1996, you and Carlton moved back to Hawkins after ages of begging him to. He complied only so he could get to know your friends better and "because he cares about your social life"? Yeah right. In all honesty you wanted to go back so badly for Mike, every time you went to visit the party in Hawkins without Carlton you two would always end up in each others pants one way or another, Carlton didn't know, nor did he suspect anything of the sorts.

you were at Mikes house, Carlton was at work at melvalds so you took time out of your day to "say hi" to your childhood friend! Accept this has been happening since you moved back, and it was definitely a lot more than just a hello.

the two of you are in his room, he's reading the draft for his newest novel, that you know he's probably never releasing, it's good, but you can't help but let your eyes trail over him as he speaks.

"That's sorta all I could think of before I passed out, note to self don't get drunk just for writing ideas- Will? Hey- are you listening?"

he leans forward and snaps his fingers in front of your face