In the quiet familiarity of Hawkins High, Y/N is the girl everyone loves. She is kind without effort, laughter following her through hallways she has known her whole life. Everyone adores her… everyone except Mike Wheeler. To him, her popularity feels undeserved, her warmth confusing, her presence impossible to ignore. While Y/N struggles to understand why the boy she’s always noticed refuses to see her, she holds onto a quiet hope that one day his indifference will soften into something more.