CRYING LIKE CASSANDRA.

𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮. est. april 2023 .

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#ACCEPTEDRISK -- an independent & private portrayal of MAXINE LORRAINE MAYFIELD , freed from the shackles of stranger things canon & treated as an original horror / supernatural - based character . as prophesied by phoebe . this blog will contain triggering content . do not interact if you are younger than 21 .

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A STUDY IN : being too clever for your own good . the latchkey generation . knowing your rights . being your father's daughter . risky gambles . fetching the bolt cutters . the cassandra complex . running up sisyphus' hill . getting sent home early from the field trip for having prophetic visions . this is my brother & i need a shovel to love him . & dying , coming back , and other ways to avoid dealing with your feelings .

in joint canon with shadowedvales and havvkinsqueen .

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#GETSLASHED ! —     an independent and private roleplay blog for original slasher - survivor character BIANCA ' BEEZY ' ZANOTTI , managed by phoebe . DO NOT INTERACT if you are younger than 21 . ©

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CHILDHOOD IN THE OTHER DIMENSION , SHARP LIKE SOUR CANDY , GLASSY AND TRANSLUCENT , WITHOUT THE USUAL BRUISE . YOUR MOTHER'S VOICE FROM THE KITCHEN , AND A BOY WHO DRAWS BLOOD . THE SHALLOW BREATHING YOU EMIT , THE WAY TRUSTING FEELS WHEN YOU ARE FIFTEEN .

#ACCEPTEDRISK -- an independent & private portrayal of MAXINE LORRAINE M.AYFIELD , freed from the shackles of stranger thi.ngs canon & treated as an original horror / supernatural - based character . as prophesied by phoebe . ©

[gatekeepcr]

as the girl climbs in , gemma politely puts her cigarette out and drops it out of the window. she watches with a lifted eyebrow as the dog obediently does as it's told. gemma takes off up the highway in the direction of the diner on the edge of the town. ❝ i seem like the type a' old lady that kidnaps kids ? ❞ she says with a laugh , before thinking better of it and straightens herself up , adopting a more serious tone , ❝ course i meant it. the diner up here has good burgers. ❞ she keeps her eyes on the road except to steal occasional glances at the girl in her passenger seat. gemma hopes that once they're seated and have some food in front of them , she'll be able to ask the more pertinent questions related to where the girl was going and how she planned to get there. hitch hiking along a state highway didn't seem like the smartest plan.

[acceptedrisk]

the smell of smoke lingers in gemma's car , but max isn't bothered by it . the scent is actually weirdly comforting : every memory of her childhood had an ashtray within arms reach , every mental snapshot of her parents they had cigarettes in hand . ' i don't know what kinda lady you are yet , ' max says earnestly , ginger brows furrowing slightly . ' but you don't sound old , at least . ' maybe a little older than max's parents , but she's not gonna say that and end up offending the hand that's feeding her !

if she wasn't sold before , she certainly is at the mention of burgers . she visibly perks up , sitting back in the seat & getting comfortable . ' nice car , ' she muses , a touch wistful . fingertips explore the interior , the details of the car's shape & build . eventually her fingers find the brand emblem on the dash and she finally has a guess . ' a caddie ? ' she sounds impressed . ' i don't think i've ever been in one before . fancier than my usual digs . ' first time for everything , she supposes . soon enough the car stops , & max waits for gemma's cue before opening the passenger door & clambering out after her , diana heeling beside her .

[pittbangs]

@acceptedrisk said: i tripped on a gurney. i'm fine. the pitt: season 1 [1/3].

" humor me. " from the depths of a pocket unearths a penlight. mckay's expression sits somewhere between skepticism & bemusement. knuckles dip into the cradle of her hip ; the hand holding the light flourishes the rickety frame of the hospital bed in front of her.

" look, i get it. being here is no fun for anyone. " mckay's thumb plunges the beam on, & she flashes it from eye to eye. " but it'll be a lot less fun if you're back here in two hours with a brain bleed. "

[acceptedrisk]

' you sound like my mom . ' who is , at the moment , currently tending to an actual patient , unaware her daughter just bonked her head . she squints against the light in her eyes , making a small noise of protest . ' just don't tell her i did that , okay ? she'll get mad at me for running in the halls again . ' but at least she wasn't skateboarding indoors this time ! it's just so boring to hang around here , max isn't sure why her mom keeps insisting on bringing her . ' hey , is harrison here today ? i learned how to do a kickflip , i wanted to show him . '

[kindofuneven]

there's a theatrical gasp, like breaking the law is a pearl - clutching offense and he can't believe that she'd go there. he has to duck his head to muffle a snort. " then i seriously hope that you can afford the bill, 'cause i only have 20 dollars. " but the moment unravels like he'd tugged at a loose thread without meaning to. her tells are small. micro - shifts in the air around her, in the way her words land, that shake of her head like she's trying to clear it. the last thing that he wants to do is make her think that he feels sorry for her. pity's not the same as empathy. pity is when somebody talks to you like you're fragile because they don't see you as a whole person anymore, and that's not what this is.

