𝐅.𝐖 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒 !

ʙʟᴏᴏᴅʙᴏᴜɴᴅ: ᴇꜱᴄᴀᴘᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʜᴀᴡᴋɪɴꜱ (ᴍɪᴋᴇ)

The lab was eerily quiet, except for the low hum of fluorescent lights and the occasional beep of monitoring machines. Y/N had been kept in the lab for what felt like years—Brenner's latest experiment. She wasn't like the others. The injections, the tests, and the strange procedures had left her with something unnatural: she was a vampire now, an apex predator, forced to hide in the shadows of the Hawkins lab.

Mike Wheeler never thought he'd end up in the middle of another Hawkins Lab conspiracy. After everything they'd gone through with the Upside Down, Demogorgons, and Eleven's powers, he figured things would calm down. But when he heard whispers of another "experiment" escaping from the lab, he knew he had to investigate.

Mike slipped into the lab, flashlight in hand, his heart pounding. It was supposed to be abandoned, but it wasn't. He felt it—the presence of something. Or someone.

As he turned a corner, the beam of his flashlight caught a figure in the shadows. She was huddled near the corner, pale skin and piercing eyes that almost glowed in the dim light. Y/N. She looked at him with a mixture of fear and hunger, her fangs barely visible.

"Who are you?" Mike asked, stepping closer cautiously.

Y/N winced, the hunger gnawing at her insides. She hadn't fed in days. "I... I'm Y/N. Brenner... he did this to me. Made me into something else."

Mike's eyes widened, realizing the truth. "You're the new experiment. The one that escaped."

Y/N nodded. She had been Brenner's prized possession—Experiment 021, a girl turned into a vampire through the lab's twisted experiments. She hated what she'd become, the hunger, the darkness that consumed her.

"I didn't ask for this," she whispered. "I don't want to hurt anyone, but I... I'm losing control."

Mike's face softened, his usual determination replaced by empathy. "We can figure this out, okay? You're not alone in this."

Suddenly, the alarms blared, the lab doors sealing shut. Brenner's guards were coming for her.

"We have to go!" Mike grabbed her hand, leading her toward the exit, but Y/N hesitated.

"I can't, Mike. I'm dangerous. If I lose control—"

Mike turned to her, holding her shoulders. "You're not a monster, Y/N. You're still you. You're still human where it counts. And we're going to get out of here. Together."

Her fangs retracted, and for the first time in a long time, Y/N believed someone. She nodded, and they bolted toward the exit. Even as the hunger burned inside her, she found herself holding onto Mike's words, trusting him more than she ever thought she could.

As they reached the door, they heard footsteps approaching—Brenner's men. Y/N's eyes flashed red, but she fought back the urge. She wouldn't become what they wanted her to be.

Mike glanced at her. "Ready?"

Y/N smiled faintly, a glimmer of hope in her dark world. "Yeah."

Together, they ran into the night, leaving the lab—and her dark past—behind.

A/N: This story was requested about 2 years ago, just had to update it. Anyways, enjoy! <3 

-Shaarvi