012 - stranger things x reader

21 // the light at the end of the tunnel

"And now we report the missing kids incident in Derry, Maine, and what a group of local teens have to say about recent rumors of a paranormal entity in the area."

Dustin throws popcorn at the screen.
"Lame! Show the trailer for X-Men already!"
"Werid, kinda looks like Mike." Max says, leaning an arm over her boyfriend Lucas to take some popcorn into the bowl. Your tired eyes focus on the screen, a boy with black glasses and a scrawny smile on the screen. Kinda does. "Excuse me, I look nothing like that rat looking dude!" Mike retorts, sending a pepperoni slice to Max's head. "Mm, yeah. You're cuter." Elle says, cooing into his ear, and Mike turns so red he forgets he's even mad at the insult. Laughing into your hand, you watch as Will steals a candy bar from Mike while he's distracted, sending you a smirk of sworn secrecy. "Shut it, lovebirds!" Robin says, sending a soft kick to the back of Mike's head with her sock, arms wrapped around her new girlfriend. "Yea, not sure you have much room to talk there." Jonathan says with a shrug of his shoulders. Nancy laughs, halfway through doing her makeup, curling her hair to perfection. You can hear Joyce and Hopper clink wine glasses in the kitchen, and the soft sound of your mothers, "I don't drink." It's like static, a calm and serene peace. One that feels like home.

Well, minus one person.
Your eyes fall to Robin, eyes still sad, but a little happier than yesterday.
You suppose it's not easy to loose your best friend. It's not easy to loose someone who felt like an older brother to you, too.

Your gaze fixates on the boy you saved, the one who doesn't have cold flashes anymore, the one who has been through so much, yet manages to stay strong. Will flashes a smile back.

And your best friend, one who's trusted you, hoped for you, believed in the best for you since day one. A fiery red head with an impenetrable spirit. Max flips you off with a laugh, she always found it weird when you stared like this.

And lastly , to your sister.
The girl who felt the same as you, is still haunted by the same demons, the girl who also has Brenners face imprinted on the back of her eyes.

But she's also the one that like your mother, is getting better every passing day. With every new sunrise comes another chance to be a kid,
and both you and Elle know a normal life would be something to give an arm and leg for. She grazes a hand over yours, fingers hovering delicately against the 012 mark. Finally, you have what you've always longed for.

A family, peace, friends.
Fuck that stupid mission.

Dustins screeches as the new X men Movie trailer finally airs. Max tells him to shut up and shoves popcorn in his face.

This though, yeah.
You could definitely get used to this.

i know what your thinking... Hannah, you finish this fic after 2 long years just to kill of Steve? And for that I am truly sorry but I had to make you guys emotionally invested somehow. Anyways, thank you all for staying around on this journey, this fanfic will forever one of my favorites (even tho it took me so fucking long!)

Anyways, i'm thinking about doing a series of short drabbles for whichever character you wanted Y/N to end up with romantically, or maybe just short bonding moments you'd want as a stranger things x reader.

I might continue this story based on the plot of the new season . (I swear I won't take as long this time lol)

But anyways yeah, i'm more of a bnha ao3 writer these days in case you are wondering (h8tedhannah is my ao3) and zombieyagami is my tiktok if anyone wants it.

Again, thank you all so much.
Much love
-Hannah