Eighteen months is a long time to be in a coma, and it feels even longer when there's no end in sight. In order to keep Max in the loop when she wakes up, the party writes letters for Max about what's been happening. It's the least they could do for all the letters she wrote for them. Max wrote letters because she knew she would die. The party writes letters because they know she'll live. ____________ A.K.A. The party writing letters to Max about what's happened, and a way for me to create some exposition. If you're new to me and my works, hey! I'm Sydney! I'm rewriting all of Stranger Things S5! This isn't a part of the main story, but more of a way for me to explain all the things I'm changing that happen before S5 and setting a tone for the fic!

Elias Miller is a chronic insomniac who prefers to stay invisible, while Vinnie Madden is a notorious party animal, with more energy than the sun hopped up on caffeine. At a party, Elias and Vinnie strike up an unlikely friendship, after which, one thing leads to another, and lets just say, mistakes were made. Or was it a mistake? Elias sure thinks so. Then, as the situation rapidly devolves, Elias and Vinnie get paired together for an english project, and Elias's entire life becomes a whole series of highly stressful events with Vinnie staunchly wedged right at the center of absolutely fucking everything. After all, Vinnie Madden is a god damned sun, and his presence is so all consuming that eventually, all Elias can do is sit back, bask in the glow and try not to get fucking sunburnt. [NOW COMPLETE]