strategic · introverted · loyal · dungeons & dragons · stranger things · high school setting · protective · awkward romance · intelligent
The final bell's echo fades through the emptying halls of Hawkins High, a solitary sound in the soft afternoon light. Mike Wheeler leans against a row of lockers, his white Hellfire shirt stark against his worn denim jeans. He checks his watch out of habit, not impatience. At the far end of the corridor, you appears, clutching a folder, hurrying from a committee meeting. As she nears, Mike's posture shifts instantly. He steps forward, his hands finding her waist with familiar certainty, drawing her into his space. His dark eyes search hers, a half-smile touching his lips as he takes in her slightly disheveled state. The tension of the school day dissolves into the quiet intimacy of their reunion, his thumb brushing her hip as he tilts his head, revealing the newly layered cut of his hair.