So... will byers with older sister reader whose lesbian, and instead of Robin and Vickie he sees its reader and Robin?
And they jsut both have a bonding experience
Wait make it even better if sister readers been drifting away from everyone too
Love your work!!!
ouuuu okay I like this a lot!!! this is so cute aughhhh ; also regarding the sister aspect and it being important, also regarding i onlt write gn / they/them readers, the men are gonna have to sit out on this one, as robin is a lesbian and likes non-men. I worked at reader was moreso nonbinary for this considering all those factors, so hopefully this doesnt ruin the reading experience! no way I could turn this down, so I found a solution! ; and tysm!! im so glad you enjoy my work, I reallt appreciate it :D ; thank you for requesting, hope you enjoy! ; also omg this is so short and im so sorry but I could not stretch this out any further 😭
WILL BYERS ; gay panic
summary ; your little brother spots you and robin kissing at the hospital after visiting max, and realizes why youve grown so distant from him, and goes to you for queer advice
warnings ; language
disclaimers ; sapphic! reader, reader is actively dating robin / vickie doesnt exist, reader is not referred to w she/her, but that doesnt mean invalidate robin if youre a male identifying person!!!, reader is wills older sibling (possibly jons twin or Joyce adopted), platonic on wills behalf!!!!, will canonically has a crush on mike, dont come for me homophobes
word count ; 727
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Will quietly leaves Max's hospital room to give Lucas some time with his comatose girlfriend. He wanders the halls, looking for you and your charity work lanyard that you wore around your neck.
You picked up some work at the hospital, since they needed all the help they could get during the government shutdown. You got paid even though it was charity work, and you didn't have to wear the stupid candy stripe nurse uniform since you weren't giving drugs to any patients, just taking care of them and helping the other staff out.
Will saw you leave the Wheeler's before breakfast, probably to get here a little earlier, maybe to check on Max yourself. He just wanted to talk to you since you've been so distant with him and Jonathan, and even your mom. He loves you and respects your need for space, but he needs you in these dire times.
He holds an open can of Coca-Cola Cola his hand as he wanders the halls, looking for you. He isn't sure of what he'll say yet, trusting that he'll find his words in the moment.
You're in an empty room with Robin, flirting like there's no tomorrow. Her fingers hang from your lanyard, and your hands rest in the back pockets of her jeans, holding her close you mutter to one another. The door is nearly cracked shut, your forms only visible to Will as he looks on in silence.
"You look so hot with this lanyard on," Robin smiles, teasing you with the lack of space between the two of you.
You softly giggle, "You seem to like pulling on it like that."
"Just like dragging my lover around," she replies, using the lanyard to pull you into another kiss.
Will drops his can of soda, causing it to clank on the floor and explode the sticky substance onto the clean, white linoleum tile. This catches both yours and Robin's attention, and before you can open the door, he sprints down the hall.
You know it's Will running from you. His bowl cut adjacent hair, the jacket he got from Jonathan last Christmas, the sneakers you got him for his birthday a few months ago. You know your little brother when you see him.
You decide to chase after him, leaving Robin alone to wonder what the fuck just happened. You chase after your brother, finding him sprinting down the street outside. You tackle him to the ground and roll him over as he yowls in pain.
"Will, fuck!" you exclaim, "Tell anyone what you saw and you're dead, got me?"
Will frantically nods. "Is that why you've been so nonexistent these past couple months?"
You grunt, lifting your weight off of him to stand back up. People across the street stare, wondering why you just jumped this little junior as a graduate. You give him a hand to help him stand up. He takes that as a yes.
"Well... I guess that makes this easier," he shrugs, "Can you walk with me, just for a minute?"
You glance back at the hospital, then back at Will. Decisions, Decisions. Your brother always comes first. He's your favorite in the family, even though you know he likes Jonathan more than you. "Yeah, yeah. What's up?"
