#7rolled

[k1ngdingus]

*    @7rolled​    prompted:    ❝    i    thought    that    i’d    be    satisfied.    instead,    i’m    left    with    this    strange    feeling    of    emptiness.    ❞    -    from    max 

    make    a    deal    with    god    &    get    him    to    swap    our    places    (    he    would,    if    it    meant    keeping    her    out    of    harm's    way    )    .    .    .    the    lyrics    muffled    in    the    background    &    there’s    an    appreciation    to    them,    never    had    been    much    of    a    kate    bush    fan    until    now.    pulled    herself    free    from    whatever    hell    vecna    was    causing    but    that    didn’t    mean    they    had    won    .    .    .    instead    just    delayed    what    was    coming.    her    letter    remains    folded    in    his    back    pocket        (    won't    admit    to    the    fear    of    the    words    hidden    in    that    envelope    or    the    moment    a    fail    safe    would    have    been    activated    ).    everyone    else    is    asleep    .    .    .    it    doesn’t    surprise    him    that    henderson    was    on    watch    duty    &    yet    his    snores    were    the    loudest        (    was    gonna    kill    that    kid    one    of    these    days    ).    digits    rub    at    his    sore    neck,    body    cramped    from    it’s    awkward    position    .    .    .    if    anyone    asked,    he    wasn’t    hovering    over    her,    was    just    stretching.    max    is    tougher    than    the    rest    .    .    .    more    guarded    &    isolated,    even    more    so    after    billy    &   he    can    see    it,    the    weight    on    her    shoulders,    the    weariness    no    kid    her    age    should    be    carrying    around.    

  silently    comes    up    behind    her,    a    stolen    cup    of    coffee    warming    his    hands    (    ignoring    the    side    eye    ted    wheeler    had    delivered    when    emerging    from    the    basement;    some    things    never    changed    ).    eyes    squint    while    he    attempts    to    make    out    colored    drawings    .    .    .    never    took    her    for    much    of    an    artist,    that    had    always    been    a    byers’    niche    (    whatever    floats    her    boat    ).    lips    part    to    ask    how    she    is,    even    knowing    that    it’ll    earn    him    a    classic    mayfield    eye    roll    most    likely    matched    with    a    substantial    groan.    but    her    confession    has    his    mouth    snapped    shut,    hues    of    tawny    softening    with    concern.    a    free    hand    comes    up    to    squeeze    her    shoulder    before    he    sits    down    at    her    side,    no    one’s    ever    accused    him    of    maintaining    much    depth    in    life    but    this    moment    isn’t    one    to    be    fixed    with    cheap    humor    &    a    brush    off        ❛                                            we    don’t    have    it    all    figured    out    yet    .    .    .    but    we’re    getting    close,    alright    ?                                                    ❜    all    night    had    been    spent    following    the    threads    that    hopefully    bring    them    one    step    closer    to    defeating    vecna    &    freeing    her    from    this    curse.    ❛                                        we’re    gonna    get    you    out    of    this.                                                    ❜

[b1gerror]

“ what the hell are you doing here?! i told you to get out of here! “ - from nancy wheeler !

“      steve just got pulled under by some .. ᵀᴴᴵᴺᴳ,    and you followed after him! what else was i supposed to do,   sit up 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 with eddie acting like i didn’t think you were both about to die,     @7rolled!?      ”             ᴬ ʸᴱᴬᴿ ᴬᴳᴼ,    you would have never even considered that you would be risking your own life for nancy ‘priss’ wheeler,  in fact you would have laughed             𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚊 𝚢𝚎𝚊𝚛 𝚊𝚐𝚘, you thought that the ᴼᴺᴸʸ ᴹᴼᴺˢᵀᴱᴿˢ in hawkins was its people,    not literal monsters and russian’s and massive conspiracy theories that you thought only existed in fiction.         and never did you think that your night would end with plunging into ᴸᴼⱽᴱᴿˢ ᴸᴬᴷᴱ in attempts to 𝚏𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠 𝚗𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚢 to what you were sure was certain death,     the intimidating glow of the gate did ᴺᴼᵀᴴᴵᴺᴳ to deter you in making sure that she &steve were safe.

there was uncertainty in your steps,    ᴿᵁᴺᴺᴵᴺᴳ to catch up whilst the screams still rang through your ears.       [you waited,  you would have  waited&ᵂᴬᴵᵀᴱᴰ  for steve to return to the surface,      too uncertain even in times of danger]     but nancy          she wasted no time at all,     never hesitated even though her own life would be placed 𝚒𝚗 𝚍𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛.    but you considered yourself inspired,      or stupid,    that you had so willingly followed after.         “   you know what they say,   ᴬᴸᴸ ᶠᴼᴿ ᴼᴺᴱ,  one for all,    right?     i’m not leaving,    nancy.      ”