a Beautiful Drummer; byler

|cry baby |

Nancy walked into Mike's room and started pulling him off the bed because he just refused to get out of bed today.

"Nancy stooooop!!" He groaned, as he grasped onto the sheets trying to stay a hold to the bed.

"No! I won't let you stay in bed all day!!" Finally mike gave up and he quickly exclaimed "okay!okay! I give up!" And Nancy dropped his legs as they hit the hard wood floor harshly.

"Oww!" He groaned, "you suck!" Causing Nancy to chuckle because she loved annoying her brother.

"Yeah, okay get dressed your going to the park today." She demanded and mike really didn't feel like it but he also didn't feel like wrestling a.girl who had heels on and shoots guns as a hobbie.

So he got up and changed out of his hellfire shirt and black jeans from the other day, into a grey sweater with a skull on it and wills shorts that are always to big on mike so he has to wear a belt with it, the sweater tucked in.

When mike came out doc martens clomping on the floor every step he took, "I'm coming with to make sure your actually going" Nancy yelled from down the hall.

"Whatever!" He complained, he didn't like bringing his sister anywhere. "Better yet let me drive I'm much safer!"

"You probably buckle up too-" mike scoffed, " and you don't?" She asked nervously causing mike to roll his eyes and by this point they were heading out the door and mike practically rolled himself into the passenger seat.

"Buckle up Michael I'm not letting you die..." Nancy had to parent mike for a while now because it's not like their parents care about either of them, soon the same thing will happen to holly.

They drove in awkward silence all the way to the park, the same park will and mike met.

And do you know who mike saw the instant they got there??

Gareth.

Mike practically rushed out of the car forgetting that those are the swings in which he met will because the only thing he could think of was Gareth.

He slammed the car door and rushed over to the swings where Gareth is sitting.

He then sat down right in front of him with the wet molch from last night's rain touching his thighs sending goosebumps down his legs.

"Hey man! You ready for Halloween tomorrow?" Gareth asked, "oh crap I forgot about Halloween!" Mike chuckled.

"I could tell your house isn't decorated..." Gareth was quite the watcher apearantly because the next thing to come out of Mike's mouth was, "greath..you don't live anywhere near me?"

Causing Gareth to laugh a bit, "I like to go on my drives around different neighborhoods and smash people's mailboxes.

*That's a bit harsh* mike thought, "who's that boy you were smooching up?" Gareth asked.

"B-boy?! I don't..I'm not like that..you know that Gareth?" Gareth sighed and chuckled a bit, "I know what, that your not gay? You were kissing a guy.. don't worry id be ashamed if my boy toy had a haircut like that too.."

Mike's jaw dropped in surprise and his stomach turned just a bit, "boy toy?? Your boy toy? Wait, wait your-"

"No! Gosh no- i don't have any romantic feelings towards a guy?! But y'know kissing one doesn't make me gay?"

Mike shook his head in confusion, "so your just there for kisses and crap? But there's no actual feelings??" Mike asked, every gear in his head was turning but none turning for will.

"Yeah? Hence calling them boytoys??" Gareth clarified.

And that's when the lightbulb hit mike a perfect idea, "proof?" Mike said almost instantly when the lightbulb hit him.

"You want me to kiss you?" Gareth asked, "yeah?" Mike said hoping that Gareth didn't make all of that up to be funny.

"Damn, okay.. we don't mention this at school though? Got it?"

Mike nodded in happiness, and got up on his knees resting his arms next to gareths thighs, his jeans ripped at the knees.

Gareth then arched his back forward and grabbed Mike's face pulling him into a kiss.

Nancy saw this from the car and she was just a bit infuriated because we all know that Gareth and Mike aren't meant for each other

Gareth got so into it he tried to deepen the kiss but mike pulled back he wasn't expecting Gareth to actually kiss him, it was almost scary. Because he never knew this side of Gareth.

Gareth was just a mean, but chill guy to be around.. not someone who would willingly kiss a stranger especially a guy, but mike wasn't a stranger now was he.

Mike then said, "my sister's waiting for me in the car I should go.." gareths nodded, "hey don't let this change our friendship man-" and mike nodded I'm agreement and ran off to Nancy's car.

"Damn how many gays are in Hawkins?" Nancy said when mike got in.

"He's not gay, he just likes the touch of a dude.. there's no romantic sentiment to it?" Mike explained, "okay well you better not hurt will in the process of this because I don't like this Gareth kid.." Nancy said.

But of course Mike's not gonna listen to that.

((Fulfilling my mike x Gareth dreams in the mifdle of this byler fan fic🥴))