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when the boys had woken up, they all went up to the kitchen for breakfast. max sat next to el, trying to stop herself from glancing over at her every few seconds. when el found out they were having eggos for breakfast, she shot max the cutest, most excited smile max had ever seen, sending butterflies cascading around her stomach. max smiled back at the excited girl.
"i picked them especially for you, el." mike said with a beaming smile. eleven's face dropped.
"oh." she said. "thanks." her body went cold when mike started talking, all the warmth and happiness she felt when she was smiling at max disappeared suddenly, replaced by a boring, grey feeling, like when the rainbow disappears and you're just left with the dreary rain. they ate breakfast whilst chatting together, and el watched max fascinated as the beautiful redhead talked about nothing in particular. eleven watched max's pale pink lips as the moved up and down while she chatted, and she stared at the sprinkling of freckles over her nose. max made el feel anxious and nervous and excited and happy and warm all at the same time.
after breakfast, they went back down to the basement and the boys carried on their game of dnd. el sat on the sofa and watched max as she stared into space, her eyes full of thought. she stared at max's slim fingers and long nails and pictured herself holding max's hand. it was a happy thought, and it made eleven's stomach go all tingly and glowing.
eleven, stop it. el thought to herself a girl can't hold hands with another girl... can they? she thought about it to herself: a girl with another girl. she couldn't remember why it was bad thing, and tried to remember who told her it was bad in the first place. the idea of holding hands, or even kissing a girl just seemed... right, in eleven's head.
max turned to look at el.
"what do you wanna do?" she asked her. eleven looked up from her daydream.
"hmmmmm." el thought out loud. "can you teach me to skateboard?" she asked excitedly.
"maybe another day." max said, hating herself for letting the adorable girl down. "we can't do it in here."
"oh okay." el said. "let's just talk. i like talking to you, maxie." she said with a smile. max's insides exploded with fireworks and happiness. it felt like there was an entire zoo of butterflies let loose in her stomach.
"okay," max said. "talking sounds good."
a/n : hi everyone! thank you so much for all your lovely comments on the last parts. it really means a lot to me! a short chapter today, but i felt the need to update and i had a few ideas. thank you for reading! <3
