STORY COMPLETED THROUGH SEASON 4 CANON REWRITE COMPLETED 9/18/2025 "Why do we scream at each other? This is what it sounds like when doves cry" Dove Henderson thought her biggest challenge would be navigating high school and protecting her reputation in the small town of Hawkins. But when her younger brother, Dustin, discovers a strange creature tied to the dark, otherworldly force known as the Upside Down, Dove's world is thrown into chaos. As she faces personal struggles with her relationships, Dove is pulled deeper into the supernatural battles brewing in Hawkins. From the looming threat of the Mind Flayer to the sinister forces lurking beneath Starcourt Mall, Dove must confront the growing dangers in her town while grappling with her own evolving identity. With friendships tested and secrets uncovered, Dove realizes that her path diverges from those she loves, leading to heartbreak, self-discovery, and the ultimate battle for survival. Spanning four acts and tied to the events of Stranger Things 2 through 5, When Doves Cry follows Dove as she faces both internal and external storms-ones that threaten not only her future but the future of Hawkins itself.

Jim Hopper's niece, Delilah Hopper, moved to Hawkins after her parents died in a fire. Delilah was sent to live with Hopper after the accident and she had trouble adjusting. She was childhood friends with the Byers. Until Nancy Wheeler brought her to a bonfire where she met the king of Hawkins High, Steve Harrington. The night Will Byers went missing was the night Delilah's life changed. She always thought about everyone other than herself. After Steve noticed Delilah's disinterest in him, he suddenly grew interested in her, changing the stubborn, emotionless girl. Delilah has to balance her life in Hawkins with the new interest of Steve Harrington and the Demogorgon monster roaming Hawkins. -------- Disclaimer* I do not own any of the Stranger Things cast. I only own Delilah Hopper and the other characters I have made up!

"You didn't tell me you were doing target practice tonight," he says quietly. "Didn't know we needed permission," Jonathan mutters. Willow steps between them before sparks can hit dry grass. "Stop. Both of you." Her voice is sharp enough to cut. But Steve just keeps staring at her-hurt, confused, angry. "You could've called me," he says. "I would've come. I just- I worry about you, okay?" She looks at the ground. "I didn't want to make things confusing." "It's already confusing," he says, voice breaking. Jonathan stiffens beside her, jaw flexing. The woods go silent. A branch snaps somewhere far off-too heavy to be wind, too deliberate to be an animal. But none of them move. Not yet. "Willow," Jonathan murmurs, "you don't owe him anything." "That's not fair," Steve snaps. "She doesn't owe you everything either." The words hit her like a punch. She steps back from both of them. "I'm not... choosing right now. Either of you. I can't." Steve looks gutted. Jonathan looks like he expected this. Before she can say more, the air shifts-cold, wrong, familiar. A low growl trembles through the trees. Jonathan reaches for the rifle. Steve moves in front of Willow without thinking. And Willow feels her pulse rise, her weapon humming against her leg as if the monsters recognize her too well.

"I'm gonna punch him in his fucking throat." "But, don't you like him?" "Yeah, so?" (seasons 1-?)

MJ thrives on her grudges - from the man who cut her in line once at the store, to her mother for dying. But her greatest grudge is against Steve Harrington, the first boy she ever loved. Back in Hawkins for the first time in three years, MJ is seemingly a different person. But the longer she stays, and as her world flips upside down, she can't help but soften for the town she once loved and the boy who broke her heart. and I doubt you ever think about the damage that you did / but I hold onto every detail like my life depends on it ---- steve harrington x femoc stranger things, season 2 #5 childhoodfriends

An English accent is bound to stand out in Hawkins, Indiana, and the town was more than willing to find something new to gawk over after the curious incident of Will Byers, the boy who came back to life. With government conspiracies, monsters and a perfect set up for a horror novel, Tatum Rivers had little say in her father's interest of moving home to Indiana, but was given a student ID none the less. | season two & three | top rankings #1 in strangerthings #2 in steveharrington #4 in billyhargrove #9 in mikewheeler #9 in eleven

"I thought I heard someone making a fuss out here. Turns out wherever there's a Hopper, there's bound to be trouble." S. Harrington x Hopper OC 1983-1986

PREVIOUSLY CALLED : STRANGER THINGS | SAGE Sage Levins, everyone thought she was the quiet middle-schooler with short blonde hair and a scar across her left eye. What happens when she is reunited with someone from her past and she has to drop the act and reveal her true self to her new friends.

𝗔𝗗𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗕𝗔𝗕𝗬𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 | stranger things ❝ don't fuck with the babysitter! ❞ in which the teenagers of hawkins, indiana band together to fight against the forces of evil tormenting their home town... 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐰𝐨 - 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐱 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐛𝐲!𝐨𝐜 𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐧 𝐱 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧!𝐨𝐜 started: june 8th 2022 rewritten: may 25th 2023 finished: ongoing ©cwbylikesteve all credit of the original story and characters goes to the creators of the netflix show stranger things the only things that were the creation of myself are peyton evans (newby), sidney harrington, nathaniel dean, jacob wheeler, joey martin & parker newby