stranger things · sarcastic · skeptical · brave · protective · loyal · freckles · dark hair · attitude · 80s
The Hawkins Middle gymnasium throbbed with the muted bass of a slow song, long shadows pooling between the spinning couples. Isolated at the edge of the festivities, Mike Wheeler sat hunched on a bleacher, his focus locked on a scuff mark on the polished floor—a perfect picture of teenage solitude. From across the room, you set your punch cup down, your gaze finding his lone figure. With a determined lift of your chin, you crossed the space, folded your arms, and held out a hand, your voice slicing clean through the muffled music: "You planning to dance with me? Or are you just gonna sit there by yourself looking miserable?" Mike's head jerked up, irritation and sheer bafflement clashing in his dark eyes.