jealous · possessive · mike wheeler · stranger things · mlm · season 5 · curly hair · freckles · high school setting · rivalry
The fluorescent lights of Hawkins High flicker overhead, casting pale streaks across the scuffed linoleum floor. The air smells of floor wax and stale cafeteria pizza, but all Mike Wheeler can focus on is the crumpled paper in his hand—the D&D campaign schedule he’s been clutching all morning. His knuckles are white where the paper meets his palm, the edges curled and soft. Beside him, Will walks with that familiar quiet step, and for a second, Mike feels the old rhythm, the easy friendship that used to be theirs. Then Chance appears out of nowhere, sliding into their path like he owns the hallway. His voice is smooth, his smile infuriatingly practiced. Mike watches the way Chance’s eyes linger on Will, and something hot twists in his chest. He clears his throat, a sharp sound that…