𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐄 // 𝓢𝓪𝓭𝓲𝓮 𝓢𝓲𝓷𝓴 𝙸𝙼𝙰𝙶𝙸𝙽𝙴𝚂

𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗭𝗢𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗥

part 2 of 𝗙𝗟𝗜𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗗

I sat down, after I had just told dustin to shoot his shot on someone else. I sat there observing. Lucas furrowed his eyebrows in confusion later on being replaced with hurt. Max let go of him and headed to the bathroom.
He looked at me and I gave him a look that said 'what happened to her?' he just shrugged and sat down next to me in defeat.

"I'll go check on max real quick, okay, lukey?" I told him, he nodded and smiled at me.

I entered the bathroom and saw a glimpse of Max's fiery orange hair.
"Max, What're you doing here. Are you okay? I saw you with lucas. You seemed upset and he looked hurt." I said worriedly. She slowly looked up from me while she sat on the counter, legs swinging. "I just.. confessed what I really felt for him."

I opened my mouth but somehow no words came out. I was just blank.
"You don't need to comfort me, y/n. I just confessed to him that i like him, I really do. But.. I like him in a way that I'll never be able to commit to him, I have feelings for him but I wouldn't go into anything serious and that I wouldn't pursue him. Maybe it's just for show. My mind keeps on telling me to be with him, But my heart says otherwise." Max sighed, explaining her feelings. I smiled and gave her a soft nudge.

"It's okay to feel that way, max. I understand. Correct me if im wrong but are you saying.. that you're..?" I trailed off, wanting her to finish what I was saying so that She'd be the one to confirm it. "Yeah.. im gay. I like girls." Tears welled in her eyes, blinking them away. I looked down to her hands, they were picking on eachother, I intertwined mine with hers. "You're beautiful just the way you are, max. Straight or Gay. Im here to accept you, to love you." Max blushed at my words. Butterflies erupting in my stomach.

"There's actually this girl.. She made hawkins a better place for me. Even if billy was a piece of shit to me. She made me forget him, She makes me happy, really happy. And I don't know how to show my love for her.. Im afraid she won't love me too. Not in the same way. she's unique, perfect in her own way. Even if she looks so much the michael fucking wheeler." She laughed, confessing her feelings.

"You like nancy..?" I teasingly asked her, getting closer. Leaning in as she did the same.

"Don't be an Idiot." She giggled.
"Will you let me be your Idiot? and don't worry. I love you just the same, maybe even more." I smiled at her cupping her face wiping away her tears.

"Consent?" She asked, to which I nodded. Our lips meeting. It was perfect, just the way it was. We pulled away smiling.

We were interrupted bye soft knocks on the bathroom door. There will stood, smiling at me.
"Hey, max, y/n/n? Mike sent me to tell you guys to meet at the parking lot in 5." With that he walked away winking.

...

We followed will and saw hin whisper something into Mike's ear. They were all there. Mike's arm wrapped around el. Dustin and Lucas making fun of them as always. Will being who he is, being a goofball.

"Took you long enough." Mike teased.
I rolled my eyes at him. He let go of el, sticking his hand out to max. I smiled,  going to his side. "Max Mayfield, would you like to have the honor to be our zoomer?" Mike asked, Max immediately shaking his hand.
"Holy shit are you for real?" We all laughed at her reaction. "Yes, Im being real. You defended us from billy, You drove us to the hivemind. You did everything for us, even if I was being a shithead the entire time."
Mike apologized. "You're finally warming up to me?" Max joked.

Mike scoffed at her and rolled his eyes playfully. "You wish, asshole. I made a promise. Thank my sister."
El, glaring as she felt jealous. But then again fading once she saw how I interacted with max.

Picking her up and spinning her around, the two of us almost collapsing. setting her down, "Will you be my zoomer?" I ask, To which she nodded. Our moment being interrupted once again, by a snowball to the face.

"SNOWBALL FIGHTTTT!" we all yelled in unison.
"what.. is snowball fight..?" El asked. As we formed chaos.

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