lenoraverse
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i'm outside the door, invite me in so we can go back and play pretend by acarnivalbear, angelsfizz
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
01 Feb 2026
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Logically, Mike knows what he’s doing is weird. Somewhere, deep in the back of his mind he knows it. Still, he tells himself that it’s normal. That he is normal. That stealing a box of his best friend’s clothes labeled ‘donate’ in black marker and keeping it firmly hidden in the back of his closet was something any normal person would do. It wasn’t weird, anyone else would do the same!
And who could blame him? Mike has been surrounded by Will for as long as he can remember. They’re close! Mike cares about Will, always has. The urge to protect him, to take care of him, was so instinctual even before Mike had presented as an alpha. They were a pair, always together, attached at the hip until… well, until recently but Mike was going to work on that! He really was!
And now the Byers have moved to Lenora. To fucking California and Mike feels like he’s lost a limb.
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- Part 1 of lenoraverse
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“I saw Max giving you a Wonder Woman comic last week, and Diana is awesome, don’t get me wrong, but there’s a big wide world outside of DC Comics and I am more than happy to be your guide.” El is staring down at the neat pile of comic books in her hands with a bemused smile while Dustin continues to ramble about superheroes and TIE fighters.
“You… thought I would like these?” She seems surprised that Dustin has thought of her at all, and it makes a spike of sadness twist in his stomach. Dustin knows she’s still getting used to the whole friendship thing, that people going out of their way to think of her and do nice things for her is unfamiliar and new. He resolves to make more of an effort, because she deserves more than just Mike and Max doing things for her.
Dustin notices El reading comics. A friendship brews.
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- Part 2 of lenoraverse