Finale- Stranger Things

The Basement Scene

For starters this is a fiction, it isn't the ending of stranger things season 5. Please read this with an open mind. I took the emotion Noah gave when in season two he wanted his pain to end. For Finn i inspired the emotion he gave like he did when in season two at trick or treat or when he tried to get the mind flayer out of Will. Thank you for taking your time to read this :)

As mike places his own storyteller map on the wooden shelf of the wheelers basment. Making this their last campaign ever before letting his little sister and their friend group to take on. He looks to the stairs, as the door is open, his own eyes watering as he looks at will. Who looks to the side, crying.

The soft dim lights flickering slightly, the edvidence of their campaign on the table next to them. The stairs slightly cracking as you hear each footstep.

Mike turns, his hand resting on the edge of his sweater. He looks down, lips slight trembling. "Will" leaves his mouth softly. Will gasps slightly as he freezes on the stairs. "will wait" mike repeats. Will turns, responding to his plead. "Mike" he says qeuitly as tears roll down his cheeks.

Will goes down a few steps, walking towards Mike. An unsure silence creeping in. "What's wrong?" Will asks, almost whispering as if someone was watching. "I need to tell you something." Mike says back, looking will into the eyes. Red tired eyes as they sit on the couch against the wall.

"You can tell me mike" Will says. Not sure what mike wants to vent. "When El died....i was so lost, like the only thing i wanted to prove too, was gone." Mike his eyes wander into the basement. Remembering what all happened there. Will looks towards Mike with an understandable look on his face.

"but i realized that needed to be done. There was no other way.... all the fantasies we had, dreams, wishes could've never happened if we lived."" Mike says, his eyes portraying a sad men's eyes. He stammers while speaking like he couldn't believe this came from him.

"don't say that mike" Will responds, his hand comming towards his lowerarm. Giving it a sqeeuze.

"no.." he says shaking his head, a sniff. "This was bound to happen" Silence. Will looks with a despair look at Mike.

He speaks again, "But- but this made me realize, that my biggest fear was not being the heart, the leader, to not being there to protect El. And it did so much with me, i couldn't accept myself." He says, without a break, crying as mike looks at will who was crying as well. Sobbing their eyes out.

"I don't want to turn out like my dad, Will." He shakes his head. "A man who couldn't even show love, who becomes a lonely man even with family around and- and friends."

Will shook his head, sobbing. "Mike you're not gonna turn out like your dad. You're such a charmfull person who has so much love to offer but struggles to show it. I will never let that in the way, so won't your mom, Holly, Lucas, Dustin and neither won't Max." He sobs, stuttering. "We won't" Will finishes.

Mike looks at him with tears as he puts his arms around Will, leaning into his shoulder. Sobbing loudly, barely being able to speak. Mike feels Will put his arms thight around him. Uncediatonlly love from Will.

"I love you, Mike" He sobs out. His grip on Mike tightens. The cotton of Mike his blouse all wet from Will his tears. Mike his eyes open, unsure and scared, but beneath that layer is also a part of him that is intrigued, what if he says it back? Just this once.

"I love you, Will"

His raspy voice echoed through the room. Mike was terrified as if this wasn't supposed to happen. This wasn't him, but for his sake it needed to change, he needed to change. He just needed to stop being so goddamn scared of showing love to people.

Will sniffs his eyes red, knowing how hard that was for Mike. He didn't know how Mike intercepted it. He didn't know if Mike meant it like he did. He always will love Mike, he never stopped and a part of him hoped Mike did too. That a part of him felt the same way for him like he did for Mike.

They pull away slightly. Slowly but surely Mike reaches for his hand, their fingers collide, trembling, afraid but sharing a look that people won't be able to describe, so much love and tenderness.

Whispering Will breaks the silence after a while. "we should get back.."

"we do.." mike agrees, nodding. A smile on his face. Realizing that there are new chapters for him and will and that there is no ending for them yet.

As Will stands up their hands stay together. Will pulls Mike up as their sharing a new moment. A slight laugh from Mike as they walk towards the stairs. A smile on both their faces, unsure but happy they have found each other.

As they walk the stairs, Will goes first, then goes Mike.

Their footsteps qeuit as the floorboards creak. Their hands not losing any contact.

At the door, Will steps up to the floor and then goes Mike.

They both share a nod while Mike reaches for the light switch.

The light turns off, closing the door forever.