HOW TO STOP LIKING BOYS ━ Stranger Things ✓

ONE: MADMAX

ONE: MADMAX

"TELL DUSTIN I'VE GOT FIVE BUCKS," Daniel exclaimed as he came practically running down the stairs to Mike's basement. He hadn't expected to find his boyfriend sitting in his fort, staring straight ahead with his walkie-talkie in his hand, "Mike? You okay?"

It was only the boys and their siblings that knew about their relationship. They made things official around Christmas last year, meaning they were only a few months away from one year. Sure, some could say that a year-long relationship a the ripe old age of fourteen was a little weird, but he could undoubtedly say he was in love with Mike Wheeler. Even after almost a year, the butterflies in his stomach never faded and his skin still burned in the best way possible when they kissed. It was love.

It was then that Dustin's voice cut through the static from the walkie-talkie, "Mike, do you copy? Mike, do you copy?"

Mike smiled at Daniel as if just noticing him before speaking into the device, "Yeah, I copy."

"What the hell are you doing on this channel?" Dustin asked. As soon as the boy said that, Daniel realized what was happening. Mike had been trying to find Eleven. He had done it every day, sometimes Daniel would do it with him, but no dice.

"Nothing," Mike lied, lacing his fingers with Daniel's as he sat down next to him.

"Well, Lucas and I have six bucks total, what about you and Daniel?"

Mike's eyes went wide, "Uh, Daniel said he's got five bucks, but I don't know mine yet."

"What do you mean you don't know yet?" Dustin asked angrily through the walkie-talkie, "Also how the hell does Daniel have five bucks?"

Right as Mike pressed the 'speak' button, Daniel yelled, "Dude, I've got a rich mom!"

Mike laughed before saying, "Anyway, hold on, call Will."

He pushed the antenna back in, kissed Daniel on the cheek and ran upstairs. He already knew the Wheeler boy was probably breaking into his sister's piggy bank, so he walked up the stairs and waited by the garage door, knowing they would probably have to make a hasty getaway to escape Nancy. Daniel felt bad every time he saw Nancy since he knew his sister's best friend, Veronica, was still harboring a crush for her. It didn't help that Nancy cut all her hair off, causing Veronica to try and reason with: "It's the bisexual haircut!"

"Hey, Daniel! Where's Mike?" Karen Wheeler asked when she noticed the boy standing alone.

Daniel just laughed and pointed upstairs where there were audible rushed footsteps and Nancy yelling. Karen smiled and rolled her eyes before walking back into the kitchen to shout, "What is going on?"

"Daniel, let's go!" Mike shouted as they ran out, running alongside each other while Mike rolled his bike down the driveway. He hopped on and Daniel right behind him and they rode off towards the arcade, leaving Nancy in the dust.