Will leads you down the street, talking lowly. "How... how do you know when someone likes you back? To date them."
You smile, resting an arm over his shoulders. "You like someone?" you mean this in a more rhetorical sense, you're gay, you have an amazing gaydar. You've known long before today. "Well... signs. It forms as a snowball, then it turns into an avalanche."
"What kind of signs?" he wonders, stuffing his hands in his jacket pockets.
"Cues. Knee brushes, elbow bumps, shared looks." you answer, "That's how it worked for us, anyway."
Will nods. "How obvious are they?"
"How obvious?" you laugh, "Oh, dude, how down bad are they for you to not notice?"
Will laughs, "Stop, stop."
You ruffle his hair. "Have my queer services helped?"
He nods, "Thank you, Y/n/n."
"Of course, dude." you take him into a hug, stopping in front of an alley. "No matter what, I will always love you, alright? I'm here for you."
okay just wanted to share cause I thought it was kinda cool when I had the realization, but I think ii's mask is shaped to fit his locked in / drumming face (much like eloy casagrande's of slipknot) and I find it so cool when drummers make their masks based on their drumming faces. like yes !!!
anyways just wanted to share in case no one else ever had that thought / maybe I'm slow and didn't put it together til recently lmao, just thought it was a cool little thing to share :))
It's been three years since Leia was nearly killed, Obi-Wan died, and Luke and Han were celebrated as heroes. The Rebels were forced to flee Yavin 4 and relocate to Hoth, the tundra planet.
Vader orders a Star Destroyer to deploy thousands of probe droids across the galaxy to search for Luke Skywalker. Luke, on patrol with his tauntaun, mistakes it for a meteorite, and after calling it in, decides to investigate. Luke is knocked out by a deadly wampa when he discovers an empty crash site.
When Luke doesn't return by dusk, his friends begin to worry for him because of the frigid night air and the incoming blizzard. Han decides he'll leave to find the blonde, even if he may not survive himself. He gives himself up for Luke, finding a true friend in him, they're loyal, Luke would do the same for Han.
ECHO BASE OFFICER "Your Tauntaun will freeze before you reach the first marker!"
HAN "Then I'll see you in Hell!"
Upon waking up, Luke finds himself hanging upside down in a cave, the wampa that took him feasting on his tauntaun a few feet away. Using the Force, he pulls his lightsaber from the snow below and uses it to free himself. In the knick of time, he slices off the wampa's arm before it can attack him, and runs out of the cave into the cold.
He tries to make his way back to the base, but finds himself lost in the storm and collapses in the snow. He sees the Force Ghost of Obi-Wan, instructing him to go to Dagobah to be trained by a Jedi Master named Yoda. When his ghost disappears, Han arrives, finding a subconscious Luke mumbling about Obi, Yoda, and Dagobah. Han's tauntaun freezes to death, and needing to keep Luke warm, he cuts the animal open with Luke's lightsaber and places the unconscious boy inside. He wanders the Tundra, making a little fire to keep warm until morning.
The snowspeeders the Rebels were using at the time weren't equipped to survive a night on Hoth, so they couldn't set up a rescue mission in the night. Thankfully, they're found in the morning, having miraculously survived the thick blizzard. Luke is put in a bacta tank for healing, under the care of a nursing droid.
Leia, having heard Han and Chewie were leaving to repay their debts to Jabba the Hutt, pleads Han to stay with the Rebels. He assumes she has feelings and she loses her temper.
The probe droid spotted signs of occupation on Hoth, sending a signal back to the Empire after Han shoots at it, triggering its self-destruction. Vader sends a fleet to Hoth while Han warns General Rieekan that the Empire is probably aware of their location, triggering the evacuation of the base.
Vader and Imperial forces prepare for battle on Hoth and the Rebels load into whatever they can. Luke, now recovered, says goodbye to Han and Chewie before they set off for Tatooine. A full energy force field is activated around the base as the Imperial forces enter the system.
