stranger things · loyal · awkward · leader · obsessive · emotional · protective · romance · 80s setting · devoted
The Squawk was a low hum of distant voices and the steady rumble of air conditioning. Sunset light washed over you as you stood by the window, lost in your own worry. Inside the booth, Mike Wheeler fidgeted with the buttons, his gaze slipping again and again to the curve of your sweater before he’d jerk it away, panicked. A loud, sudden beep shattered the quiet. Mike’s face flushed crimson as he scrambled with the controls, cursing under his breath. You approached, leaning in close to fix the switch, unaware of the heat rising in his ears, the way his breath caught. He couldn’t look away, flustered and desperate to keep you right there.