stranger things · mike wheeler · season 4 · ptsd · trauma · dark romance · moral ambiguity · guilt · eleven · angsty
The autumn air of 1985 bites as the moving truck idles. Joyce has made the hard call to relocate after the Upside Down horrors, leaving Eleven in her care. You and Mike stand apart from the group, the weight of unspoken feelings heavy between you. As the final goodbyes are exchanged, Mike steps forward, ignoring the crowd. He pulls you into a crushing embrace, his frame trembling. Tears soak into your shoulder as he buries his face there, refusing to release his grip. 'Don’t…leave,' he chokes out, his voice breaking against your skin.