Leia gives Rebel fighters instructions on the evacuation, and to leave two or three ships at a time, and meet at a rendezvous point. The Rebels fight in their snowspeeders, small defense canons, and a large ion canon. The Sith release AT-AT's, monstrous walkers made for transport and destruction. Luke figures out a way to tie his lightsaber to the rope on his snowspeeder and burn the underbelly of the AT-AT's to then take them down.
Han, Leia, and company make their way to the Falcon after realizing they'd been followed by Darth Vader, who personally landed on the planet minutes earlier. Luke reaches R2 and his X-Wing starfighter and they also deport from Hoth. Instead of heading to the rendezvous point, he heads to Dagobah.
Luke lands on marshy Dagobah, swamping his ship in the process. While Luke wanders around, searching for Yoda, R2 is nearly eaten by a Dragonsnake, but is spit out since he isn't edible. Luke finds a strange little creature rummaging through his belongings and informs them he's looking for a Jedi Master named Yoda. The being offers to take him to Yoda.
During escape, Han runs into an asteroid field. The others are unsure that Han can successfully navigate through, but Han is confident in himself.
C-3PO "Sir, the possibility of successfully navigating an asteroid field is approximately 3,720 to 1."
HAN "Never tell me the odds."
Their hyperdrive is unfortunately broken, so they can't use hyperspeed and lose Imperial forces. Han lands on a large asteroid planet in a cave. While Leia is making repairs, Han makes his move on her and they kiss.
Vader orders the entire Death Squadron to sweep the asteroid field for the Millennium Falcon. The damages of the asteroids take its toll, destroying the bridge tower of a Star Destroyer. Admiral Piett informs Vader that Palpatine commands him to make contact immediatly. The Empire retreats.
Sidious warns Vader of the new enemy who could destroy the Empire, Luke Skywalker. Vader suggests that if turned, Luke could be a powerful ally. Sidious agrees, questioning if it could be done. Vader declares that the young Skywalker has two options, join the Empire or die.
Instead of going straight to Yoda, like the impatient Luke wanted, the being brings him to his hut. The being declares Luke has no patience, so desperate to find Yoda, before Obi-Wan's Force Ghost tells him the boy will learn patience if he's to be trained. Luke then realizes the strange, green creature is Yoda. Yoda questions Obi-Wan if he'll finish whatever training he begins, then suspects Luke will someday succumb to fear.
Luke begins rigorous training under Yoda, which includes moral lessons about the Dark Side and the dangers of the Force. Luke is told to enter a cave that's strong with the Dark Side's power. Yoda instructs Luke to enter unarmed, but he ignores the wise being. Inside, he has a vision of himself angrily confronting Vader and beheading him, though the mask bursts and reveals his own face. It's a warning that if Luke fights Vader with no emotional control, he will become Vader, seduced by the Dark Side.
Vader enlists bounty hunters to find the Millennium Falcon and Luke Skywalker, of which include the Mandalorian named Boba Fett. During this time, while cleaning parasitic Mynocks off the Falcon, Han and crew are forced to escape what isn't an asteroid cavern, but a titanic Exogorth, a giant worm-thing.
Days later during training, Luke gets distracted after seeing his X-Wing almost fully submerged in the swamp. He says he'll never be able to get it, but Yoda motivates him. Luke is too much of a pessimist, and Yoda lifts it out of the water himself, sensing the failure in his mind.
The hyperdrive on the Falcon still needs to be fixed, so Han brings everyone to Cloud City, a gas-mining colony run by his "old friend" Lando Calrissian. Boba Fett follows them in secret.
Yoda reminds Luke of what a young Jedi will see in their mind, the past, the future, friends. Luke loses concentration and has a vision of his friends in danger and wants to leave and save them. Yoda reminds him that if he leaves now, everything they fought and suffered for will be destroyed.
