Season Three Inspired Oneshots~

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El's first date.

El Hopper didn't know what a "date" was until Hopper told her, and well, lets just say, they had a very awkward conversation over that matter.

"So, El, uh, I think you might be ready for dating, y'know, now that you're a bit older."

"D-dating?" the word was not familiar to the brunette at all.

"Yeah, so um, how do I put this, well, just looks for it in here, date or dating." he handed her the green dictionary she knew so well, and she traced her fingers along the edges, flipping the pages until she got to where she needed to be.

go out with (someone in whom one is romantically or sexually interested).

"a few years ago, I dated the ex of a friend"

synonyms:

go out with, take out, go around with, go with, be involved with, be romantically linked with

Hmm, that was quite a weird definition for El, it didn't really make sense.

Romance, like the thing in her soaps? Well, she would have to look that up too, she thought.

ro·mance

/rōˈmans,ˈrōˌmans/

noun

1.

a feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love.

"in search of romance"

Love. a word she had heard before uttered by many adults, attraction, like Hopper would say, apparently Mike and El had puppy love? Whatever the hell that meant.

She remembered how he said it, they loved each other but were still young, so love still had yet to blossom.

So maybe he meant dates with Mike? That would be fun, spending time just them, away from teasing and prying eyes and glances from their friends.

So here El sat, at the small stool in front of the large mirror in her now fully decorated room, she was drying her hair from her shower, the hot air refreshing her scalp.

She was listening to 'Don't Stop Me Now' by Queen, Will had introduced her to them with the help of Jonathan and quite honestly she couldn't get enough of them.

She hummed along to the great song with the catchy upbeat tone as she referenced a magazine on how to do her shoulder length hair, the chestnut curls were not exactly easy to tame, but at least now they were straightening out.

She was never quite the fan of her brown eyes until Mike said he adored them and that they were like milk chocolate. So she thought they looked just fine in the lighting in this very moment.

Her clothes were better now that she got to go shopping, she wore a blue blouse and some jeans, paired with suspenders and her hair half up and down, a mustard coloured scrunchie holding it up.

She was completely ready, the only thing stopping her? The talking to she was going to get from Hopper before she left.

"Now, I just want you to be safe, therefore, no touching weirdly, no kissing. You can hold hands, I mean, if you do that."

"I understand, dad." a name she had grown accustomed to calling him her father, especially after he told her he was officially her dad.

A knock came at the door, the one Mike and El made specifically for when he came to visit.

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She opened the door and the familiar black haired boy, freckles gleaming in the sun beginning to set.

"Hi Mike!"

"Hi!"

"I uh, I brought these for you."

He handed her the daisies and she was mesmerized by them, such a simple flower, yet so beautiful.

Hopper took them and went to find a vase, as she said farewell and went out.

She stood on the back pegs of his bike, and soon enough, they arrived at their destination.

The fair.

El specifically wanted to go on one ride she didn't get to go on due to teasing.

The ferris wheel was what they called it, apparently.

So Mike and El wandered over to it, and got on.

Their basket stopped right at the very top, overlooking Hawkins.

"Y'know why I got daisies?"

"Huh?" El broke out of her trance of looking at the small town.

"They remind me of-of you, because they're so beautiful, without even trying to be." he smiled sweetly, as she looked into his eyes smiling.

She pecked his lips softly, just so happy to overlook the town of Hawkins, Indiana, with her soulmate.

From then on, El Hopper adored Daisies, Eggos, and most importantly, her dorky boyfriend, Michael Wheeler.

hey there everybody! so today was great.

i got added to a mileven chat on insta and I already know these people are going to be my best friends

anyways, if you have any ideas for oneshots (season three related - i will probs be making a specific oneshot book for future and au oneshots), please comment and message me.

please vote and comment if you enjoyed, see you next time!

~bella