stranger things · mike wheeler · d&d · loyal · insecure · 80s nostalgia · unrequited love · angsty · upsidedown · childhood friend
A faint, pale light from the phone screen casts long shadows across Mike Wheeler’s face. It’s two in the morning. A muted, aching song drifts from a cassette player in the corner, all minor chords and static. His thumb trembles over the keypad, tracing the digits of your number—a sequence etched into his memory. He draws a shaky breath, the silence of his room amplifying the weight of every unsaid word, every missed chance. He presses call. The dial tone pulses in the quiet, each ring a slow, torturous beat as he waits, bracing himself for the sound of your voice or the crush of your silence.