faithsrandomthing
Mike Wheeler has always been loud about everything-his opinions, his laughter, his feelings... except when it matters most.
Will Byers has always been quieter, softer, and far too good at noticing the things people don't say out loud.
Now they're 19, dating, and somehow still figuring each other out in all the small, ordinary moments that somehow feel anything but ordinary.
Late-night talks that last too long, hands that always seem to find each other without thinking, nicknames that stick in Will's chest longer than they should, and a love that doesn't arrive all at once-but builds slowly in glances, in silence, in almost-kisses that turn into real ones when neither of them bother pretending anymore.
Mike thinks he's just being playful.
Will thinks he's going to lose his mind.
Neither of them realizes they're already each other's favorite place to be.
And maybe that's the problem... or maybe that's exactly what love is supposed to feel like.