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He wasn’t familiar with the trademark nerdy wit. It was something entirely new. ❛ Huh. That so? Steve was accustomed to the limited company of Tommy and Carol, who might as well been a packaged pair, since neither strayed too far from the other. The smile on his lips flickered until it lifted the corner of his mouth. ❛ So you don’t care at all about what your sister and I get up to at ALL?

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Steve was an only child, so he DIDN’T know how things like this went. He was pretty much given free reign to do as he pleased so long as his big shot dad didn’t find out. That meant keeping any and all extracurricular activities under close wraps and a secret from his mother as well, which wasn’t much of a problem. It wasn’t like she kept her ears peeled or voluntarily wanted to know what he got up to, so as long as he played it smart — neither of his parents were any the WISER and he could have his fun. His stunt with relaxation against the back of his car didn’t grind to a halt. His gaze narrowed, but popped back open as if he placed tiny springs in the corners to keep himself reacting. ❛ Hey! I mean you just… Caught me at a BAD moment. I’m normally stealthy like a ninja. Well, he tried to be. Then again Steve never tried as hard as he did with Nancy. He never cared half as much.

Mike had front row seats to watch him, clumsy by moonlight and twice as pitiable. ❛ It’s how you stick the landing. His self-important voice didn’t lose his buoyancy, certainty written in his features as he slid his gaze across Mike’s form. THAT’S what’s most important. Considering the extent of his interests extended to automobiles and hot girls, his brain drew a blank in finding any way they could possibly relate. What was a boy his age and with a mop of flat hair like his interested in? He seemed like a geek, a TOTAL geek, but even girls got crushed, right? Don’t tell me there’s never been a girl you wanted to impress, he asked of his stare. Nailed it.

  ❝ Whatever helps you sleep at night. 

Mike wasn’t going to try and argue with the logic of a guy who’s ego was probably bigger than the quiff on top of his head, even if he really, really wanted to. He didn’t even bother saying ‘no, I definitely don’t care what you and my sister get up to, because whatever it is probably really gross.’ Instead, his heart catches up with his head as Steve’s last question finally registers in his ears, and the snarky melts into something very defensive.

    ❝ I —- What? No.

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It’s not as if he was really lying—-he hadn’t felt the need to impress her yet, but he definitely felt like he was getting there. That, though, wasn’t the problem ( or, he’d tell himself that, at least ); the problem was the fact that Steve, who—-and this is only from what he’s heard during phone calls between Nancy and Barb, all of which was one-sided for Mike—-was considered some semblance of a small town HEARTTHROB, was asking Mike, of all people, something like that. Was he trying to be funny?

Rocking forward onto his toes to gain some height ( it did absolutely nothing ) and narrowing his eyes a tad in the process ( he looked anything but intimidating ), he tries to come up with a retort as quick as he had only moments ago, but he can’t seem to spit anything remotely intelligent out.


   ❝ We’re not talking about me! Besides, even if I did, I wouldn’t go around calling myself a ‘ninja’. ❞

THOUGH NOTHING WILL KEEP US TOGETHER

A FRIEND is someone you'd do anything for. you lend them your cool stuff, like comic books and trading cards.

and, they never break a promise.

WE COULD STEAL TIME JUST FOR ONE DAY

indie mike wheeler from stranger things.

private, highly selective, multi-everything and oc friendly.

EST. dec 24th 2016.

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