she drowned out her trauma in pink and teddy bears. he drowned out his with cigarettes and alcohol.
when they're two worlds collide, suddenly they didn't need anything else.
smut warning
short story
6.26.22
7.8.10
watercolor eyes - lana del rey
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el is 16 and mike is 17. this is an alternative universe so none of what happened in the show takes place.this is a short story! trigger warning: mentions of suicide
jane (el) hopper "your love stings like blood and a lemon"
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micheal (mike) wheeler "so what if you taste just like heaven?"
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prologue
el was a sweet girl from a first glance. but if you knew her, like really knew her, you would know thats its all a facade.
when she was 11 her mother died from a sickness. when she was 14, her pain finally caught up to her.
she attempted to overdose but was found by her father.
she never talked about it again. she just filled her empty void with baking and stuffed animals.
her room was a soft, baby pink. she had a little tv on the dresser across from her bed. and she had a full length mirror by her door that was covered with a blanket her mother knitted.
her life was like clockwork. she got home from school, put on her pj's and did homework with her dark grey cat, ivy. the name was inspired by her mothers maiden name, ives.
after she ate dinner she snuggled on her twin sized bed that was covered in toys, and she'd fall asleep watching cartoons. her favorite cartoon was the powerpuff girls.
then her process would repeat.
until she met mike.
he was the definition of your usual badboy cliche. he smoked, drank, wore leather jackets and drove a nice car. el never took much notice of him unlike other girls who would fall to his feet.
mike liked the challenge el provided him. the other girls were so easy for him to have. he, of course, only wanted the one he couldn't have.
see mike looked mean and scary but deep down he was sad and alone.
his father abused him and his mother never spared him a second glance.
he felt unwanted.
even with everyone who liked him.
he was gonna be 18 soon, he had always dreamed of leaving this town. but when he ran into el, all he wanted was her.
although he was scared to hurt her, like she was a piece of glass that would break in his rough hands.
he wanted to protect her. protect her from the cruel world. but to keep her safe he would have to distance himself, he would surely only hurt her.
it was a change for him to be playing with dolls on a girls bedroom floor instead of being in their bed.
she made him feel like a kid again. and in a weird way it was nice.
as if they were both what the other needed.
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a/n: ik this story line is so cliche, but its definitely my favorite. I hope you enjoy this story. its inspired by "INKED" by filevenswhore and "watercolor eyes" by lana del rey.
