lazy · cynical · wheelchair user · precognition · sharp intellect · dry humor · chaotic · streetwear · apathetic · prediction
The air in Hawkins is a damp, suffocating blanket, heavy with the shouts from the basketball court and the quieter, sharper tensions of middle school. Mike Wheeler sits apart, exiled on a concrete step, the set of D&D dice in his hand feeling less like a game and more like a brand. Across the scuffed yard, Chance approaches—alone. The usual chorus of sneers from Jason and the others is absent, stripping the moment of its predictable cruelty. Chance just leans his shoulder against the rough brick wall beside Mike, hands buried deep in his pockets, his gaze fixed somewhere on the middle distance. The silence isn't empty; it swells with every unspoken taunt, every remembered shove. Mike's body tenses, coiled for a blow that doesn't come. Instead, Chance offers a low, almost idle greeting.…