Remember the Time Before the records. Before the headlines. Before the world knew him as the King of Pop... He was just Mike. Bound together by childhood memories and reunited years later by chance, Nancy Madison and Michael Jackson discover that some connections never truly fade. Through laughter, distance, heartbreak, and the weight of fame, they find their way back to one another. Because sometimes the people who know us best are the ones who knew us first.

!! I dont not own any of the characters besides Noelle !! TW : Mentions of graphic violence Noelle is just a normal young adult living in Hawkins. When the Upside Down begins to open, she chooses to join the others in helping the kids fight back. Time passes. During an attempt to rescue the children from "Mr. Whatsit," everything goes wrong. Noelle is captured by a Demogorgon and taken to Camazotz. There, she discovers the truth Henry Creel, also known as Vecna, 001, or "Mr. Whatsit," has kidnapped her along with twelve other children as part of his plan to collide two worlds. But Noelle's role is different. To him, she is his "pretend wife." She despises him at first everything he is, everything he's done. Yet, as time goes on, something begins to shift. Against her will, complicated feelings start to grow. Now she's left with a question she never thought she'd have to face: What will she do? ʀᴀɴᴋɪɴɢꜱ #2 in "001" 🏅 #4 in "henrycreel" #2 in "mrwhatsit" #5 in "vecna #28 in "strangerthings"