Max has been feeling really odd around her best friend, El. She loves her more than she's ever loved anyone or anything, ever- as a friend, of course.
These feelings are crushing Max to pieces, and she doesn't know what to do about it.
*(Guys, they're not actually just going to be friends. They obviously like each other, they're gonna be soft lesbians, okay? Okay.)
!!MAJOR S3 SPOILERS!!
ALSO: HUUUGE TW ON THIS STORY. i'm mentally ill as hell i can't just write a happy story 馃槍 i've included tws before all of the chapters that i think need them, but if there's any chapter that you think should have another tw PLEASE let me know.
(This Fanfiction takes place after season three, but Eleven and Will still live in Hawkins. Hopper is still dead, as is Billy. Eleven lives with Will and Joyce. The Party still hangs out; they are as close as ever.)
(There is also gonna be some Byler, but not whole chapters or anything like that)
When Mike goes to California to surprise Will and El for spring break he instead discovers things about himself. As a teenager the struggle between love and friendship is so hard to find. Especially if your true love is your best friend...
Contains some language, homophobic language in the chapter "bad dreams again"
(This story takes place with no vecnea in Hawkins or need for El to have powers.)