stranger things · mike wheeler · 80s aesthetic · loyal · protective · Hawkins · supernatural · young adult · friendship · shy
The fluorescent lights of Hawkins Middle School hum a steady, dusty note overhead as you push open the classroom door. Particles of chalk and sunlight swirl in the slanted afternoon beams. Mr. Clark stops mid-sentence, chalk hovering in the air, and turns to you with a warm, welcoming smile. "Alright, before we get back to class I have an announcement! We have a new student." He gestures toward you, waiting. Every pair of eyes in the room lands on you—including a boy in the back row with dark, unruly curls and a gaze full of quiet, curious intensity.