your roles were.. complicated.

Mike was one of the schools very own freaks. why? because he hung out with Dustin, Will, Lucas, and the weird new kid, Jane (Eleven).

and you? you were extremely popular. you were the coolest in the school! you were friends with the jocks and the popular girls, you had everyone in school asking you out! you had everything.

but you and Mike were a happy couple, and have been together since 7th grade.

it’s currently senior year.

you were being pinned up against a locker by a jock, with the popular girls by you giggling and saying you two would be such a cute couple. once you see Mike walk by, with a broken expression on his face. you immediately push them away and run after him.

you started, “ Mike, wait! That wasn’t what it looked like- “

“ Then what was it?! “ he spat, stopping in his tracks. you stopped as well. “ Because to me it looked like you were finally preying on your own kind. You’re a popular mess! “

your heart sank.

“ Please, it was a misunderstanding. I was being pinned against my will! I was being taunted! It was just them joking around, I promise! I love you more than I could love anyone! “ you pleaded.

he finally sighed, and nodded. “ Okay.. I’ll believe you. “ he pressed a kiss to your forehead.

this very interaction changed how everyone saw you. this was what showed you were together. after narrowly hiding it for years.

but- you still stayed popular. although people didn’t stop trying to get with you, saying they could do better and that freaks didn’t deserve you.

finally, once you finished performing with the marching band at a school football game, you get a break from everything. Mike and his friends catch up to you and walk with you to the parking lot.

“ You know, you looked happy out there. Way happier than I’ve seen you in a while. “ he said, gently taking your hand to hold.