4 Works by OptimisticPLB
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Everyone thinks Bonnie Mills is unshakeable.
She works the worst shift in the worst trauma ward in Pittsburgh, holding lives together while quietly falling apart herself.
Jack Abbot isn’t trying to fix her. He’s just the only one who sees the cracks, and knows what it means to live with ghosts you never invited.
When the truth finally breaks through in the form of bruises no one can ignore, Bonnie disappears. And when she returns months later, healing on her own terms, Jack finds himself pulled into something careful, quiet, and devastatingly real.
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Summer of ‘85 by ImaginationPLB (OptimisticPLB), OptimisticPLB
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
15 Dec 2025
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Beth had this bad habit of wanting to save every sad stray that came her way. So when she found out that the once King of Hawkins High was now a dorky man in a sailor suit who didn't know who he was, she couldn't help herself but to take him under her wing and show him that you have to love yourself before you can find true happiness.
*As of December 3, 2025 this story has been rewritten and edited.*
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- Part 1 of Surviving Hawkins
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The Crown Didn’t Survive ‘83 by ImaginationPLB (OptimisticPLB)
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
14 Dec 2025
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Elizabeth Carter was Hawkins High’s golden girl, until the Fall of ’83, when her perfect life collapsed in one week: failed cheer tryouts, a brutal breakup, and a fast drop from popular to invisible. With her crown shattered and her confidence gone, Elizabeth unexpectedly falls into the orbit of Eddie Munson, the school’s loudest, proudest freak.
Eddie doesn’t want the polished version of her. He wants the real one. With his chaotic friendship and a list of rebellious ‘firsts,’ Elizabeth starts breaking the rules she lived by and discovering who she actually is, without the glitter, the pressure, or the crown.
But choosing the freaks over the populars comes with consequences. And Elizabeth must decide whether she’s brave enough to stay broken, honest, and free… even if it means letting her old world burn behind her.
Because in ‘83, the crown didn’t survive.
But Beth did.
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*Prequel to Summer of ‘85. This is not a love story. It’s the story of Eddie and Beth’s friendship. You don’t need to read Summer of ‘85 to understand the story.*
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- Part 2 of Surviving Hawkins
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 7,071
- Chapters:
- 1/8
- Hits:
- 152
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Dirty Hands by IsolatedPLB (OptimisticPLB)
Fandoms: Shingeki no Kyojin | Attack on Titan
28 Jan 2024
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Levi knew his hands were dirty.
He knew they were cold and dangerous. They were rough and brutal. They were filthy and covered in blood that would forever stain them. He knew there was no way they would ever be clean again.
But her hands…
Her hands, they were warm and comforting. They were soft and gentle. They were kind and clean.
While his hands were meant to hurt and kill, her hands were meant to heal and give life.
Levi would do anything to make sure her hands stayed clean. But it was hard to do when Erwin was the one washing her hands with blood and convincing her they were still spotless and pure.