"I didn't need a hero, Billy." Darian sneers, dusting off his coat, eyes glaring.
Billy only smirks, reaching over and untangling one of Darians dark curls, quickly catching himself, pulling his hand back. "It didn't seem like that a minute ago." B...
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Hawkins, Indiana
July 1985
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Hawkins Community Pool
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People play in the water as Billy sits in the lifeguard chair, watching the crowd carefully. Darian on the other hand was now at the shallow end of the pool, sweating excessively, receiving weird looks from adults who passed him. Darian's dark eyes flicker to Billy who was already watching him.
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Will and Lucas enter the shed. Lucas goes to one side of the shed and searches. While Will goes the other. "Uh, Will. Um, you know, about yesterday..." Lucas starts
Will looks over and he meets his eyes, softly shaking his head. "It's fine, Lucas. You don't have to say anything." Will says, watching as Lucas picks up a metal rod. "I know, but it's just... It was a really cool campaign. And Mike and I, we should've never--" Will cuts him off. "I don't care anymore, Lucas. I really don't. We have bigger things to worry about now." Will says frustrated. He takes down a cardboard box from the shelf and pulls out a thick chain.
"This should hold them." Will says
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A padlock pops open and El enters the room. She momentarily glances around before lifting a CPR dummy off the shelf. Mike comes in. "Hey, I found the breakers." Mike says
El rolls her eyes. "Whoa, that thing is super creepy. Let's See it." Mike says, he takes the doll from El. Now speaking to the doll. "I think this'll work. Right, buddy?" Mike asks "Right, Mike." Mike answers in a squeaky voice. He smiles at El, who remains straight-faced. She snatches the doll and starts to leave. "Hey, El... I just wanted to say... You know when I said Nana was sick? She wasn't. I lied." Mike says
El rolls her eyes. "I know." El says
Mike inhales deeply. "Right, right, right. No, I just... think it was important for you to know the context. Hopper, he went all crazy on me, telling me I'm spending way too much time with you. He made me lie. I mean, you're the most important thing to me in the world." Mike says
El turns to Mike. "What if he's right?" El asks "What?" Mike asks, confused. "Hop?" El answers
Mike shakes his head. "No, no, no, no. He's just some angry old man who hates joy." Mike says, worried that they may never get back together if she truly believes what Hopper said might be true. "But if I only see you, and I'm a different species than you, then I should be with my species more." El says
Mike tilts his head confused. "What are you talking about?" Mike asks
Glaring, she turns away from Mike. Mike gasps. "Did you spy on me? That's totally against the rules." Mike says "I make my own rules." El says, annoyed. "Mike, are you there?" Kurt asks over the radio. Mike quickly scrambles for the walkie. "Yeah!" He answers
