A/N:Welcome! This one-shot is pretty short, but it's cute and sweet and was fun to write. Takes place about a month before season 3

It was around 5-3-0 when she heard Mike's knock on the cabin door. El's heart fluttered in excitement. She hadn't seen him in a week, and it was officially Mike's first week of summer break, meaning he could visit the cabin way more often. Hopper wasn't home. He had to work late yet again. El wasn't too upset though, because his absence meant she and Mike had the cabin to themselves.

She stood up from the couch, unlocking the doors with her powers as she hurried to the door. Opening it, she saw Mike standing there on the porch, eyes lighting up at the sight of her. A smile instantly claimed her face as she stepped back to let him inside.

As soon as he closed the door behind him, El took the first opportunity she saw to stand up on her tiptoes and kiss him. God, when did he get so tall? The kiss was short-lived, for balance wasn't quite El's forte, and she ended up stumbling right back down to the ground. Luckily, before she fell any further, Mike caught her arms, letting out a surprised laugh.

"Woah! You okay?" he said, a goofy smile plastered to his face. El regained balance, letting out a huffing breath. She looked up at Mike with a quizzical glare, letting his hands glide down her arms to hold her hands. "What?"

"You're tall." El responded simply.

He scoffed. "I guess."

"It's hard to kiss you."

"Yeah?"

"Yeah. It's like you're a giraffe and I'm like a… like a rabbit."

He smirked. "Well, rabbits jump, don't they?"

She rolled her eyes, barely containing her smile. "Mike!" she laughed, kicking him in the shin lightly, playfully.

Mike laughed as well. "Okay, okay! What if I just…" he bent down a bit, and before she knew it, El was being scooped up into his arms. "Picked you up like this? Is this okay?"

El was a laughing mess, cheeks turning pink.

"Hmm, you know, actually, I think you're more of a bird than a rabbit. Maybe you could fly up to me, hmm?"

El was giggling uncontrollably, drunk on the feeling of Mike's presence. "Mike, put me down!" she said between gasping laughs. Mike laughed.

"Ah, alright." he gently set her back down. "Y'know, you can just ask me to bend down a little."

"Yeah." El wrapped her arms around his neck, tugging his face down to hers.

"Hey, you're supposed to ask!" Mike exclaimed, a light blush brushing onto his face.

El grinned, and before Mike could protest and further, she caught his lips in a tender kiss, smiling through it all. The feeling of his lips on hers left a fluttering feeling in her chest, like doves being released into the air. It felt like her lips were made for his, his made for hers. They fit together so perfectly, so many feelings washing over her like silky, warm honey.

The kiss ended after a long while, both of them smiling like fools. Mike took her hands again.

"C'mon, rabbit, we've got the whole place to ourselves!"

El smiled and allowed herself to be tugged along by her boyfriend, sighing sweetly as a realization came over her. She loved Mike Wheeler. She loved his hair, his eyes, his freckles, and his newfound height difference. And when he looked back at her, joy gleaming in his eyes with a smile on his face, she couldn't help but think that Michael Wheeler was incredible. He was perfect.