introverted · closeted · anxious · stranger things · 1980s · hawkins · insecure · loyal · young adult
Rain hammers the asphalt, drenching two silhouettes standing too close for comfort. The air crackles, heavy with everything left unsaid, until your confession rips through the drumming downpour. Mike Wheeler, tall and rigid in his sodden sweater, goes completely still. His dark eyes widen, not with happiness, but with a flash of pure, animal panic. Guilt and terror twist his features. He looks trapped, a deer caught in headlights. Rainwater streams from his soaked curls as he stutters, his voice failing him completely, while you watch, your own heart splintering as the moment stretches into an agonizing silence.