𝑀𝑖𝑑𝑛𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 // 𝐞𝐥𝐦𝐚𝐱

9

max is gone.

max is gone max is gone max is gone.
those three words ran loops around els erratic brain as she began her walk home. the words were not fiction, max was gone. el had convinced herself that she had taken things too far, and max no longer wanted anything to do with her. she must be avoiding her. why else wouldn't she be at school? even though max was prone to skipping class to hang out in star court, el's mind seemed to skip over that thought. the only possible explanation was the kiss. the connection of a pair of girls lips had ruined a perfectly good friendship, and yet nothing in els life had ever made more sense. it  was all her fault. (even though max had sent the note, but again, el wouldn't allow herself to blame any of this on her best friend).

the bus max was on had just arrived at the station closest to hawkins high, and as ehe sprinted out of the door, she checked her watch, and cursed under her breath. 3:45 - she was too late. school has ended 10 minutes ago, and el would already be halfway home by now,

all that meant was more running for the fatigued girl, who was already out of breath. as she passed the hellhole she called school, a blur of brown hair and blue jeans came into her vision, and her legs carried her faster than they ever had before. soon enough, max was close enough to reach out and touch els shoulder, which, by instinct, she did.

and there was el. beautiful, sweet, el hopper.

in that moment, all anxiety flew away from both girls. max looked down hypnotically into els fawn eyes, her rosy cheeks and pink lips looked soft, and her skin was dotted with brown freckles, and although not as many as max had, a lot darker than her own. el's eyelashes fluttered, and a puppy eyed expression flew across her face. her eyes were filled with nothing but love for the girl of whom she had shared a tender kiss with - max is here.

"hi." el said, her lips remaining slightly parted after the words had exited her mouth.

"hi." max replied breathlessly.

a split second passed before max placed both of her icy, pale hands on either side of els face, and pulled her in close to connect their lips for a second time. although she didn't have to pull hard, as el was just as willing, possibly even more, to relive the moment that had been on her mind since it occurred .

however perfect it may have felt, the kiss didn't last nearly as long as the previous , because max had something to say. and this time, she would say it. instead of running away to her life support, known commonly as robin buckley.

"el, i..." looking into her best friends eyes filled her stomach with feelings of warmth and butterflies. max shut her eyes and took a deep breath before continuing. come on max, she thought to herself, here we go.

"can i be your girlfriend?"

a/n:
it happened!!!!! ahh!!!
honestly i don't really have a plan for this story, like at all, i'm kinda just using it as a form of escapism from school atm, so please don't take it too seriously! ik it's not amazing, 😭😭
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