if you fall, I will catch you, I'll be waiting (time after time)

Before their second confrontation with Henry, back when ash rained in Hawkins and Max was still in her coma, they made the decision to place an additional protection layer between themselves and Henry by having everyone carry a Walkman around with their favourite song of the moment. In the end, they didn’t need it for that fight but they all took to the custom of taking their own Walkman attached to their hips everywhere they went, just in case.Nancy had started to figure out that these music choices could say a lot about a person and their thoughts and feelings, so, when the first synth sounds of Mike’s song started playing, she made sure to pay special attention, in case it could give her an insight into Mike’s thoughts.---Or -- Mike Wheeler works through his thoughts and feelings thanks to the power of deep conversations, love, and music.