She didn't know any better. Years of being raised by the evil entity that was once Henry Creel skewed her view of the world she once lived in. When Y/N is sent by him from the Upside Down to infiltrate those that so tediously continue to thwart his plans, she ends up finding something with someone that she never could have expected. Will she betray the one who raised her, who helped her escape that horrific lab? Or will she help him burn it all to the ground? One thing was for sure. There was only one thing that might change her mind... She just doesn't doesn't even know he exists... Yet. ( Set from the beginning of S4 once flashbacks cease but reader has been part of prior Vecna plans. Reader is over 18/older than El to fit with Steve without it being weird and has powers; is 002 in this story so assume the bullies in the show were 003 upwards. Long-ish intro with flashbacks to try and make it make sense lmfao but only a few chapters. Please read TW's before reading and let me know if there's anything I missed. TW: Violence, brainwashing, death, both mental and physical abuse, manipulation, smut in later chapters, fem!Reader, angst )

For this part, my darling, you must be brave. ⋆˚࿔ ©burkhqrt 2020 stranger things | seasons 2-5 steve harrington x f!mayfield!oc cover by my amazing bff percysfilm <3 word count: 145k

❝ 𝘠𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘰𝘵, 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘰𝘯. ❞ ─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ─── IN WHICH the daughter of the Chief of Hawkins, Indiana becomes involved in the life of a boy named Steve Harrington and his many friends. ─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ─── 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙫𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙤𝙣 𝙭 𝙁𝙀𝙈!𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧 [ all current stranger things seasons ]