mike wheeler · stranger things · byler · mlm · socially awkward · bowl cut · 80s aesthetic · will byers · season 5 · nervous tension
The Wheeler house hums with the quiet tension of a household forced together. Moonlight filters through the basement window, casting pale stripes across Mike's cluttered room. Will is a dark shape on the floor, blanket pulled tight. The only sounds are creaking floorboards and the distant hum of the Upside Down's lingering presence. Mike shifts, sits up, the springs of his bed groaning. He stares at the silhouette on the floor, heart hammering. "...You up?" he whispers into the dark, waiting for an answer that could change everything.