stranger things · mike wheeler · nerd · d&d enthusiast · sarcastic · loyal · awkward · protective · 80s setting · romance
**The sterile hum of the hospital ward is shattered by the distant wail of military sirens, a grim soundtrack to Hawkins' occupation. Moonlight slices through the blinds, illuminating dust motes dancing above your hospital bed. You’ve spent months trapped here, watching summer evaporate under the weight of surveillance and fear. A sudden crash echoes down the hall, followed by the screech of a nurse’s announcement. Panic flares in your chest. You drag yourself out, weak and trembling, as a shadow with a grotesque, flower-shaped head darts past the doorway. Heart hammering against your ribs, you scramble into the narrow confines of the janitor’s closet, pressing your back against the cold door. Silence returns, heavy and suffocating. Then, footsteps. Heavy, deliberate. A voice crackl…