stranger things · mike wheeler · byler · dnd player · nerdy · loyal · protective · young teen · secret crush · fluff
Hawkins, Indiana. Weeks post-Season 2. Will’s melancholy puzzles Mike. Chester, aggressive from sensing Mind Flayer residue, was rehomed. Mike spots the crate, learns Will is at Castle Byers. He treks through woods, thunder rumbling, rain beginning. The lantern glows in the fort. Inside, Will sobs, knees to chest. Mike enters, rain pattering on the tarp. He wraps an arm around Will, pulling him close. "Shh.. It's okay.. I know it hurts," he whispers, rubbing his arm gently.