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The Wheeler Twins
Phoebe Wheeler was a first born twin and that fact made her superior to Nancy, or so she liked to claim daily to remind her twin that even though she is seemingly a lot more intellectual she was born first making her the most loved child - which was in fact not true.
Karen Wheeler the girls mother loved all of her children equally but it was obvious to Phoebe that she favoured Nancy more. Even though Phoebe herself did manage to graduate with all the luck she had she hadn't succeeded as much as her sister.
Success didn't matter to Phoebe and nor did college or a well paying job, she hated the idea of being a high class snob who rubbed her nose on lower people, she literally could not stand the idea. She didn't mean Nancy was one of those people of course but maybe in the future Nancy would become something like that and Phoebe hated the thought.
Most people say twins are similar, telepathic in a way but the Wheeler girls were not. Phoebe was head cheerleader and Nancy would spend her free time in the library, the only thing the girls did have in common was dating Steve Harrington. Phoebe had her share first before he was passed over to Nancy. It only made sense the most popular girl and boy in Hawkins high dating but they weren't fit for each other and the pair knew that.
Even though they had many differences they loved each other more then anything and Phoebe was beyond happy for her younger twin to finally find love, even though that didn't last with Steve of course she was still happy for her.
They looked out for each other like no other, at the beginning of high school all the boys favoured Phoebe, but she never let it get to her head nor did she let it get to her sister, she would always include Nancy in activities no matter how big or small and no matter wether she was invited or not. They would attend parties with each other and even though the boys of Hawkins enjoyed seeing Phoebe more she would never be big headed about it. Nancy was half of her always and forever.
Phoebe and Nancy had been through a lot. Trauma invaded them. After Mike introduced Eleven to Phoebe long ago in the basement her life had changed just as those around her. She spent many nights restless not being able to sleep with the images of monsters clawing at her and she didn't want any of it to be real and it didn't feel fully real not until she watched her best friend die at the hands of the mind flayer.
Sydney Rickets wasn't all too bright but she was a good friend, great even and she was everything to Phoebe. She tried to desperately save her from being taken but she was too late and she had to watch her friend sacrifice herself to save her boyfriend Billy but Sydney herself was too late for that. She died by his side and Phoebe knew that's what she wanted yet it still didn't make things right not to her.
She just hoped this would be her year - but is it ever?
