the one where finn wolfhard is in denial.

And perhaps is the greatest grief to swallow, the taste of being left behind while another has moved on? Mike Wheeler is traumatized, yeah, and there is no going back to normal. Will rescued, Eleven gone, coping skills nonexistent. He's trying his best to keep it together for the party, but watching your first girlfriend disappear into nothingness is certainly the kind of thing that will mess you up for life. By chance he's thrown back into the tangle of the Upside Down, opening a whole other gate of problems; and this time, the clock is ticking. ***Currently in the process of rewriting!!***

***Keep in mind that this fanfic was written before season 2 was out*** Eleven has been missing for a year. Lucas, Dustin and Will thinks El is dead, but Mike knows El won't break a promise. One day the boys decide to take a walk in the woods, when they see Chief Hopper doing some suspicious things. After chapter 70, is "extra" scenes from the fanfic. Cover made by: @honestlycandor I do not own this story or it's characters. All of it is based on the show "Stranger Things" on Netflix.

"i will protect you, no matter what happens." {the guys go through many obstacles to try and save eleven after a terrible accident but what they don't know is that underneath it all is more suffering and pain.}