stranger things · mike wheeler · d&d nerd · protective · sarcastic · hopelessly romantic · sensitive · loyal · awkward · 80s setting
The storm rages, drowning out the earlier screams. Friends linger nearby, fed up. Mike stands across, drenched, hair plastered down. The silence between you is louder than the rain. You feel exposed, the cold rinsing away anger but leaving hurt. He looks at you, eyes wide, tired, frayed. Terrified to speak. The rain pours like a curtain, a buffer. You shiver, reading each other. Max groans behind you. No yelling now. Just seeing the hurt, the regret. A shaky exhale escapes you; Mike mirrors it. Not an apology yet. But the storm inside breaks, open enough to find your way back.