goodwithabat:

a starter for @dungecnmaster

The last time he saw the TWERP he was struggling to climb onto the roof so he could sneak into Nancy’s bedroom through her window. He caught him, but instead of ratting him out he left on his bicycle and pedaled off somewhere unseen into the night. Steve didn’t KNOW, he didn’t care, he was merely grateful to not have the opportune moment burst and spoiled like a bubble. Tonight would be the house party he was throwing with an extremely limited and short guest list.

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❛ Hey, kid, Steve called out, directly addressing him across the distance. It wasn’t done with his typical bravado, the one responsible for winning him hearts around the small town they lived in.The parking lot was cleared, completely empty. His friends were inside of the gas station, picking up soft drinks and snacks, he didn’t know, he didn’t PARTICULARLY care. Steve had no audience, no wayward company to impress. He nodded at him, shaping the words casually, Thanks for not uh — busting me. A cigarette was withdrawn from his pack. He stuck it between his lips and skillfully lit up, enjoying the nicotine tainted sweetness COURTESY of the filter. Lungs swelled and expanded before he breathed out a cloud of smoke off to the side. He then pinched the slender white stick between skillful fingers, eyeing him meaningfully. To your folks? I appreciate it. ❜

   ❝ Ratting you out would’ve ratted me out—-it’s not like I did it to be nice. Besides, whatever you and my sister get up to has nothing to do with me.

After his gaze trails after the retreating figures of his friends and their backs disappear behind those sliding doors, Mike regards Steve with as much interest as he deems necessary ( which is very little ). He’s not even halfway turned around before he’s rolling his eyes in the way he knows always gets him into trouble, stepping away from the little bike rack and towards the older boy with easy steps. The nonchalance that seems to exude from his very being is paired easily with his hands sliding into his jacket pockets, and the indifference marking itself across the smooth lines of his face. Honestly, why Steve even bothered to speak to him was beyond Mike, and he wasn’t going to waste time trying to figure it out. He’d chalk it up to the other simply being the absolute epitome of your average teenager, but even that doesn’t seem to fit the odd variety that fills the halls in Hawkins High School; he finds it very hard to believe that he’ll ever grow into anything even remotely close to the image directly in front of him.

If nothing else, there is at least humor in the situation—-he doubts he’ll ever get that image of Steve trying to act cool, leaning against the roof like maybe if I smile enough this kid won’t know I’m obviously trying to sneak into his house… no amount of well-balanced cigarettes and hair gel could erase that. Just thinking about it brought a lopsided simper to his face, baiting his next snarky remark effortlessly.

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  ❝ Might want to work on your sneaking skills, though. You were really OBVIOUS, even without being halfway onto my roof. Aren’t people your age supposed to be good at that sort of thing?  ❞

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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as loved by DANIEl

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