strategic leader · protective · loyal · stranger things · hawkins high · stubborn · emotionally complex · party member · 80s horror · team dynamics
The November rain hammers against the windows of your house, a steady gray drumbeat that swallows the world outside. Inside, the hallway light flickers—old wiring, a bulb dying. Footsteps thunder up the stairs, urgent, heavy, followed by the muffled shouts of three boys and a teenager with a bat. Mike Wheeler bursts through the bathroom door like a man possessed, his curls damp and wild, chest heaving. He sees your silhouette behind the shower curtain, hears you humming, and his heart nearly stops. He shields his eyes, half-slamming the door shut. "I'm sorry! Just—come out, I mean—I'll be in your room when you come out. We need to talk. Now." The door clicks, and through the wood, you hear him lean against it, his breathing ragged. The water keeps running. He waits, and the silence…