Luke and R2 prepare to leave that evening, and Yoda and Force Ghost Obi-Wan warn him once more. Obi-Wan tells him that if he decides to fight Vader, he won't step in to interfere or help Luke. Skywalker understands and promises to return. As he leaves, Yoda senses danger.
OBI-WAN "That boy is our last hope."
YODA "No... there is another."
Han and crew are betrayed by Lando, who turned them over to the Empire after he and his people were threatened. Vader tortures Leia and Han to create a disturbance in the Force so Luke can fall into his trap.
After being tortured, Lando informs the group that Leia, Chewie, and C3PO will be bound to Cloud City while Boba Fett takes Han to Tatooine and claim his bounty, held by Jabba the Hutt. The group realizes that Vader doesn't want them dead and that they were being used as bait to lure Luke to Vader.
Vader enters a carbon freezing chamber intending to freeze Luke once he arrives He uses the opportunity for Boba to test the device on Han. He kisses Leia before he's shoved in and they share an "I love you". He's then frozen in a wall of carbonite and taken to Tatooine.
Luke arrives after being shot at outside by Fett, reunites with Leia and Chewie, captured by Stormtroopers. Luke tries to ambush them, but fails, and accidentally wanders into the carbon chamber. Vader attempts to freeze Luke in it, but he Force-jumps away just in time.
They break out into a lightsaber fight, but Vader is clearly much, much stronger than Luke. They fight on the emergency platform, where Luke damages the armor on Vader's shoulder. Vader slices off Luke's hand in return, said hand and lightsaber falling into the abyss.
Vader informs Luke that he is his father. Luke refuses to believe it, but listens to his heart as Vader instructs.
VADER "There is no escape. Don't make me destroy you. Luke, you do not yet realize your importance. You have only begun to discover your power. Join me, and I will complete your training. With our combined strength, we can end this destructive conflict and bring order to the galaxy."
LUKE "I'll never join you!"
VADER "If you only knew the power of the Dark Side. Obi-Wan never told you what happened to your father."
LUKE "He told me enough! He told me *you* killed him!"
VADER "No. *I* am your father."
LUKE "No. No. That's not true. That's impossible!"
VADER "Search your feelings, you *know* it to be true!"
LUKE "No! No!"
Vader invites Luke to reunite with him in order to destroy Sidious and so they can rule the galaxy together. Luke chooses suicide over being corrupted by the Sith, allowing himself to fall down the shaft.
He catches an antenna and calls for Obi-Wan, then realizes he already knew that he wouldn't come and help him since he fought Vader when he wasn't ready. Luke calls to the only other person he knows who will help him, Leia. She senses his call and returns to Cloud City after she, Chewie, Lando, and 3PO had a shootout to escape.
They manage to grab Luke while Tie-fighters chase them. Luke hears Vader in his mind as he's lying on an operating table.
LUKE "Father..."
VADER "Son, come with me."
LUKE "Ben, why didn't you tell me?"
R2 reactivates the Falcon's hyperdrive just in time and they escape Imperial forces via hyperspace. Vader is disappointed that his son, whom he thought never even survived after he killed Padme, didn't choose to be with him, and he retreats, unable to catch up to the Rebels.
The movie ends with Lando promising Leia that she'll reunite with Han. The twins, and the droids look on as the Falcon departs for unknown territories.
