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“Crawling Back to You” - A Mileven Alternate Ending (chapter 1)

I wrote this on Wattpad a few months ago, but decided that I would share it on here too in case anyone ever wanted it!! Here is the synopsis and chapter 1:

After some time, Eleven (or Elenor) creates a beautiful life for herself in the mountains of Iceland. Though, her thoughts still remain with those in Hawkins Indiana. One day when inspiration and bravery strikes her, she makes an attempt to reach out to her long lost lover, Mike Wheeler.

This is a continuation story of the ending to the Stranger Things series on Netflix.

My feet grow increasing more tired as the hike up to the top of the mountain grows closer and closer. For weeks I have been trying to locate a place for me to start a new. A place where three waterfalls live. A place that I can call home.

Home is a strange word you see, because it means somewhere you live, a place where you spend most of your time. Where you can find comfort. For me however, home is not a place, it is a feeling. A feeling that the bad men took away from me for forever.

To try to give myself comfort, I like to imagine that they are doing fine back in Hawkins. It's been a few weeks now since I've left them. Left them alone, without me or my protection. But I think it was for the best, as now they can live their lives happily without the fear of constantly dying or being hunted by a "mythical being" as Mike would have called them.

Faking my death was the only way I could ensure that all of the people I loved would be safe and happy. Because a special person once told me that "it makes you crazy". Crazy indeed.

When Kali used the last of her powers and life to project an alternate version of me and my death my loved ones, the long journey ahead of me was daunting. While the soldiers took control of the truck my friends and I were driving back home, I somehow was able to make it away without anyone noticing until they saw the fake me in the upside down entrance.

I ran for it into the radio shack, into the tunnels we used for the crawls. I then hid out in multiple different places until I could gather what I needed to make my permanent departure.

I grabbed the necessities from Hop's cabin while he was away at work so that I wouldn't be seen, like some spare clothes he wouldn't miss, a few beef sticks and other small snacks I could find, a map that Dustin gave me a few years back, a small framed picture of Mike that I could keep with me always, a small bracelet that Max gave me for my thirteenth birthday, a flashlight and my walkie, the documents Joyce made me when we moved to California, spare money I found lying around, and anything else that I thought I needed or had on my body at the time.

Planning my escape was something I had to do quickly and carefully. As I could not get caught whatsoever. I was dead to the world, and it needed to stay that way. At least for now.

In one of my various hideouts, I glanced over the world map that I took with me. It seemed that I needed to make my way into "Canada" first, and then I would work my way to the eastern edge, and find a way to Iceland from there.

Iceland was a special place I remember talking about with Dustin one day, and it seemed like the perfect place to start looking for my waterfalls. He told me that Iceland was green and vast, while Greenland was covered in ice. He said it was a universe's way of playing sick jokes on humans.

After that, I began my journey to Canada. I used some skills that I had previously discovered back when I made my way to Chicago a few years back, by asking random people to drive me. Surprisingly, it worked out pretty well for me. I made it into Canada easily with my birth certificate that I was given under the name Jane Hopper. After that it was one trip after another, picking up on landmarks and other ways of tracking where I was until I reached the coast of Canada in a place called Newfoundland. From there I boarded the biggest boat I had ever seen, and set off towards Iceland.

On the boat, I had plenty of time to reflect and plan out my next move. What would Iceland be like? What would greet me once I got there? Would I need to use my powers and put myself in danger once again?

There was so much I didn't know, and that was scary. I had nobody else to help me navigate the world anymore. I had 10 days to figure out what I would do once I arrived in my new safe haven.

Reflecting on everything that I have gone through since I escaped the lab and Papa's clutches, on those long ten days I decided that I would never use my powers ever again. Maybe I would here and there when I knew for a fact nobody would see me or be aware that I possessed them. It was safer for me this way.

