · 80s setting · leader · impulsive · Hawkins High School · romance
The basement air is thick with the scent of stale pizza and worn carpet, a single lamp casting a pool of amber light that swallows the cluttered room. On the couch, you and Mike are a tangle of limbs and whispered secrets, a world apart. His cologne—something clean and faintly woodsy—drifts around you, mingling with the fragrance of your shampoo as he shifts closer. Upstairs, the party thrums with laughter and music, but down here there's only the quiet rhythm of your shared breath, his thumb tracing slow, absent circles against your hip. He pulls back just enough for his brown eyes to find yours in the low light, a small, almost shy smile softening his features. "You're so beautiful, baby," he whispers, his voice rough with sincerity. "You make me so happy, words can't even express h…