He doesn't take you by force. He takes you because he can't stop thinking about you. In the mind-world of the Creel House, Henry Creel does not collect people at random. He chooses you - older, aware, inconveniently perceptive - and keeps you close in ways that feel deliberate, long before they feel frightening. The children come later. They are easier. They believe what they're told. You don't. That's the problem. Henry calls it interest. Curiosity. A necessary fixation. But the truth is simpler and far more dangerous: you make him feel exposed. Seen. Real. And he resents you for it almost as much as he wants you there. He doesn't need your help with the children. He needs you to stay. This is a story about obsession that breeds control, about vulnerability used as leverage, about a monster who does not want to love - but does not know how to stop choosing you. This is a psychological descent where protection becomes possession, tenderness becomes strategy, and the most terrifying question is not how do you escape - but why haven't you tried.

~ SEQUEL TO *NONCONFORMITY* ~ "You know, sometimes I start to like you and then you open your mouth and I'm reminded why I don't," I turned away from him and smiled into my pillow. I wanted to sit here with him in the dark until my eyes couldn't stand the light anymore. We could be nocturnal, wake with the moon and live our lives wrapped in bed sheets. "You say the loveliest things," He whispered in my ear. He gathered me in his arms, warm as could be and horrifically inviting. I melted against him until everything ran slow and saccharine. Lips pressed against my temple, and then I felt the weight of his head as it dipped onto my pillow. "Peter?" "Yes, sweetheart?" "Why can't I shake the feeling something bad is going to happen?" ~ After being taken from her home, Sixteen needs to fight not to lose her mind after returning to the arms of Martin Brenner. Hallucinations and nightmarish visions seem to follow her everywhere she goes, as does a man she thought she'd killed five years before.

"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.

Jenny Byers knows Hawkins better than anyone, or so she thinks. When her cousin Will disappears, the town jumps to easy answers, but Jenny senses something far more dangerous lurking beneath the surface. Teaming up with Steve Harrington, the surprisingly dependable boy who keeps showing up when she needs him. Jenny begins uncovering secrets the town would rather stay buried. Meanwhile, Billy Hargrove, her explosive and unpredictable boyfriend, makes it harder than ever for her to breathe freely. With rumors, fear, and strange sightings spreading through Hawkins, Jenny must confront the truth: nothing in her town is what it seems. Begin- 12/22/25 Finish-

𝐌𝐘 𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐃 𝐌𝐑 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓𝐒𝐈𝐓,, a romance/horror fic where sweet (Y/N) henderson meets a strange man who goes by the name of mr whatsit. highest ranks!! 1 #jamiecampbellbower 1 #peterballard 1 #henrycreel 1 #001 trying to update every day!!!! ongoing

(001 fic) "My little secret," he whispers. "Try your hardest to stay quiet for me. I don't want your daddy hearing just how much I'm tainting his little angel, got it?" Then his hands and lips are everywhere and I have to bite down on my tongue to keep from screaming out loud, lest my father hears and I ruin our little secret." Juliette is the daughter of Dr. Martin Brenner, better known as "Papa." She knows her father loves his other "children" more than his own biological one, which is why she's so excited to move out to her dream college. But then an incident occurs revealing that Juliette is not just the average girl she thought she was. Juliette finds herself right in the middle of her fathers lab, alone with a newfound power, and assigned to train with Peter Ballard, a man she hates, a man who might be hiding something dark underneath those bright blue eyes and sweet smile. Can the two navigate this labyrinth together or will they drown underneath the weight of it all? -Obviously spoilers for season 4 of stranger things- -Chapters= 5000+ words (yeah they're rly long) -Smut/ mature themes... not for the kiddos lol -Word Count= over 200,000 -I will send 001 after you if you steal (plagiarize) anything from my story<3

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❝ the wires got the best of him ❞ s. harrington x henderson!oc stranger things seasons two - five lowercase intended not a slow burn © hollywillow- - awarded best steve harrington fanfic 2022

*FOURTH BOOK OF STEVE HARRINGTON FANFIC SERIES!* *FIRST BOOK: The New Girl | Steve Harrington Fanfic!* *SECOND BOOK: Tell Me You Love Me | Steve Harrington Fanfic!* *THIRD BOOK: The Hawkins Summer of '86 | Steve Harrington Fanfic!* Based on season 4 of Stranger Things! -------- Eight months had passed since the accident at Starcourt Mall. Delilah has been counting down the days until she gets to see Steve again for spring break. Returning to Hawkins for the week was supposed to be exciting, but Delilah believed she brought her curse with her. Suddenly, her secret nightmares had meaning, and a new string of unexplained murders were popping up in Hawkins. In order to clear Eddie Munson's name, they have to find Vecna and stop him. Delilah and the group need to overcome the crafty wizard's plan while being forced to confront their deepest, darkest past. Will Delilah survive Vecna's curse? -------- Disclaimer* I do not own any of the Stranger Things cast. I only own Delilah Hopper, and the other characters I have made up!

𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐱 𝐟𝐞𝐦! 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 *𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠*