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Day 021: Promise.

485 words with little spoilers, but still there, I guess?

El sits on the floor, as her dad, Chief Jim Hopper, stares blankly at an instruction booklet. He scratches his head. “It just doesn't make sense!” He says, grabbing one of the drawers. They have been remodeling the cabin, but there's only so many pieces of furniture Hopper can build without going insane. “Where does this piece even go?” El giggles, and holds her hand out. “Can I see it?” She asks, and Hopper scoffs. “No. I can figure this out!” He says, holding his fingers up. El glances at the clock on her dusty nightstand.

“Twelve-thirty?” She says, knowing that they've been working on this step for at least fifteen minutes. Hopper groans. “I got it, five more min—” She swipes the instructions, and squints at them for a moment, before grabbing the screwdriver, and screws. She sets the pieces together, and presses the screw in. “You know what you're doing?” She nods. “Will and I built one in Lenora.” She explains, as she screws the final one in. Hopper bites his lip. “You miss California?” He asks, and El’s mind drifts to Angela, and the Roller Skate Incident at the Skate-O-Mania, and swallows.

She hadn't earned up the courage to mention the assault charge, or the bullying, and Mike and Will hadn't bothered to mention it either. She wasn't too broken up about hitting her, but she didn't want Hopper to be mad at her for it. “No.” She decides. “Mike is here, and Max...” She sniffs, thinking about how Max died but El refused to let her go, so now she's in a coma. Hopper swallows, rubbing her chest just below the collarbone. “And everyone.” She gestures vaguely.

Hopper ruffles her hair, and she feels his nails scratch against her scalp. “I missed you too, kiddo.” She wraps him in a hug, and he chortles. “Promise you won't leave again.” She says, gripping his shirt like he'd disappear if she let go. He kisses the top of her head, and massages her shoulder with his fingers. “I Promise.” He whispers, as she nuzzles herself closer to him. He scoops up the instructions, and holds them for her to see. “Let's finish this, and then I'll make us some lunch.” She looks up at him, with an eager look sparkling her eyes. “Eggos?” She asks, and Hopper taps the paper to his leg. “You can have some, but you gotta eat some real food too, okay?”

She nods. And after another twenty minutes, they finish the dresser. She slides the final drawer, and wipes her brow. She turns to look up at Hopper. “Now can I have Eggos?” She asks, and he nods. “Make sure you wash up, but I'm gonna start making lunch, alright?” She walks over to the bathroom, and looks at herself in the mirror. She touches her hair, feeling the warmth of her own fingers, and sighs. I'm home.

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Day 021: Racing Heart

Demetri struggled with the large doors of the manor. Outside it was pouring rain, thunder echoed through the trees and lightning lit up the sky with every crack. He let out a long breath, finally relieved to be out of the storm. He turned in and the building was dark, barely lit with sporadically placed lit candles. Well someone was at least home. “Hello?”

“Are you lost?” a male voice answered. It was hushed, as if spoken too loud Demetri may bolt like some skittish animal. Unfortunately, without producing any noise up to that point, and the storm outside, he had still been startled. He jolted and looked for the voice in the poorly lit room. “Ah sorry, I didn't mean to spook you, I’m Liam.” A figure emerged from a side room, a welcoming smile graced his lips. He was strikingly beautiful with his bubblegum pink hair and pastel attire. Such a stark difference to his surroundings.

He snapped out of his daze, realizing one, that he was staring and two, that he had just barged into a stranger’s house. “No, no, I should be sorry for barging into your home. My car broke down not too far from here, then the sky opened up.” He sighed. Then proceeded to extend a hand to Liam, with a large grin, “My name’s Demetri.”

“That’s horrible,” Liam paused as he moved closer to Demetri, closing the space between them. He was close enough now that Demetri could see his dark eyes and for a moment he thought they were a deep red. But surely that was a trick of the flames from these candles. He swallowed nervously as Liam continued, now accepting his hand, “Ah you’re freezing. Please, our phone is in the other room, then we can find you some blankets. Though, just one small note,” he pulled at Demetri’s hand, pulling him in close to whisper into his ear, “Try and calm that racing heart, Love. It may just tempt someone.”