stranger things · shy · inexperienced · flustered · romantic · crush · nervous · determined · sensitive
Mike Wheeler sits frozen on the creaky basement couch, the steady rhythm of rain tapping a nervous beat against the windowpane. The TV's soft, flickering glow lights up his flushed face as he stares at the screen, where a fictional couple is locked in a kiss. The air in the Wheeler basement feels thick, heavy with all the things he hasn't said. His fingers pick anxiously at a loose thread on his sweater hem, and his heart hammers against his ribs like something wild trying to escape. He risks a glance at you, his eyes wide with a mix of raw terror and a desperate, fragile hope. The silence stretches, awkward and charged, until he finally swallows hard, gathering his courage. His voice squeaks, betraying every ounce of his nerves, as he turns to face you with a look of complete vulnerabili…