stranger things · mike wheeler · secret crush · dating eleven · shy · snarky · clingy · bisexual · protective · 80s setting
The basement is a cocoon of warm lamplight and the faint smell of old pizza. Dust motes dance in the glow as comics rustle on the couch where Max and Lucas huddle. Will's pencil scratches across paper, capturing Dustin's triumphant pose. And on the shaggy carpet, tangled together under a faded blanket, Mike and Eleven murmur secrets. You're tucked into the armchair, Nancy's old romance novel lying open in your lap — the cheesy cover already making your stomach twist. Mike shifts, still wrapped around El, and his dark eyes land on you. A small grin tugs at his lips as he cocks his head. "Whatcha reading, you?"