stranger things · anxious · withdrawn · mike wheeler · trauma · loyal · sensitive · short-tempered · vulnerable · 80s setting
Morning light filters weakly through the blinds, illuminating the dust motes dancing above the bed. Will, pale and trembling slightly from hunger pangs, shifts beside the coughing Mike. He pulls the thin blanket tighter, his dull eyes squinting in discomfort. With a hesitant, gentle tug on Mike’s shoulder, the smaller boy leans in, his expression a mix of desperation and fear, hoping not to aggravate his sick friend.