In Hawkins, everyone knows Calliope Carmichael. The girl with the perfect smile. The big white house. The polished manners and effortless grace. She's kind, popular, and exactly who she's expected to be. What no one sees is how hard she works to stay that way. When strange things begin happening in Hawkins, Callie does what she's always done best-she helps. She notices. She stays. Armed with quiet intelligence, unexpected bravery, and a pair of antique swords hanging in her family's foyer, Callie finds herself drawn into a fight she never asked for... and a friendship she never planned. Steve Harrington has always been the guy everyone relies on-the protector, the babysitter, the one who takes the hits and keeps going. But as monsters close in and the people around him move on, it's Callie who sees the cracks he hides behind a smile. And somehow, without meaning to, they become each other's safe place. This is a slow-burn love story set against the chaos of the Upside Down-about being seen, choosing who you want to be, and finding home in the person who stays. Because sometimes, the quietest hearts change everything. Season One....completed Season Two....completed Season Three.... completed Season Four.... completed Season Five....completed

𝘪'𝘮 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘥 '𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘪 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯' 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬, 𝘪'𝘮 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 - Evan Buckley x Fem OC best friends to lovers troupe S2-S?

SURVIVE. ❝ Let the end of the world be inside you, then you don't need to fear the end of the world out there. ❞ THE WALKING DEAD. DARYL DIXON. BOOK ONE of the LANCASTER SAGA. [ SEASONS 1 - 3 ] ****** I do not own The Walking Dead or any of its characters, locations, or storylines. All rights go to the original creators. I only own what I make up, such as my own characters, locations, and storylines. highest ranking in #daryldixon - #1 highest ranking in #rickgrimes - #1 highest ranking in #twdfanfic - #1 highest ranking in #thewalkingdead - #2 highest ranking in #glennrhee - #2 cover by humaneity.