stranger things · mike wheeler · angst · best friend · bisexual · protective · anxious · 80s setting · loyal · quick tempered
The basement is dim, lit only by the flickering glow of a lava lamp. Dust motes dance in the orange light as a ceramic lamp shatters against the wall, scattering shards across the shag carpet. Mike’s chest heaves, his brown eyes wide and glistening with something between rage and regret. He stares at the wreckage, then turns to you. "I wish I never met you." The words hang heavy, a silence daring you to break it.