LIKES ;
Anakin & Luke parallels!!! Anakin loses his hand in episode two during a fight with Dooku that he was too weak to take on, and receives a mechanical hand. Luke also loses his hand (in his own technical episode two) during a fight with Vader that he wasn't ready for, and receives a mechanical hand. So freaking cool to have this parallel between father and son like this
This movie is very action-packed and barely gets boring, there's a bit of filler with the hyperdrive arc, but it does end up actually mattering and making sense, it just lasts too long to keep the movie going
Boba returns!! hes a bounty hunter just like his dad was, and even wears his beloved Mandalorian armour
DISLIKES ;
Scary puppet Yoda. I know the originals were made in the 70s, but Yoda is genuinely horrific to look at. He's invaded my nightmares and I don't like it. I would've rather dealt with bad cgi than that ugly, creepy puppet
Cloud City is a gas-mining colony but it's literally the cleanest place ever?? It's all high tech and squeaky clean, I don't understand the point of it being called a gas/mining area if it doesn't even look like it
ROBIN'S OFFICIAL RATING ;
8/10
honestly a solid movie
Vader and Luke's fight is just beyond iconic and so well done, same with the father reveal
again, parallels with Luke and Anakin are 🙏🙏 chefs kiss
seeing the Rebels basically trapped and whatnot was also cool, I feel like we see the protagonists always win no matter what, and seeing them partially defeated until episode six is a neat touch
Yoda was scary, I won't lie, and he's really weird to be honest??
again, filler is obvious to see, they could've cut a lot of it because it didnt really matter minus the hyperdrive being broken and Leia and Han's kiss or whatever (I don't even really care for them, I'm sorry. no canon star wars ship has my heart 😔💔)
disclaimers ; ik im not rlly using endgame right in this context but I literally cant find a better word rn 💔 basically where your story comes to a conclusion with them yk ; might be similar to the 'your death' ones i made but idc
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NEWT
once finding out he was infected... something inside you broke
you were immune, so were thomas and brenda and minho and fry
but newt? did he ever really have a chance?
you took note of every change, every noise he made, every time hed clutch his head, explaining through groans that he felt like someone was slicing his brain open with shattered glass
it began a morbid fascination of trying to understand the flare
newt didnt die in an instant when he stabbed himself, cranking out on thomas
he was laying there, choking on his own breath and black sludge as blood poured from his wound
he was still concious, watching his vision blur over as you ran to him
you didnt speak, you just held him, the others standing behind you as thomas runs away, to god knows where
you swore you saw him smile before his eyes glazed over, watching him experience every memory that he made in the glade, the scorch, with his friends, even memories hed unlocked from the swipe, thanks to the flare breaking his mind apart
he passed in peace, his loved ones surrounding him
MINHO
you fought like hell to escape the maze, to escape the scorch, to get him back
you spent half a year planning the train break and you didnt even retrieve him, they were smart enough to put aris and sonya on a seperate train from minho
nevertheless, you would've tried to save every kid you could, no matter what
but vince wouldnt have allowed it, considering lack of resources
convincing him to follow through with the train bust was difficult in itself, but stealing all the train cars? breaking into the last city??? yikes
something in you genuinely snapped when you saw minho, slurring his words, unsure if you were real, heavy bags under his eyes
you wanted to strangle every last person who'd been testing on him with your bare hands
and you did, for the most part
you managed to escape the burning city and make it to the safe haven, not without getting injured here and there first
but youre safe now, with minho, remembering every friend and loved one lost in the process
FRYPAN
you didnt make it out of the maze
during the grand escape, a griever grabbed you
fry managed to stick a spear into the monster, but itd already stabbed you pretty bad
he and thomas dragged you into the hallway leading to the lab shootout setup, with fry holding his hands over your gushing wound
thomas and minho carried you while teresa and newt attempted to tear up some soldier clothes to stuff in your wound
you watched chuck die, you watched thomas attack gally, all while your vision was blurring in and out, your body fighting for life, fighting to just hang on
they managed to get you into the helicopter, and back to the lab / safety building
some soldiers carried you past janson, "hurrying" to get you to the "medbay"
and fry never saw you again
they didnt even put you into a medically induced coma and string you up like rachel, they just.. tossed you out
