being alone will always be better than being with others. m. mayfield x fem!oc stranger things, season two cover by @idyllicpoems

PREVIOUSLY CALLED "changed" The Byers have moved. Mike is lost. He lost both his girlfriend and his best friend in one day. Mike needs El. Or so he thought. (I put the mature tag on because I mention sensitive topics mostly dealing with mental health. Nothing sexual at all.)

"𝐢 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐈 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐈'𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐝, 𝐚𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝." ••• Things are taking a turn for the worst in Hawkins, and it seems as though this may be the final battle for our heroes. And while a battle is scary, the internal conflict of one's self can be much scarier. takes place right after the season four <3 (tw: mentions of homophobia and abuse in the first chapter. also dwells on pretty dark themes such as death. ANGST LOTS OF IT OMG)

"Will does this a lot, lose himself in these depressed gazes, and Jonathan almost always picked up on them. Will almost always kept everything bottled up. But maybe this time he wouldn't." OR: my take on the diner scene / Will coming out to Jonathan :)

Will struggles with being an alcoholic and a depressed queer child in the 80s his friends don't notice because they are busy with relationship things until it gets a but out of hand..

When Mike's mental health isn't as good as everyone thought it was. It is set in Season 4 if the Byers went back to Hawkins at some point. TW: Blood, SH, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks.