Will and Max are walking through the mall, bored. Will's wearing one of Hopper's giant hockey jerseys in lieu of actual maternity wear, a suggestion by El. Max gnaws on a giant cinnamon pretzel.
"Yum. This pretzel tastes like a fuckin' donut! Will!" The ginger haired girl says in awe.
"Share the love, Madame ." he wrestles her for the pretzel. Onlookers stare at them, appalled, as Max puts Will in a half-Nelson.
Will calls out to the eavesdroppers jokingly "She's assaulting me! She's denying me fresh-baked goodness!"
The girl claps a hand over his mouth.
"Hly shht!" Will exclaims into her hand, eyes wide.
"What?"
Will drags her behind a pillar and peers out from behind it. They're watching a group of well-heeled women and their children shopping en masse. One of the women is pushing a toddler in an ultramodern stroller and one of the women turns out to be Rachel Creel, looking vaguely detached.
"That's her. That's Henry Creel." Will whisper yells.
"Of the Penny Saver Creel?" Max pauses, narrowing her eyes at the woman "No way! She's pretty."
Will rolls his eyes "You sound shocked or something."
Max shrugged, "I just thought she'd look really old in real life."
The women gather near a play area, sip Frapps and whatever other fancy complicated coffees they harassed some poor teen barristers for, and loudly discuss their outfits for an upcoming party.
"And I was like, "No offense, sweetie, but nobody looks good in gauchos."" The blond lady exclaims, playfully slapping her friends arms.
Woman two laughed, "Especially not with her build."
Max turned to Will and mocked the ladies, imitating the adult peanuts characters.
One of the little girls in the group tugs at Rachel's sleeve and Rachel happily follows the little girl over to their play area and begins to play energetically with her. Will smiles while Max snickers.
"She's gonna steal that kid for her collection."
Will chuckles "Right, seriously."
They watch Rachel for a few more moments. The other kids wander over toward the play area while their mothers ignore them. Rachel continues to entertain the children
.
"Bo-ring!" Max announces, standing.
Will lingers for a moment before approaching the elevator with Max.
"I want a huge cookie. And like, a lamb kebab. Simultaneously." Will groans, pregnancy cravings were his number one public enemy at the moment.
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Anyone Else but You
Fanfiction⭑ When precocious teen Will byers becomes pregnant, he chooses a failed rock star and his wife to adopt his unborn child. Complications occur when Henry(ew), the prospective father, begins viewing Will as more than just the birther of his future chi...
