BOOK 2 in the 'NINETEEN' series. " "i can fight." eleven tells hopper strongly. "better than any of us." he replies. nineteen looks up from her space on his shoulder and wraps her arms around his middle. "but right now, i need you safe. i need you both safe." he turns to look at nineteen. she peers back up at him with worried eyes. "this thing is after both of you." he says. "it's not after me." nineteen sniffles, looking over at the white tiles of the mall. "do you understand?" he glances between the two girls. nineteen rubs her cheek on his shoulder, indicating that she understood perfectly. just to make sure, though, she lets out a small, "yes, hop" and smiles up at him. he pokes her left dimple and then turns to her sister. hopper reaches a hand up, pulling eleven's hair back behind her ear. he leans forwards, bringing nineteen with him. "i need you to understand." eleven looks up at him, trying not to cry. she nods. "okay?" he looks to nineteen, who nods, looking down at her lap. she doesn't want to leave hopper. she can't leave him. " - [ lowercase intended ] [ season 3 ] [ oc ]

BOOK 1 in the 'NINETEEN' series. " "hello?" nineteen flinches and turns around quickly. will's standing there, a baby blue shirt on. he doesn't even closely resemble the boy that had been on the ground, suffering. he looks healthy, but also scared. "you're the girl from the lab." he states. nineteen gathers herself and gets up quickly, staring at him. "yes." she says softly. "my name is nineteen." he nods. "you're like the girl that mike talks about?" he asks. nineteen nods. "yes." she tells him. he swallows and opens his mouth to speak. "can you help me?" " - [ lowercase intended ] [ season 2 ] [ oc ] - not a will story.

When a young boy disappears, his mother, a police chief, and his friends must confront terrifying forces to get him back. Quotes from Season 1 of the Netflix show, Stranger Things, as shown by episode. *WARNING* WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS!