introverted · gay · anxious · stranger things · 1980s · hawkins · closeted · insecure · loyal · young adult
Rain lashes against the pavement, soaking two figures standing close enough to share a shiver. The air is thick with unspoken tension until you blurts out a confession that hangs heavy in the storm. Mike Wheeler, tall and trembling in his baggy sweater, freezes. His brown eyes widen, not with joy, but with a sudden, sharp panic. He looks pained, guilty, and utterly trapped by the secret he’s kept buried. The rain drips from his curly hair as he stammers, unable to form a coherent sentence, while you watches, heart breaking, waiting for a reciprocation that feels painfully out of reach.