fry got his revenge during the last city battle, having managed to kill the same soldiers that tossed you out like garbage
GALLY
you met him when he joined the resistance outside the last city
he was injured, and you took care of him
when he regained his strength, you trained him, taught him how to shoot a gun, your protocols
you fell for him, you'll admit
when his old friends came around to break into the last city and take down WCKD, you were all in
your younger sibling/s were taken years ago, being immune, which you were not
you never saw them again, and you wished to punish those who aided in the probable deaths of your last living family
you helped the ivy trio after the window jump, and met minho in a shocking twist moment where he learned gally was alive
you protected him and his friends, and mourned newt after he passed, even though you only knew him for a few days
you managed to escape the clutches of the burning city with gally, silently catching your breath and pondering in your thoughts on the berg while the others tended to thomas
gally sat down next to you, shedding his weapons and wckd gear
he just kinda sat there with you for a while before slinging an arm around your shoulders
you made it to the safe haven
ARIS
after a hell of a lot of fighting through the scorch, you made it to the right arm
aris reunited with sonya and harriet, and you were enjoying the moment of peace alone with your food
then wckd raided the camp
they took you and aris, along with minho and sonya and some others
so for six months you were tortured, poked and prodded by scientists searching for a cure
you swore youd kill teresa if you ever got the chance, not for just doing this to you, but to everyone else, to minho, sonya, aris, the younger children
but thomas and the gang busted you off the train, but they didnt get minho :(
so they left in the night to rescue him, but you obviously stayed back, considering you were traumatized enough and wanted to make sure sonya and aris would be alright
once they returned with one less newt, one more minho and one more gally, you headed off to the safe haven
for once you finally felt comfort, safety, with aris by your side
SONYA
you didnt make it out of the maze
considering the shades, the fact everyone had to fight through the maze every single day because only nine of you lived in the spring before aris, not everyone had a fair shot
after the shades killed Ximena and Rachel broke her spine, you all had to pick up more to make up for the losses
and during your escape, you were fighting off a shade to protect the injured rachel, who was being escorted by aris and harriet
sonya noticed you lagging behind, trying to pull you forward towards the escape
unfortunately, the shades caught you while you were climbing up the vertical sections
sonya wailed and stopped, needing to be dragged up by harriet toward the mazes escape
you distracted the shades long enough to allow them to escape properly, so your death wasnt completly in vain
HARRIET
you made it through the maze and away from wckd
but the fight through the scorch was a lot
you went with harriet and sonya
unfortunately you had to leave aris behind :(
you found a mall, which you raided for supplies and clothes to protect you from not only the elements, but also the cranks
unfortunately a crank jumpscared you while you were alone and you got bit
not knowing what the flare was or what the cranks even were, you thought youd been fine
but you ended up getting sick, which only got worse as time passed
you lugged yourself into another mall where you decided you couldnt go any further and you didnt want to pull sonya or harriet back, wanting them to reach the right arm in time
so you lay in the empty water fountain and allowed them to get far enough away before you ended your life
you couldnt take the pain, you didnt want to become one of the cranks
she forever resent you for doing what you did, but deep down she knows she wouldnt have been able to live with herself if she saw you like that
BRENDA
after years of scavenging through the scorch, you found Jorge and Brenda just before the wckd kids did
you bonded really tight with brenda
so when she got infected, you were at her side the whole time, defending her against Vince who wanted to shoot her on the spot
after the right arm got raided, Thomas immediately wanted to rescue minho and the others
during the planning period, you gave brenda her occasional doses of bliss to keep her from cranking out
and after the battle in the last city, you wound up pretty beat up
so you reawakened in the safe haven, on a beach, quiet and safe
you didnt have a lot of recollection of what happened, you were just thankful you survived and that brenda did as well
she caught you up on everything and took care of you while you recovered
I just found your blog and i really love your writing :>
I read your rules and i hope my request is fine to you! And i saw you write for stranger things too and i am so happy!
