STRANGER THINGS IMAGINES

mike wheeler {2}

even though the characters - the reader's - mother is joyce, i'm still going to be calling her joyce because i can't be bothered with the whole mOoooOoOm

it's been a week since we moved, and el hasn't shut up about mike. they've been constantly talking over their radios, and el tells me he'd like to say hi, but i never do say hello.

i confess my feelings to him, and afterwards i act as if nothing happened. i wasn't surprised, just quite disappointed with myself.

it was a saturday, and i enjoyed laying in bed for the most part. until el got up at 10:30am.

"y/n, would you like some breakfast?" she asked me, shaking me to wake up.

i sighed, rolling over, "el, i get you're trying to be nice and i love that, thank you, but i'm trying to sleep. mom - sorry, joyce, should be up soon, so you should just wait."

el nodded down at me, out of her pajamas already and fully dressed and done up for the day. i sat up on my elbows, "going somewhere today?"

she glanced down at her clothes and slightly brushed her hair that was in a ponytail with her fingers, "i thought will told you?"

my eyebrows furrowed, "no? what is it?"

"mike's coming up here for a couple nights." she said, grinning like a dork. a dork indeed.

i fake grinned, my eyebrows rising in disbelief, "oh! really? th-that's so great. that's so good. when will he get here?"

"he radioed me a couple hours ago, should be here any minute."

my eyes widened, and i asked her if she was joking, to which she replied with a shake of her head. i raced out of bed and grabbed random clothes that i later threw on in the bathroom, doing my hair into whatever felt best, and brushing my teeth.

just as i walked out of the bathroom twenty minutes later, there was a ring at the doorbell. i heard joyce's voice echoing through the house, "will! y/n, el! mike's here!"

i heard mike greeting her in the doorway, and i ducked back into the bathroom.

"how are they?" i heard mike ask just as they walked past the bathroom.

joyce knocked on the door loudly, "y/n! get out here, mike is here and he wants to say hey."

i sighed, staring at myself in the mirror, "no shit, joyce." i whispered to myself.

i opened the door, grinning to greet him, but they weren't there. i glanced around the corner in el's and i's shared room. el sat on her bed, mike next to her and joyce at the doorway.

"oh okay. i'll leave you to it then." joyce turned around to leave, seeing me in the doorway of the bathroom. she wiggled her eyebrows at me, throwing her thumb over her shoulder to point at the two.

"where's will?" i asked, and she sighed loudly.

"in his room. he says that he needs to give them 'privacy'" joyce finger quotes it, and i laugh.

"stuff that. i'm going in there now." i reply, smiling up at joyce.

she nods, "go ahead."

i walk in, and they both look up at me. mike gets up off the bed, and el looks at him and then the spot where he sat, and i smiled at him.

"y/n." he said, holding out his arms for a hug. i walked over and gave him a big hug. "i've missed you."

"you missed her more." i whispered to him, smiling up at him, "but i missed you too."

i pulled him in for another hug before he could say anything, and i looked at el from over his shoulders. she looked so angry that it looked as if her powers would shoot through the room and right at me like they'd never left.

i only smiled at her slightly.

"kids! lunch is ready." joyce called from the kitchen, and i pulled away from mike, walking out to the kitchen. will walked out of his room, greeting mike, and they began a conversation.

we all sat down at the table, will on my left and mike my right, el sat in front of mike. "so, mike, how's hawkins?" will asked, leaning over his food to ask mike.

mike shrugged, "no different from when you guys were there. more boring if anything."

i nodded, "i miss everyone else."

"i was gonna make them come up with me, but their parents didn't let them apparently. i think max and lucas just wanted more time to pash away and dustin wanted to spend time with robin and steve." mike replied, glancing over at me before digging into his food.

i nodded, eating mine too.

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later that night, el and i were situated in bed, her asleep, my eyes wide awake. joyce had put mike on a mattress in will's room because she didn't know what mike and el would get up to in here by themselves. i was glad she did, to be honest.

i sighed, sitting upright in bed. i glanced at the digital clock on my bedside table and frowned. 2:12am.

the whole house was silent, except for a few giggles and fake snores coming from will's room every now and then. they were still up? voluntarily?

i got out of bed, quietly tip toeing towards will's room to tell them to shut up. i opened the door, it creaking a little bit until it was fully open. they both sat on will's bed, d&d spread out across will's bed. they looked up at me as the door creaked, "you guys need to shut up. you're really loud."

mike softened his look when he saw me, and will's eyes furrowed, "you're still awake? what about el?"

i snapped my fingers quietly, "out like a light."

mike opened his mouth to talk to me, "i'm going out to the kitchen," i hinted, "be quiet, okay?"

i closed the door, hoping he'd catch on and follow me. if he wanted to say something, he sure as hell wasnt going to say it in front of my brother.

i tip toed towards the kitchen, the sound of will's door opening like music to my ears. mike slapped a hand on my shoulder as i poured myself some water.

i jumped, knowing full well it was him, but the action still scaring me. "holy shit! mike!" i whisper-yelled.

he chuckled, "sorry. we need to talk."

"no shit." i mumble, taking a sip of my drink.

he sat down on the couch, patting it for me to sit next to him. i did, keeping my distance. i may like this guy, but so does el.

"you and el..?" i asked, being the first to speak. he looked up at me and smiled lightly.

"good friends."

"you and i?"

"potential relationship."

"this relationship being..?"

"i like you, y/n. a lot. okay? i wanna be with you, i just don't know how el will take it." he replied, sighing intently.

i nodded, "who knows. maybe it'll make her really angry and bring back her powers." we both chuckled, "i like you too mike."

"so then, what shall it be?" he asked, and my eyes widened.

i didn't say anything, but before i knew it, my lips were on his, and that's i wanted.

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some of y'all wanted a part 2 and here it is but i don't like it. i apologize i'm in a really bad head space right now 🥺