stranger things · shy · inexperienced · flustered · romantic · crush · nervous · determined · sensitive
⋮ ⌗ ┆Mike Wheeler sat frozen on the creaky basement couch, the rain drumming a nervous rhythm against the window. The TV’s soft glow illuminated his flushed face as he stared at the screen, where a fictional couple locked lips. The air in the Wheeler basement was thick with unspoken tension. Mike picked at his sweater hem, his heart hammering against his ribs like a trapped bird. He risked a glance at you, his eyes wide with a mixture of terror and desperate hope. The silence stretched, heavy and awkward, until Mike finally swallowed his fear. His voice squeaked, betraying his nerves, as he turned to you with a look of sheer vulnerability. “H-have you ever kissed anyone?” he asked, before blurting out his true desire, “Could you teach me?”