max mayfield imagines 🕰️

~the snowball~

words- 588
type- angst
warning- none

It was December 1984, the day of the snowball y/n was getting ready in the bathroom. She used the last of her hairspray and finished pinning her hair before putting on some light blush and dark blue eyeshadow. She finished her look off with some cherry tinted lip balm before slipping onto her dark blue button up dress and running down the stairs. Steve was in the downstairs bathroom helping Dustin with his hair, Dustin trying to fix it every time Steve touched it. Y/n opened the door to both boys bickering before they both tuned around complementing their outfit as soon as y/n saw Dustin's hair she stood their in shock for a second at how ridiculous his hair looks before Steve grabbed his keys to drive the kids to the school. When getting in Steve's car y/n helped Dustin in shielding his hair from getting damaged. On the way there Steve was going over his master plan with Dustin on how to get a girlfriend. Once they arrived Steve reassured Dustin and y/n they looked great before dropping them off. Once they got inside the gym the pair where amazed at the blue streamers and snowflakes decorating the walls. Y/n and Dustin walk through the crowd of kids before reaching will , Mike , el and max. Max was wearing a black sweater with yellow and blue stripes paired with a red skirt. Her hair was pinned back slightly so you could see her face better. The party made fun of Dustin's hair before a slow dance song came on. Mike and el walked to the dance floor and before y/n could turn to max, Lucas did.

"Hey max.... you...uh....you-" Lucas stuttered.

"Are you trying to ask me to dance stalker?" Max asks.

"No...no... I mean... unless...unless you want to" max shakes her head in shame before waking onto the dance floor with him.

"Real smooooth"

Y/n watches as her heart begins to beat faster and faster, tears forming in her eyes, her throat closing up creating a chocking sensation. Nancy comes over to dance with Dustin, will with a random girl from school but y/n goes and sits on the bleachers by herself looking at the dirty gym floor. As the music began to climax y/n watched Lucas and max kiss making her heart drop into her stomach. The tears in her eyes soon became a river as they flowed down to the old gym floor. At that moment y/n knew she couldn't stay there any longer and rushed to the bathrooms. Max saw her running and instantly felt guilty.

She entered the dark bathroom stalls the music becoming muffled from the other side of the wall. She entered the end stall furthest from the door and slumped down into the corner sliding down the door of the bathroom stall. She cried until her sleeve was soaked from her tears. Suddenly the bathroom door swung open, y/n held her breath as she heard footsteps grow closer. Her hiding spot was eventually revealed when she heard a knock on the bathroom stall and a soft voice.

"Hey are you okay?" The voice spoke.

"Go away" y/n spoke back.

"Y/n it's me... max" the voice suddenly became more familiar when she found out it was max. Y/n opened the stall door to max with a worried face before max pulled her into a hug.