✓ CALIFORNIA WITH LOVE. ▹ Lumax AU

i. L TO M

dear max,

how are you? that's such a shitty, grandma-in-miami way to start a letter, but i'm wondering how you're doing.

hawkins has been boring. we all miss you, even mike, although you know he'll never admit it.

dustin reads more, now. i think books remind him of you making fun of his nerdiness. will? will's been quieter. you always protected him from bullies.

el seems like a ticking time bomb. she's your best friend, after all. she and mike have been arguing. i think he doesn't quite know how to comfort her about you. she almost lost control of her powers at school yesterday. the high school cafeteria seems empty without you.

and me? shit, max. i miss you so fucking much, it's insane. i keep walking by your locker hoping to see you there. i bike by the arcade a lot. i think i wish i could catch a glimpse of you walking out the doors. i went in once or twice, but i think i must have looked lost because keith told me that the road warrior was never there anymore.

i know the whole situation was for the best, of course, and i'm really glad you that it's all taken care of, for you, but (and i know i sound gross and sappy) i miss you so much it hurts.

regards,
lucas