(i hope you'll give this a shot despite the cheesy title) Dedicated to my friend Vanya, whom I started this fanfic for ^^ Wade doesn't think he can be saved. Ever since his face got fucked up, he didn't see much beauty left in him. That was until Peter came around, with a determined goal; to be the hero everyone already thought he was. DISCLAIMER: obviously I don't own the characters, that goes to Marvel. COVER ART CREDITS TO HamletMachine ON DEVIANTART (thanks to @dreamychara for letting me know!) https://www.deviantart.com/hamletmachine

Months after El's vanishing act, Hawkins, Indiana, feels like a ghost town haunted by lingering shadows. For Lucas Sinclair, the scars run deeper than the Upside Down's tendrils. As "The Party" prepares to scatter across the country for college, Lucas finds himself adrift, his quiet resilience fraying under the weight of unspoken trauma and the harsh realities of growing up Black in 1990s America. He's the unwavering rock for Max, guiding her through physical therapy, teaching her to drive, and loving her with a fierce devotion that borders on desperation. He's a dutiful son, a protective brother, but somewhere in the endless giving, Lucas is losing himself. The world sees his smile, assumes his strength, but beneath the surface, a storm rages-a yearning to scream, to be truly seen, to escape the town that reminds him daily he's not truly welcome. From the familiar, suffocating streets of Hawkins to the promise of Howard University, Lucas embarks on a journey of self-discovery, confronting racism head-on, making mistakes, loving fiercely, and finding his voice. This is a story of unheard truths, unyielding love, and the arduous, beautiful fight to become the man he was always meant to be. Prepare for an emotional rollercoaster-intense, dramatic, funny, and deeply thought-provoking-as Lucas Sinclair steps out of the shadows and into his own powerful light.

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.

The humidity of Chicago and the fog of Berkeley are a thousand miles away. It's the summer before Junior year, and the Party has descended upon Ibiza for three weeks of yacht parties, cliff diving, and absolute carnage. For Lucas and Max, this trip is supposed to be a celebration of surviving their first year as a real couple-but the Mediterranean heat has a way of melting inhibitions and bringing buried tensions to the surface. Between the salt-crusted skin, the pulse of the world's best clubs, and the quiet, steamy moments in secluded villas, Lucas and Max are discovering that loving someone in the "real world" is different from loving them in a dream. Chasing Currents is a journey of sun-drenched romance, fierce jealousy, and the kind of intimacy that only happens when the sun goes down, and the music stops.

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.

The Fourth Hokage's body was never found, but they never suspected that was because he hadn't died. Minato Namikaze wakes up six years after the devastating Kyuubi attack, alone in an overgrown clearing with not a scratch on him. Disoriented and confused, he does exactly what any father would do in this situation. He fights through the pain, gets up, and goes to find his son. He trudges through the pounding in his head and forces himself to move-- to go and find him, because that masked man was still out there, and Minato is willing to do anything to protect his little ball of sunshine. Needless to say, the blonde kage wasn't expecting so much time to have passed. Nor is he very impressed with the way the village has been treating his son all these years.

Dying for her was quick and easy. Too bad reincarnation isn't, especially when it's in your favorite anime where children throw knives and people kill for a living. -- Naka was no one special. She was a typical orphan with messy brown hair and guarded brown eyes. She was completely plain, passable for a background character who wasn't meant to appear twice. She was a quiet girl who would rather keep to herself than to stand out. But Naka had a secret no one else knew. She knew Death. (Reborn!OC) (Changing-timeline-AU) Naruto Wattys 2021, 2nd place: General Naruto

(A Percy Jackson and Harry Potter Crossover) Percy Jackson was hiding. This time, at least, it wasn't from mythological Greek monsters. No. He was hiding the truth from everyone. Born in England, growing in an abusing atmosphere, the older brother of "The chosen one", the first demi-wizard to ever attend Hogwarts, two times saviour of Olympus, Percy Potter had a lot on his plate. But he couldn't tell that to anyone until his coming of age, or both of his worlds would crumble, and it'd be his fault. Join Percy in this awesome story, where he will overcome the hardships of...well, being himself. TRIGGER WARNING: Mentions of Abuse, and some cursing! (Not too much, just a bit sometimes...). I own the plot and nothing more! [Won't update for a while]

Dying and waking up as a young Jackie Burkhart in That 70s Show was NOT on my to do list. Though having to avoid a Kelso after dumping him and having to ignore everyone else wasn't on it either. So, I quit her cheerleading and started keeping to myself. Kind of, so what if me and Mr. Red became friends and I had to kick in a few boys faces at school for being assholes? The plan? Not having any unnecessary drama, her so called parents are useless so I'll take some money out and save and then? Then I'll get a job and eventually move away when I graduate again. But like everything else in my life-lives nothing EVER SEEMS TO GO TO PLAN. Eric x Jackie x Hyde, either love triangle or POLY AU - it will vaguely follow the plot but things will change and be different along the way.

All it took was one play for Tori and Jade to come to terms with how they were dealing with their "hatred" for each other.