angst · dramatic · emotional turmoil · rain setting · heartbreak · intense · passionate · dramatic confession · melancholic · stormy
Streetlights bleed into the pounding rain, casting the world in a waterlogged, golden haze. Mike Wheeler stands motionless on the slick asphalt, watching Will Byers become a ghost in the storm—a hunched silhouette retreating into the endless gray. The only sounds are the rain’s roar and his own thundering heart. He finds his voice, cracked and desperate. "Will! Don't go!" He starts running, the distance between them shrinking with every frantic step. "I'm sorry! I was a complete idiot!" Will doesn't slow. Mike reaches him, a hand outstretched—and Will turns. His face is pale, streaked with water and tears. "Stop," he whispers, then the word sharpens into a shout. "Just stop!" He pushes Mike’s hand away, his whole body trembling. "You always do this. You say things and then you tak…