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YOU SAT NEXT to el who waited eagerly for mike to arrive, sylas sat there next to you silently, you leaned your head on his shoulder as you had gotten a letter back from max saying that the two of you needed space— that the two of you needed to break up, and you were hurt cause of it.

So, now, you're just sitting and wondering what it could've been like if you had just went to hawkins instead and talk to him about it. Sylas was a kind person, so he wasn't really the type to bring up certain topics if it was uncomfortable.

That's when you see mike had arrived, eleven sat up eagerly and waved her hand his way, calling his name.

You watched as she stood up and ran over to him, wrapping her arms around him in a hug.

"Oh, careful, careful, careful. you're squishing your present." Mike tells her, "it's a gift. I, uh-- I handpicked those for you in hawkins. I know you like yellow, but now I'm realizing it's too much yellow. I know you also like purple, so I got purple as well. so I kinda did, like, a 70/30 split kinda thing."

"They're perfect. thank you." El says quickly as she steps aside, will walks up to him.

"Hey. How you doing?" Mike says as him and will share a small hug, you walk up to them with sylas, waving at mike.

"[y/n], hey." Mike says and the both of you share a warm gentle hug. "It's good to see you."

"Good to see you, too." You replied with a soft smile, stepping back and letting Jonathan greet him this time.

After greeting each other mike turns to will. "uh, what's that?" he asks him.

Will shakes his head, "um, it's nothing. just this painting I've been working on." he replies.

Mike nods. "Cool."

Sylas looks between the two of them with his brows raised, tilting his head in thought. maybe that painting was for mike? it had to have been.

"That's a rad shirt, man." Argyle suddenly spoke. "Ocean pacific?"

"Dude." Sylas says, glancing at argyle.

Jonathan then speaks. "Oh, hey, mike. this is, uh, my friend argyle. this is [y/n]'s, el's, and wills friend, sylas." he tells mike.

"Oh. hey." Mike greets the both of them, sylas went for a simple handshake, giving mike a gentle smile.

"Hey." Sylas replies.

Then mike turns to argyle but argyle pulled him into a hug, smelling him. you stood next to sylas awkwardly, blinking while furrowing your brows. Sylas face palms himself while letting out a heavy sigh.

"Oh no, no, no." Argyle says. "No, it's a shitty knockoff. yeah. but don't sweat it. I'll get you the good threads out here."

It was silent for a while until argyle spoke again. "I heard a lot about your sister."