he lets the pause buffer a little. not long enough to read like she'd said the wrong thing, just enough to sit with it so he doesn't say the wrong thing. " there's always next time, right? besides, they can't actually prove that it was you. at least you had a strategy. " the segue comes naturally, following her lead to shift topics without putting her on the spot. " stiles and i once got restraining orders against us, for stealing a prison transport van, and — wait, did i ever tell you that story? "

[acceptedrisk]

max can't help but laugh at scott's reaction , played up for what she's sure is that very purpose . she can appreciate the effort , the lighthearted lack of judgement . ' don't worry , i don't think we'll have to crack open our piggy banks just yet . save your twenty for something more important ..... or for lunch or something . ' lopsided grin returns , but it fades slowly , embers in a dying fire that don't quite reflect in the rest of her expression .

teeth worry against lower lip , half hearted shrug raises freckled shoulders . ' i always have a strategy . i don't do stupid shit with no way out of it . who do you think i am ? ' mock offense to hide the appreciation for scott smoothing over her clumsy transition . eyes widen & grin returns , ' no way ?! ' max is truthfully impressed . ' that sounds awesome . why a prison transport van ? were there people inside ? i have so many questions . ' a brief pause before she admits cheekily , ' once i drove billy's camaro into a pumpkin patch . '

[gatekeepcr]

gemma had been a teenager on the run ( hell , she'd been an adult on the run several times ) but when she pulls over on the side of the road in her black cadillac , she's not sure what she expected. she pulls down her sunglasses to look over the rim at the younger girl and her dog. ❝ get in. ❞ she says after a moment of thought , leaning across to push the passenger door open for her. ❝ i won't take you to the bus station , but i can give you a ride into town and i'll buy you some lunch. ❞

[acceptedrisk]

tense shoulders visibly relax at the woman's acceptance . ' thanks , ' she mumbles , & then much clearer , ' diana , find inside . ' the guide dog leads her off the curb & closer to the cadillac , where she hops in . the golden retriever crawls in after her , curled up dutifully on the floorboards . hands automatically fall to knees , massaging the places where surgical scars stand starkly against freckled skin . ' you mean it , about lunch ? ' max questions , slightly suspicious at her good fortune ..... but it's an offer she couldn't refuse . the apartment she shared with her father hardly ever had enough to make a decent meal in it , so she was starting her journey hungrier than she'd care to be . ' you didn't say that just to lure me into your car , did you ? ' she's only half joking .

[acceptedrisk]

open to mutuals .

' look , i just need a ride to the bus station . or ..... whatever , just as close to the city as i can get . i can only give you five bucks , though . ' that's all she can really spare if she's still going to buy a greyhound ticket ---- to where is another problem altogether . ' so ? do you have room for us ? '

[acceptedrisk]

when max has her visions, it looks a lot like being possessed by vecna. eyes roll back into her head, twitchy movements, unresponsive. because of the immense psychic pressure the visions put on her, she often gets nosebleeds after visions.

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open to mutuals .

' seriously , i'm fine . that just .... happens sometimes . you don't need to freak out , and you definitely don't need to call anyone . ' look , she's wiped most of the blood from her nose onto the back of her arm , unaware of the awful red smear it left on her sweater . ' see ? i'm fine . '

[ripmaxine-archive]

things that break my heart that are just normal to max:

knowing how to pick locks and forge checks and signatures

running betting pools and keeping a lockbox for all her cash

spending time in bars and around drunk people

cps stopping by + lying to them so that they leave

lying to teachers and other adults about her home life

[acceptedrisk]

i just rewatched max's death scene and ruined my own day sdkjfl

[fredhechingerdaily]

FRED HECHINGER as SIMON KALIVODA Fear Street Part One: 1994, dir. Leigh Janiak

[acceptedrisk]

max loves and craves affection, but it also makes her deeply uncomfortable because she's not used to it. with very few exception, if anyone even tries to hold her hand she's immediately threatening to gnaw her own arm off like a coyote in a trap

[scyftan]

    "Given your history, I'm sure you're intent on running away." ( @acceptedrisk )

[acceptedrisk]

' what , i make it all the way to indianapolis by myself one time when i was fifteen and all of a sudden i'm a flight risk for the rest of my life ? ' she sounds so offended , until you remember the handful of other runaway attempts over the years . ' besides , it'd be way harder to bail with diana to take care of . i can only carry so many cans of dog food at once . ' she's already contemplated it .

[acceptedrisk]

pokes her with a very long stick

' give me that . ' she snatches the stick from his grasp , snapping it in two . then she pokes him back with both halves .

[lumaxramblings]

s2 max is so haunting. she's a 13 year old. she's an abused little girl. she holds up an aloofish front like a shield. she has a vacant, dead expression in her eyes when her stepbrother shouts at her. she wants to be loved. she fears she doesn't deserve it. she wants to have friends but they're pulling her in and pushing her out. she's crying in the passenger side with a bruised wrist. she's shutting the door to hide a boy who she knows her stepbrother hates for a reason he cannot control. she opens up on a bus and she tells him she never wants to be as angry as her stepbrother. she's screaming at a monster and she's holding a boy's hand and she's feeling excluded when everyone knows each other. she's driving and fighting and burning it all. she's dancing with a boy at the snow ball. she is 13 years old.