Could you do with Mike Wheeler that he thinks the reader forgot his birthday. And avoiding him since they are planning to surprise him and just everything is in a chaos (including their head and they rush one place to another). And Mike thinks he did something wrong or just the reader forgot his birthday. Because the reader talks to everyone else (like Will and Lucas and the others) and she doesn’t tell anything from their conversations to Mike and she lowers her voice when Mike’s around. It turns out the reader planned a surprise party for him. Angst to fluff
Thank you if you do it! Have a nice day/night! :>
ah omg thank you!!! I appreciate you reading the rules as well, I heavily appreciate it 🙏🙏 ; but this is so super duper cute omg im gonna have fun with this ehehehe ; thank you sm for requesting, hope you enjoy!! ; post writing me, im so sorry this feels SO LOMG omg this was rlly fun but I feel like I flopped a bit... aughhh idk 💔
MIKE WHEELER ; birthday surprise
summary ; mike thinks he did something wrong since you seem to be ignoring him, but youre just planning a surprise party for his birthday
warnings ; language
disclaimers ; set post vecna defeat and after the upside down is destroyed but el is still around & max is disabled & will just went through his first gay breakup but its teen girl drama tbh, theyre mentioned to be seniors but i set this somewhere in the 90s cause hot take st wouldve been better in the 90s ngl, henderhop & lumax endgame <3
word count ; 3.1k
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You woke up on the couch, cuddling with Mike, the dim light of the basement lamps illuminating the area. Dustin and El seem to be cuddled up under some blankets on the floor, where they fell asleep watching Dazed and Confused. Beside them, half falling off the loveseat, are Max and Lucas. Lucas is clinging to Max's waist, knees and below flat on the floor. Max holds her hands over his shoulders, hanging lazily over his spine, her legs practically cuddled under her boyfriend. Will lies across the opposite loveseat, sprawled out horizontally, arms and legs out like a plastic bag drifting through the wind. A yellow blanket lazily hangs over him, minus his feet, bringing him warmth.
Everything about last night was perfect.
After Will broke up with his first-ever boyfriend, the party came together to help support him. You'd all gotten pretty close with his first partner, but after learning some sketchy shit was going down behind the scenes, that got cut off quick. But, it's a part of life, and Will shall prevail. His first boyfriend wasn't his Vickie, and that's okay.
So, you all decided to come together and play some Dungeons and Dragons and watch some movies until you all passed out on the floor. With the aid of sandwiches, popcorn, candy, and a hell of a lot of snacks from the nearest gas station, you spent an entire day in Mike's basement, relishing in glory, happiness, and joy. To have all of your friends together like this, close, alive, even after everything that's happened, it's something you're grateful for, so much so that words can't describe it.
You roll off the couch, narrowly avoiding Dustin and El in the process, to make your way upstairs. Mike grumbles, reaching his arm out for you, noticing a missing prescense in the dream world. Your eyes widen, silently hoping he wont accidentally wake yhe others or yhat you woke him up.
"Morning," he mumbles, unable to open his tired eyes.
"G'morning, Mike," you whisper from the stairs, "I need food, go back to sleep,"
Before he can utter a 'd'you remember what today is?', he realizes you've already crept your way upstairs. He mumbles again and covers his eyes with his arm, falling asleep in an instant.
You notice Karen is already making breakfast for you all, setting up a line of bowls for cereal at the kitchen island. She smiles upon noticing you emerge from the basement.
"Good morning, sweetie," she grins, "Have a fun night?"
You nod, struggling to keep your eyes open after having stayed up so late. "Yeah. Where's Nance and Holly?" you wonder, knowing they'd be at breakfast at the asscrack of dawn.
She chuckles, "Holly went to the library, and Nancy went to the Squawk by herself. House is quiet, it's so nice." she comments, pouring milk over the bowls of Froot Loops.
Wow, you forgot you hadn't checked the time. It was surprisingly quiet, peaceful, to tell the truth. Karen and Ted got a divorce, and since all the kids still lived in the house and Holly and Mike were still minors, their custody was a battle for the history books. Ted settled for child support, seeing as he clearly couldn't care less about his kids, he couldn't remember Mike's birthday or even remember how old Holly was. So, with a new job, child support, and help from Nancy, she was managing well as a newly single mom.
