𝗥𝗲𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀

dear billy

After they left the Wheeler house, Max had asked Steve to take her to the trailer park. Asher knew it was so she could leave the letters for her family, and to try and see her mom one last time, but when Max came back to the car, she was acting weird. Asher knew that something had happened, even if Max didn't want to admit it to anyone. Asher wanted to help her, they all did, but they couldn't help Max if she didn't talk to them and it was really staring to piss Asher off. So, after leaving the trailer park, Max had directed Steve to the grave yard. Asher was surprised that Max had wrote a letter to Billy, seeing that he's dead, but he had just guessed that Max was wanting to say everything that she's wanted to say to Billy. Even though he's dead, there is still a chance that Billy might hear it. Well, that's what Asher believed that max was thinking. He wouldn't really know, because again, Max doesn't talk about anything anymore. So, when Max gets out of the car, without saying a word, Asher also gets out.

"Max, I need to talk to you" Asher says as he follows Max.

"Ash, now really isn't the best time" Max says with a sigh, but stops walking to turn and face Asher anyways "Just wait in the car."

"Look, I can tell something happened back at the trailer park with your mom" Asher says, making Max look down at her feet "Was it Vecna?"

"I'm fine" Max says with a tight-lipped smile, looking back up at her ex boyfriend "Well, I'm as fine as anyone hurdling towards a gruesome death can be."

"You need to stop this" Asher tells Max with a nervous laugh, making her look confused.

"Stop what?" Max asks Asher, making him shake his head.

"Pushing everyone away from you. Max, you have so many people here who care about you, who are willing to do anything to make sure that whatever happened to Chrissy and Fred doesn't happen to you to, but we can't help you if you keep pushing us away" Asher says before getting the letter out of his jeans pocket "I don't need this letter, Max, I just need you to talk to me. These past few months, all you've done is push me away but I'm still here, wanting to be there for you, and even if you keep pushing me away, I'm still going to be here for you until the day I die. You want to know why? Because I love you. You might act like you don't need anyone but yourself, but I can see that you need us more than you think, you just don't want to put all of your problems on us, but that's what we're here for. What I'm here for. I-I just don't want you going through this alone, Max, I don't do that to someone I love."

"Love?" Max asks in shock.

"Yeah" Asher says with a sigh "I love you, Max, okay? I want to be there for you. Just let me be there for you."

"Just wait by the car, okay?" Max says to Asher, making him sigh "I won't be long" She says before walking away from Asher.

"Did you just do what I think you did?" Dustin asks Asher as the sixteen year old walks back over to the car.