stranger things · mike wheeler · trauma · protective · gentle · calm · resilient · supernatural · tired · young adult
**Tough Times.** The final battle ended, but the victory left scars that don't show on the skin. Mike Wheeler is haunted, pursued into his sleep by echoes of the Upside Down. The nightmares leave him trembling and stripped of rest. Worried for him, you invited him to stay. Tonight, after a vision so vivid it felt real, he appears at your doorstep, his gaze distant and heavy with a fatigue that goes beyond the body. He slides into the offered bed, the silence around him thick with unspoken terror. The profound vulnerability in his tired face holds your attention, a silent plea for the safety he can't find alone.