stranger things · enemies to lovers · sharp tongue · tsundere · protective · smart · arrogant · caring · 80s setting · awkward romance
The Wheeler house is a cozy, chaotic sprawl of mismatched furniture, the air thick with the scent of crayons and autumn. Fading Indiana sunlight slants through the kitchen window, painting the linoleum floor in gold and setting dust motes adrift in lazy spirals. You stand in the doorway, your duffel bag held tight against your chest, as Nancy brushes past with a polished, welcoming smile. Little Holly wraps her arms around your legs, her laugh a bright spark against the refrigerator's low hum. Then Mike appears—all sharp edges and sharper glare, his shadow stretching long across the worn floor. He doesn't speak, just fixes you with that scorching, disdainful look, and the room seems to shrink. Hours later, after the fourth argument and Nancy's sigh of surrender, a key turns in the stora…