The days got lonely, and tiring. Just sitting around staying out of sight and out of everyone else's way. I began to feel overwhelmingly sad and afraid. Mourning the life that I was just starting. I never got the opportunity to go to school with all of my friends, I only went for a brief time in California. I never got to go on the special dates that Mike promised me. I never got to go to this "prom" that Max used to talk about. I never got to have a tv dinner with my Dad and watch Miami Vice with him.

It was all too much. Too much for me to handle alone.

On the final day, I was finally able to see the coast of Iceland from the ship. I see the ports that the boat will head towards, and that is where my new journey will begin.

A new life for me awaits.

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Hope you all enjoyed! I’ll post the other chapters as well 🤍

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How Anne with an E Teaches Us to Live Happier, Braver Lives

There are comfort shows… and then there are shows that actually change you.

Anne with an E isn’t just a historical drama about an imaginative orphan in 1890s Prince Edward Island. It’s a masterclass in how to live a fuller, braver, more joyful life — even when the world feels heavy.

Here’s why this show is secretly a guidebook to happiness:

1. Romanticize the Ordinary

Anne Shirley doesn’t wait for extraordinary things to happen to feel alive. She finds magic in:

• A tree-lined path

• A puffed sleeve dress

• A raspberry cordial mishap

• The way sunlight hits the water

She names places like they matter. She speaks in dramatic metaphors. She makes even loneliness poetic.

In a world where we scroll past beauty every day, Anne reminds us that happiness often lives in attention. If you slow down enough to notice the details, life gets richer.

Maybe the secret isn’t having more, but it’s noticing more.

2. Feel Everything — Don’t Apologize for It

Anne feels deeply. She cries loudly. She loves fiercely. She overreacts. She hopes wildly.

And instead of shrinking herself to be “less,” she eventually learns that her emotional intensity is her strength.

We’re taught that being “too much” is a flaw. Anne teaches the opposite: your passion is your power. Your sensitivity is insight. Your imagination is resilience.

Happiness doesn’t come from dulling yourself down to fit in. It comes from embracing who you already are.

3. Choose Kindness , Especially When It’s Hard

Characters like Marilla and Matthew start off guarded. Careful. Closed.

But through Anne, they soften.

Happiness in Anne with an E isn’t flashy — it’s built slowly through:

• Forgiveness

• Patience

• Second chances

• Learning how to love imperfectly

The show constantly reminds us that connection is what makes life meaningful. Not status. Not perfection. Not approval.

4. Speak Up — Even If Your Voice Shakes

One of the most powerful parts of Anne with an E is how it tackles injustice — sexism, racism, classism, bullying — through Anne’s refusal to stay silent.

She asks questions adults are uncomfortable answering.

She defends people others overlook.

She refuses to accept “that’s just how things are.”

Living happier doesn’t mean ignoring what’s wrong. It means believing you deserve better — and helping others believe it too.

There is something deeply freeing about saying what you believe.

5. Reinvent Yourself As Many Times As You Need

Anne isn’t defined by her past, even though her childhood was painful. She chooses who she becomes.

She makes mistakes.

She learns.

She grows.

She tries again.

The show gently tells us that your past may shape you, but it does not have to limit you.

Happiness is not about a perfect start. It’s about giving yourself permission to evolve.

6. Let Yourself Hope

Anne’s optimism isn’t naive, it’s rebellious.

Choosing hope after rejection.

Choosing wonder after hardship.

Choosing joy when it would be easier to shut down.

In a cynical world, hope is powerful.

Anne reminds us that imagination isn’t childish. It’s survival. It’s resilience. It’s a way of saying, “I believe something better is possible.”

Final Thoughts:

Anne with an E isn’t really about the 1890s.

It’s about:

• Belonging

• Identity

• Friendship

• Growth

• And finding beauty in a complicated world

Happiness, according to Anne, isn’t the absence of hardship. It’s the presence of imagination, courage, and connection in the middle of it.

Maybe we don’t need to move to Green Gables to live happier lives.

Maybe we just need to look at the world the way Anne does — as something bursting with possibility.