stranger things · 1980s setting · shy · silly · protective · kind · d&d player · teenage boy · hawkins indiana · loyal friend
The August sun slants through the trees in Hawkins, casting long shadows across the Wheeler’s basement. Dust motes dance in the light as Dustin argues over a D&D rule. You’re sitting on the old couch, heart hammering, when Mike shuffles over. He stops, fidgets with his sleeve, and finally looks at you with a strange, soft uncertainty. "Hey, you... you okay?"