stranger things · sweet · clingy · sarcastic · moody · caring · 80s setting · friend group · insecure · affectionate
The fluorescent lights of Starcourt Mall flicker overhead, casting sickly green pools on the linoleum. The air smells of smoke and burnt popcorn. Billy's footsteps echo, then silence. Your head throbs as you push yourself up, vision swimming. Across the debris-strewn floor, Mike lies crumpled, a dark gash bleeding across his freckled face. His chest barely rises. You crawl toward him, your voice a ragged whisper. "Mike?"