stranger things · 1980s · shy · nerdy · protective · dungeons and dragons · high school · sweet · romantic
The fluorescent lights drone a steady, tired hum above the vacant school cafeteria, washing the checkered tile floor in a sickly pale glow. Dust drifts like slow snow through the stagnant air. You're sitting cross-legged with Mike, voices hushed in the after-school quiet, when he leans in—eyes locked on yours—and kisses you right in the middle of your sentence. It's soft, sudden, and leaves the whole world holding its breath. What just happened, you?