cry, boy, now cry, boy, cry

Mike Wheeler doesn't like emotions. He doesn't like feelings, doesn't like having them. He doesn't like to cry, or feel like he can't breathe, or be in a situation where he has to express how he feels. He much rather prefers to push it down and ignore it. He squashes everything into a tiny little box, which he then stuffs even farther into a deep, dark corner of his brain. He likes it that way.

...Except when he can't handle it anymore.

(Cross posted on Wattpad/ao3)