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Mike groaned, "Can you guys please just tell me what the hell you're talking about?"
"Screw this. I'll do it." Max turned to him sharply, "The entire school is talking about El."
That he hadn't heard, not a single whisper.
His mouth went dry, "What are they saying?"
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20 Jan 2026
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be brave and kiss the girl by FateChica for thenewromantics
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
24 May 2020
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El Hopper: beautiful, sweet, and instantly one of the most popular girls in the Hawkins’ High junior class when she moves there after her dad takes the job of Police Chief for the small town. Mike Wheeler: king of the nerds, A/V club president, and completely invisible to girls.
Naturally, Mike notices the new girl - how can he not when she’s the most beautiful girl he’s ever seen in his entire short life? But she’s so far out of his league, it’s not even worth dreaming about. So it’s completely and utterly confusing to him when El takes a lot more than a polite interest in him.
El, for her part, is instantly smitten with the cute nerd with gorgeous eyes, adorable freckles, and the most beautiful smile she’s ever seen. No one understands when she decides to pursue him, especially not the popular kids, but it’s harder than she bargained for to get Mike to trust her, to let her into his heart. Guess it’s a good thing she’s as persistent as she is popular, isn’t it?
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20 Jan 2026
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It has been 4 years since the Upside Down was destroyed and with it the girl Mike loved more than anything. The theory that she survived and is living in peace keeps him going, inspired to write her story disguised as a simple fantasy novel. He stays in contact with the party that has been spread out, but he is alone most of the time, spending his days at his typewriter.
El has managed to find peace in Iceland, making new friends and living without the threat of captivity under a different name, but something is missing in her life ever since she said goodbye to the boy she loved more than anything. She always thinks about her previous life in Hawkins, writing letters to them that she will never send.
One day, El walks into the bookstore and notices a familiar name on the cover of a bestselling fantasy novel. "The Storyteller and the Mage" it was called. And this version had the happily ever after they both had wanted.
Maybe it was still possible. Maybe Mike could write the ending after all. El just did not know how possible it was.
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06 Jan 2026
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It has been two years since El disappeared and was presumed dead on the bridge, but something tells Mike that she is still out there. A code comes in and he knows exactly where to go to find the girl he loves.
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04 Jan 2026
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"While I have been silently waiting on the side line, he has fallen in love as well, but that someone has not been me. And now I'm stuck with being his best friend, and though I would not want to miss one minute of our friendship, it hurts so much to watch him being happy with someone else."
Mileven, 1980's High School AU (inspired by the Taylor Swift song 'You Belong With Me')Bookmarked by vanityofdarkness
01 Jan 2026