This takes place after Chasing Currents. Read The Way we were first, then chasing currents, and then Here We Are, and lastly My All. The steamy Ibiza fantasy evaporates as Lucas and Max crash-land back in a Hawkins that has become a literal graveyard of their childhood. The "leak" has become a breach, and the Party must reunite to face a resurrected threat that preys on their deepest vulnerabilities. The battle turns psychological as Max is forced back into the "Gray Ward"-a nightmarish hallucination of the hospital trauma and blindness that nearly broke her. To save her, Lucas must bridge the gap between medicine and the supernatural, attempting a synaptic lobotomy on the Hive Mind itself.

Max's life was never easy. Almost a year after Billy's death, she's changed. Or at least, that's what Max has convinced herself. But when spring break arrives, the world is turned upside-down. Literally. With the new threat lurking over Hawkins, Max must face her demons if she is to survive. AKA Max's character study throughout season 4

This is during season 5, in filling in the blanks Of what didn't happen. Who we didn't get a reunion with (Dustin, El, Etc) and just things I imagine happening. I'm gonna write the stuff that happened in the show, just saying what I think their internal dialogue would be saying. First two chapters made before the finale. (Warning) mild swearing and medical equipment being used on Max, non-sexual nudity in a medical/caregiving context. If any of that is triggering, please don't read. 🫶⚠️ ‼️I give credits to the creators of stranger things for these characters and the scenes. ‼️

The story of what happens in between those 18 months post the final battle and high school graduation. Max's recovery. Her relationship journey with Lucas. Lucas growing up into the man his father always taught him to be. (Highly suggest listening to songs while reading it's intentionally) (Not related to my other Lumax Series.) I do not own these characters: Thank you to the Duffer brothers who do. Enjoy!!

Three thousand miles. Two different lives. One unfinished story. It's 2026, and the "Party" of Hawkins, Indiana, has grown up and scattered. Lucas Sinclair is a rising star at the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine, balancing a grueling neuroscience load with a commitment to his community. Max Mayfield is a fiery, skateboarding psychology major at UC Berkeley, navigating the West Coast with a vintage Mustang and a heart she keeps under heavy lock and key. They haven't seen each other in years. Their only connection is a chaotic group chat where they trade insults like they're a sport. To their friends, it's a hilarious routine; to Lucas and Max, it's the only way to hide the fact that they are still haunted by the ghosts of their past. But when a spring break reunion forces them back into the same zip code, the bickering turns into something far more dangerous. In a world of late-night texts, collegiate pressure, and the struggle to find themselves outside of the trauma that bonded them, Lucas and Max must decide if they are better off apart-or if the only person who truly knows them is the one they've been pushing away. A story of romance, self-discovery, and the messy, spicy reality of growing up.

Just some one shots about my favourite ship in stranger things. Requests are open.

After waiting two years and working to adjust to the realworld Lucas and Max finally get married. The story takes place six months after their wedding. They travel to different cities, exploring the popular sites and the quiet hidden gems. One night may just change their entire lives.

Max and Lucas are navigating their college years at San Diego State University. Lucas is studying engineering, and Max is studying Psychology.

Max wants to find her dad after her mother leaves due to the happenings in Hawkins, and she wants Lucas to come with her. So they travel to Cali by car, crash at motels, and search for Sam Mayfield. Max is afraid of what she might find, remembering all the bad things he was involved with. What will she encounter? Will she be able to rekindle her relationship with him after so long apart? TW: Some chapters contain violent memories from Max's past revolving around her father. I do not own stranger things or these characters.

She was a top-of-the-top Pro Skater; he was an NBA superstar. What could go wrong in the eyes of the public when people suspect and turn a small interaction into a whole trending page on social media? What happens when it actually comes true? ------ Max Centric, Celebrity AU Stranger Things, Canon Divergent Ships: Lumax / Meleven / Jopper Extra Ships: Edyssy / Jancy / Rockie ⚠️ LANGUAGE WARNING⚠️ #1 in #Lumax 9/13/22, 9/29/22, 10/3/22 #2 in #Lumax 3/23/23, 5/30/24, 5/13/25 #3 in #Lumax 5/26/24 #4 in #Lumax 6/2/24 #5 in #Lumax 3/22/23, 6/3/24 #1 in #Skateboarding 1/9/26 ------ Started: 6/24/22 Ended: 12/16/22 Last Edited: 1/5/2026