Stranger Things Elmax One-shots

I Really Need Her

Max's POV:

Things have not been the same ever since El moved away from Hawkins. She and I have only started to become very close, then the whole incident with the Mind Flayer happened, then one thing led to another, and now, everything was different.

The worst part is that I can't tell anyone else about how I was feeling because they'd probably start asking a bunch of questions about stuff that I don't even want to get into, especially after starting High School.

Another thing that recently happened is I had to break up with Lucas. He didn't do anything wrong, but I was just not feeling in the right place at the time, and I'm still not. When I told him how I felt, he wasn't mad, or anything, but he just wanted to know if there's anything he could do to help me feel better.

I couldn't even be honest with him because he probably wouldn't like the real reason I broke up with him. I just simply told him that people just change, and that I'm one of those people. If anything, the only way I could possibly ever feel better is if El was here. Whenever I was around her, she would always make me feel happy, even at my darkest times. I think that might be the real reason I had to break up with Lucas: because I think I have more feelings about El than I did with Lucas. I really need her.

El's POV:

I wish I was back at Hawkins right now. Lenora was going great, but then, some things for me just started to change. I wasn't feeling myself anymore, and I just couldn't bring myself to tell Will, Jonathan or anyone else.

To make things worse, I've been getting bullied at school just because I'm different. It's always this one girl, Angela, and her other friends. Every chance they get, they bully me in any way. I've gotten so tired of it, that at one point, I went to the bathroom at school and basically had a full breakdown.

I really wish Max was here. She always knew what to do to make me feel better. Her and I were really close before I had to move away. Sometimes at night, when I'm lying down in my bed with tears leaving my face, I would close my eyes and imagine myself and Max together, with her holding me in her arms whenever I needed to have a good cry.

Unfortunately, when I wake up the next day, I would be really sad after finding out that none of it was real. I hope there comes a time when Max and I are somehow reunited again. I knew she wasn't doing good at the moment, considering she was probably still dealing with the loss of Billy. If that was the case, I'd always have a feeling she needs me, and I really need her.