Once Hopper begins distracting Linda with some flirtatious banter, Lucas and El are able to make it in Max's room seemingly undetected.
They take their usual positions and just as El begins to close her eyes, they're pulled open by Lucas's voice saying her name.
"What Lucas?"
"Can you maybe.. umm.."
"I need to see her, and there isn't much time" Eleven reminds him thinking he might have forgotten they're on a time crunch.
"Tell her I lo-he changes his words realizing his original probably wouldn't do much good right now-don't tell her I know about you two's contact.. since she didn't want me to"
El looks conflicted at that. lie to max..? if it's for good reason..
El nods at him and re-shuts her eyes.
*
"So do you have a date and time for what we discussed yet?" Linda asks
"Right, dinner... well Linda I have a pretty busy schedule with being in charge of this town's policing. But maybe sometime.. in the future." or never.
"Uhm.. how about the future of tomorrow? 7 pm?"
I just said- "As much as I'd like to catch up with a old friend, as I said my schedule is-
"My schedule is pretty busy too, working all day in a distressed environment. People begging to see their loved ones, sometimes I even have to turn them down. It's quite stressful, but I find the time."
Was that.. was that a threat? "7 pm you said?" he said not monotone enough to be rude, just enough to sound like he's following a command rather than actually enjoying this.
"Excellent.. I'll see you tomorrow. And Jim.. don't forget your kids before you go" she says glancing at Max's hospital room of course she would know.
*
Lucas was just sitting there gripping Max's hand because there was nothing else he could do, he felt so useless. Did he fail her? maybe if he'd just persisted and broke through her shell of depression before Vecna could get to her she wouldn't be in this position, maybe they'd even get to go on their date. But instead of them sitting in some popcorn floored theater, or greasy pizza place, they're here. In a chemical sainted hospital room. With her on some stiff mattress and him hunched over a hard chair. Maybe that's why Max had El lie to him.. maybe she hates him. Maybe she thinks he caused this. Maybe he did.
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Elmax/don't let me go
Fanfiction✍️under editing✍️ "El, El! Don't let me go! please, I don't want to go back there- "It's okay, you were just having a bad dream, nightmare? I've got you, you're safe now" "Promise you won't let go?" "I'd hold you forever, if that's what you wanted" ...
