Modern AU but everything in stranger things happened and is over, Max is half blind, El's hair is the same length as it is in season 3 as she liked it like that. they all have shared trauma, and a gc Robin and Nancy are dating, El and Mike are together but Will and Max have been in love with two people (Mike and El) for a long long time now. everyone is 19. they're graduated school already. Will and Eleven are step siblings and have they're own shared apartment, Mike lives on his own, so does Max, Lucas Erica and Dustin are all room-mates, and Nancy and Robin share an apartment, but Steve lives there too. since he was there at first with Robin then Nancy moved in. Joyce and Hopper are now married and live in a cabin (Yes Hopper's cabin just refurbished). also Yes, Eddie and Chrissy are dead :( but they are happy in love in heaven (hopefully).

Bird sanctuary au where Tessa rescues and tags birds. Her favorites are the secretary bird, tagged J, the harpy eagle, tagged V, and the snowy owl, tagged N. N is a very curious soul, and loves to play, even though the other birds are not playful at all and tend to fly away when shows up. And then he meets a bat, who doesn't really want to be around him like most other animals he knows. But eventually they become friends and maybe down the line, they become... more?

In this novel I will be focusing mainly on Will, Max and El. Max is 18 and a half, Will is 18 El is 18 (older than Will still) Mike is 18 Lucas, 18, and Dustin 18, oh and Suzie is 18 too! Max is still kinda off and she is still upset about Billy (yep he's dead in this ofc) and she still takes pills sometimes, her and Will share their ✨Gayness✨ (Will is gay, Max is Bisexual, Eleven is Pansexual, and Mike is Bisexual too.) Its their last year of high school too, also Hopper is alive (ofc he is) and lives in a new cabin, though he got Eleven her own Cabin close to his. Will still lives with his mom, Max still lives with her alchoholic mom in the forest hills trailer. but she is secretly saving up to buy her own apartment. Mike already has his own apartment. Joyce and Jim are going out together too.. but don't live together... YET. also, Will and Eleven are back in Hawkins, Indiana. Also! Eleven and Mike may be dating in the first chapter idk yet! anyways some cursing like in the series! enjoy!