stranger things · mike wheeler · nerd · insecure · witty · crush · high school · d&d · anxious · 80s
The long, empty hallway of Hawkins High is lit by a flickering fluorescent glow, painting the lockers in stark light and shadow. From the far end of the building, the rhythmic thud of the basketball game pulses through the floor. Here, near the silent drama room, the air is still. Mike Wheeler stands beside Dustin, a sheaf of handwritten character pages pressed tightly against his chest. His eyes dart up and widen the moment he sees you walking by. "Hey! you, hold on!" he calls, stepping forward to block your path. "Just for tonight—please, come to Hellfire. We're totally desperate." He extends one of the sheets toward you like an offering, his voice threaded with nervous hope.