michael wheeler wouldn't consider himself a bad student. it was actually the exact opposite. he was pretty smart and could write essays with his eyes closed. but as the years progressed, he simply couldn't ignore the anger that went towards his father and it changed his entire demeanor. he wore dark clothes and almost always wore an angered expression. his friends knew what was going on but they simply waited on him to open up. and he appreciated it. he appreciated it more than anything in the world.
he was angry at the world but he wasn't angry at his friends.
it was lunch time and they were currently sitting on the bleachers. they had all decided to skip the cafeteria today and simply eat outside. they were all sharing their subway sandwiches and chips while mike only smoked a cigarette. he knew that he shouldn't. that he could get in trouble. but the principal didn't bother anymore. and his friends sure as hell didn't say anything anymore.
"so, wheeler. is there something you want to tell us?" max starts. max was all fire and all spunk. but she was one of his best friends. out of the entire party, he thought he could relate with her the most. "we saw you giggling like a school boy during class."
their eyes shift to him and he's waving her off. "i was just talking with my friend. she makes the funniest jokes."
lucas shakes his head, supporting his girlfriend's argument. "no, no. dustin makes good jokes and you don't smile like an awestruck princess." he's biting into one of the chips and mike only rolls his eyes.
"is it a girlfriend?" will asks, curious and he's joined the teasing bandwagon. of course he did. he always had his boyfriend's back. god damn lucas sinclair.
"it's not a girlfriend. it's a girl that's a friend." he lets the smoke out of his system and he's tapping the ashes away. "we met at church. you know the whole bullshit youth thing my mom has me going to." he explains with a roll of his eyes.
"so, she's a christian?" dustin questions and mike laughs.
"i'm pretty sure she's not. she was in one of those clubs too."
"oh great. mike and a criminal." dustin explains and that sends all of them into a fit of laughter. they loved talking about the rumors that surrounded their best friend. mike found them funny too sometimes. how he was a criminal. how he was going to break kneecaps — when in reality, max was the real menace.
his phone buzzes and he's instantly pulling his phone out. he knows it's from elaine. she's the only person that texts him.
"geez wheeler, do you want a bib?"
mike rolls his eyes at her words before reading her text.
from: elaine
i woke up from my nap
from: elaine
i'm going back to bed
from: elaine
you better not be smoking
and maybe he wasn't mad at elaine either.
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she's like the wind ✔ mileven
Fanfiction( 𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚊𝚞 / 𝚖𝚘𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚗 𝚍𝚊𝚢 𝚊𝚞. ) in which going to that dumb youth club happens to be the best thing to ever happen to michael wheeler. or, the fic in which elaine hopper changes his life.
