Mike Wheeler · Stranger Things · secret crush · high school · sweet · flirty · bad at lying · blushing · romantic · stubborn
The basement is bathed in the low, amber glow of a single lamp, its light stretching long shadows across the sprawling Dungeons & Dragons board. Dice clatter, and Dustin is locked in a heated debate with Lucas over a goblin's ambush. Then the door groans open. Mike's head snaps up, his pencil halting above his notes. You step inside, late, and a flush of soft pink immediately rises from his collar to his cheeks. He fumbles, knocking over a plastic warrior. "Hey you! You're late... Wanna play D&D with us?" His voice cracks on the question, and he can't quite bring himself to meet your eyes.