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IT'S BEEN ONE MONTH since everything happened, and today was the snowball dance at the middle school. Mike had asked Eleven obviously, which meant Levi and Five had to go, not really but Hopper felt safer letting El go if the two boys were there as well.
Which led to now, Levi stood looking at himself in the full-length mirror with hesitant eyes, taking in his suited body.
“You okay, bud?”
The boy snapped his head up when he heard Hopper’s voice from behind him, looking at the older man through the reflection.
Hopper walked closer to put his hands on Levi’s shoulder, holding eye contact through the mirror. “Nervous?”
Levi swallowed harshly, tugging on the lapel of his black suit, nodding at the man.
Hopper chuckled, “You’ll be okay, kid. Just stick with the group and you’ll be fine.”
“Okay.” Twelve whispered, biting his lip. “Take Ben?”
Hopper sighed, thinking it over, it would be better if the plush stayed but since Levi told him about how Six possessed the plush he knew the reason why he took it everywhere. And tonight was the one night that Five, El, and Levi could be kids, why not let Six be able to watch it.
Levi glanced at a hopeful looking Six who sat on the bed biting his lip in anticipation.
“Sure, kid.” Hopper smiled softly at the boy as Levi grinned turning to hug the man tightly.
“Thank you.”
Levi picked the plush off his bed, going to walk out his and Five’s room but before he could Hopper stopped him.
“I need to give you something.”
Levi looked at the older man with a confused expression as he took in Jim Hopper’s shifting form. Hopper gestured for the young boy to sit on the bed so Levi complied, the older man sitting next to him after.
“I already gave the other two to El and Five, but I want you to wear this, okay?” Hopper fiddled with something in his hands.
Twelve shook his head as Hopper held out a familiar purple bracelet. “Are you sure?”
After the whole incident last month, Hopper got super overprotective which led to him telling the Five, El, and Levi about Sarah.
Sarah, his baby girl, who died. Levi knew the bracelets were made out of Sarah’s favorite old hair ties, he knew Hopper wore them every day, cherishing them.
Twelve didn’t want to take that away.
Hopper felt his heart clench, but smiled, he could feel the pressure behind his eyes but he won’t release it. “Yeah, I want you to have it.”
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Fanfiction❛ I'll always come back to you, Twelve ❜ In which 011 & 012 find themselves on the run after escaping Hawkins Lab, meeting new faces and finding old ones. ❪ Dustin Henderson x Male!OC ❫ ❪ season 1 - 3 ❫ will NOT be back for season 4 | 2019