｡ﾟﾟ･｡･ﾟﾟ｡ ﾟ。001 & 013 　ﾟ･｡･ Thirteen was practically raised in Hawkins Lab. For most of her life, she has never known anything outside its sterile, unwelcoming walls. She's a shy girl, afraid of her powers and what she could do with them. As Dr. Brenner's favorite daughter, she's had it arguably easier than most of her siblings, but that does not mean that growing up in the lab has been easy for her. Peter Ballard has always been her favorite Orderly. He's never mean, never shouts, and always has a reassuring smile on his face. He's one of her only comfort sources, even though she's barely spoken five sentences to him in the last eighteen years. She has no idea yet, how important he will be in her life. ------- [On Hold until I have a few chapters stacked up] Henry Creel x Fem!OC ⚠️ Mature, check content warnings! Pre season 1 - post season 5 Started: December 29th 2025 Finished: tbd Previously called 'Forbidden Fruit'

"You're dreaming, I should think," His breath caressed my skin. It was there and then gone, far too fleeting. "So why am I here, Sixteen?" I didn't have an answer. "I don't know," I muttered. My heart thumped noisily in my chest. I could not think. "Can you make it stop?" His eyes flitted over mine. I could feel him like an infection. Crawling through my veins, warming my blood, shutting down my organs one by one until I was helpless, left with no other option aside from watching as he overtook me. "Do you want me to make it stop?" He gently tilted my head up. I was soundless as this all unfolded, unable to fight it, unsure if I even wanted to. ~ After Sixteen is abducted and taken to Hawkins Lab, she must adjust to life under the oppressive glare of Martin Brenner. Peter Ballard, an orderly who oversees her training, aims to the transition all the more difficult.