you are not alone → stranger things

xx. star wars

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Wednesday night
El's POV

I tried to focus on the movie, but I could sense something bad was coming.

Will had disappeared again. I knew he was in the Upside Down... but he had gone there himself. He had told me himself that he would go.

I pushed those thoughts away and stared at the screen. Lots of brightly-colored flashes were coming from the ships on the screen.

In an effort to smooth things over, Mrs. Wheeler had let us stay up late and watch movies. Mike had excitedly picked something called Star Wars. "You'll love this," he had exclaimed. "You're just like a Jedi."

{A/N: I know that there weren't DVDs and not many VHS tapes in 1983 but just pretend they could watch the Star Wars movies because I looove those I had to put it in lol}

And so we sat by each other in the living room, everything dark except for the light from the TV flickering across our faces.

I found myself yawning, exhausted, and laid my head on Mike's shoulder. He smiled down at me. "Tired?"

I was already half-asleep. "Hm?" But before he could reply, I fell asleep. And the nightmares came.

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I was running through the woods again, but this time I didn't know from what. I risked a peek over my shoulder, and there was Will. But this wasn't the Will I knew. His eyes were blood red, and his face was lit up with a maniacal smile I had never seen before.

I ran faster, afraid of this new Will. I looked towards the dim sky, praying for a miracle-

But the sky was streaked with red like Will's eyes. There was a strange luminous light to it. And a shadowy figure suddenly appeared, its many heads rearing in anger.

Suddenly, a drawing flickered in my eyes of the sky. A pencil drawing, with someone holding a yellow pencil. But before I could see who the person was, it was gone.

I tripped over a fallen log, and Will advanced, grinning. "Welcome home," he whispered. And everything went horribly black.

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I jolted awake to more darkness, and for a moment I thought I was back in the Upside Down. But my eyes adjusted, and I realized I was in the basement on the sofa, a blanket laid over me. Mike must have carried me down.

I tried taking a few deep breaths, but I wouldn't be able to get any sleep after that strange dream. Would Will really...? No, I couldn't think about that.

Unable to stand it, I ripped off the blanket and almost sprinted up the stairs. Before I realized what I was doing, I was at Mike's door. I tapped on it softly with my knuckles. "Mike?"

The door opened immediately. He must have been awake too. "El? What's wrong?" He looked worried.

I looked at my feet. "I'm scared."

"Did you have a nightmare?" he sympathized. He took my hand and pulled me into his room. "You can come in here. Just don't tell Mom."

I nodded and timidly went to his bed, climbing under the covers. He stood beside me awkwardly, not knowing where to go. "You can come here," I said, scooting over.

He swallowed. "El... girls and boys don't sleep in bed together," he said awkwardly.

I furrowed my brow. "Not friends?"

"No, we're friends, it's just..." He sighed and smiled. "You know what? I'm being stupid." He climbed in the space I had left.

I snuggled against him, and he stiffened for a moment before putting an arm around me. "Good night, Mike," I whispered.

"Good night, El."

YES I KNOW THAT THIS HAPPENS IN LIKE EVERY FANFIC BUT GUYS I JUST LOVE THESE SCENES!!! Don't judge me