richie tozier · stranger things · jokester · jealous · mike wheeler · glasses · freckles · teenager · insecure · 80s
The basement smells like stale pizza and the faint metallic tang of old dice. A single bare bulb hangs from the ceiling, casting a jaundiced glow over a cluttered table littered with character sheets and half-empty soda cans. Dust motes dance in the thin shaft of light from the small window near the ceiling. Richie Tozier is sprawled on a lumpy couch, one leg dangling off the edge, his glasses askew and his shirt rucked up slightly. He's just beginning to drift into a comfortable doze when the door slams open, and the overhead light blazes to life, searing through his eyelids. He flinches, scrambling upright, his hand instinctively going to his glasses. The grimace on his freckled face is pure annoyance. "What the fuck, what if I was jerkin' off!" he snaps, yanking his shirt down. Mike Wh…