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it was a nice spring day and el hopper was on her way to her bestfriend mike's house. her and mike have known each other since they were in kindergarten, with her dad getting transferred to hawkins for his police job. that meant el had to move when she was really young. she met mike on the swings
so now here we are, where a seventeen year old el hopper was going over to her now eighteen year old bestfriend mike wheeler's house. mike always brought a smile to her face no matter what. if she was sad he immediately knew before anyone else, including her sometimes. he can just read her so easily. they always have fun when they're together, they could be listening to music, goofing around, going on a walk in the middle of the night, they just loved one another's company
their friends sort of felt like third wheels with them most times, but they always reassured them that it was nothing to worry about.. which they always believed. their friend will, has always felt like el and mike's friendship was always something else. they always wanna be near each other, they're always touchy with one another—el's a normal touchy person but it's insane when it comes to mike
mike always thought el was pretty. when he first seen her on the swings. her hair in golden curled locks that she ended up buzzing off during her 'rebellious stage'.. the little fangs of teeth she had when she smiled.. her soft brown honey eyes.. her little button nose that would always scrunch and be welcomed with a lovely laugh from her equally as lovely rose pink lips..
guess you could say mike doesn't see her as a bestfriend. he wants more but is too scared to say anything.. he's terrified. terrified of that fact that if he does say something and she doesn't feel that way at all that.. that he'll lose her.. and she promised he wouldn't lose her again after a game of hide and seek when they were ten and he couldn't find her. he was so scared that she was hurt or lost.. so the moment a younger mike wheeler found her, she promised him he would never lose her
he can't live with the thought of not having her around anymore. not being able to wake up with her at the end of his bed with a smile while she waits for him and they have their usual long hugs. feeling her soft hair between his fingers while he caresses her head when she's sad. her warm embrace that immediately comforts him and makes him feel secure and safe
yeah he's got it bad
he didn't know if he should
he was brought out of his thoughts when he heard the door to his basement being opened and the girl that made his heart pound walked inside
you see el goes through the basement door so she doesn't have to talk to his parents—she loves the wheelers with all her heart but some they talk and talk and she can never get away. so she just goes through his basement door, and she doesn't even knock because he always knows it's her
"hi goof!" the short brunette says as she sits next to him on the basement couch
he looks over at her and a smile was immediately brought over his face "hey stinker"
she laughs quietly and lays her head on his shoulder "i missed you today"
mike looks over at her and then at his watch "el it's only eight thirty in the morning" he says which makes him laugh
"i knowww but i didn't see you yesterday because it was bring your kid to work day with hop, which all i did really was big the others and sit in his chair"
"oh, so you were like the big man of the office yesterday?"
"exactly! but it was boring because you weren't there" el says poking his cheek