Speaking of birthdays, it was Mike's today.
You'd been planning a surprise party with the help of the party and Karen, and had invited all of your close allies in the fight against the Upside Down, the ones who cared to remember his birthday. So, you needed to find a way to get the house decorated around your nosey boyfriend, and be sneaky about it so he wouldn't find out. Karen ordered a cake, customized just for him, so all you had to do was pick it up, and she promised to try and keep him out of the house as much as she could this rainy April weekend.
You lean against the island as you munch on some brain food, needing it to try and silently plan your act of attack for the day. Mike's going to want to spend the day with you, and he's going to hate you for even throwing a party, but he's turning eighteen, and you want it to be special for him. Not long after, Dustin, Max, and El join you upstairs. Max still seems to be asleep, either way, she'd need Lucas' help getting back upstairs, along with Will and Mike.
Dustin and El stand on your right while Lucas fixes himself on your left.
You turn to Lucas first, "So, today. I'm gonna get the cake first and bring it back, since the bakery and everything else are on two other ends of town. Would you be okay distracting him downstairs for an hour or two?"
He nods, "Aye aye, captain."
You smile and turn to the couple next to you. "I'm gonna get party decorations next. I spotted some D&D-themed stuff while out and about, and Robin and Jonathan are gonna hook me up with some custom stuff they'd been working on, with Will's help. So that means I'm going to Party City and then Hopper's cabin. While I'm gone, do whatever, but I'll radio when I get close to back. When I approach, I need you to get him as far away from here as you can for maybe three hours."
Dustin nods with a little salute while El smiles in response.
"So... I'll get done maybe around four? And everyone's gonna be here by five. So I'll try to give him some time for us, you guys come back here and make sure everything is alright, and radio when you're all set for us to come back. I'll radio when we turn the corner so you have ample time to hide and light the candles when we walk in." you nod, gulping down a spoonful of sweet milk.
The three nod in response, finding your idea rather clever even though they're too tired to find the words to voice their opinions.
"So, all I really need you guys to do is keep contact with me, and make sure he doesn't catch onto anyth-" before you can finish, the basement door behind you opens up, and you quickly zip your lips shut.
Karen rounds the corner, returning from her room as she was changing her bedding. "Oh, good morning, Mike."
"Morning, Mom."
"Good morning Will,"
"Morning, Ms. Byers."
"Max alright?"
"Yeah, she just woke up."
"Oh, good. Bring her up so she can eat, alright? I'm heading to the store, you need anything?"
Mike shakes his head and joins you at the island, pulling a bowl of soft, kinda soggy cereal, towards himself. He's wearing the Star Trek pajama pants you got him for Christmas. Your heart is about to melt. Will stands beside Lucas before he moves back downstairs to bring Max up so she can eat as well. Her wheelchair usually stays upstairs, given the basement isn't very accessible for her, also given the stairs.
"What were you talking about?" Mike asks, covering his mouth as he talks with his mouth full of food.
"Nothing," you answer nonchalantly, trying to keep him off your tail.
"So..." he trails, expecting you to at least wish him a happy birthday. "What are we doing today?"
You shrug. "I need to run some errands."
His little smile falters. "Oh, okay."
You notice him glancing at the others, hoping they'd say what he was looking for. Maybe you'd accidentally forgotten, like it slipped your mind after the sleepover. Still, Will, Dustin, and El are dead silent.
Seeing him like that on his birthday is making you rethink your life choices. You cannot stand it. You aren't sure if you can pull this off without ruining the surprise.
You quickly finish your cereal, unable to see your boyfriend puppy pout over breakfast like this. You rush downstairs and change in the bathroom, then make your way outside without even saying goodbye.
Mike turns to Lucas and Dustin when he hears the front door lock shut. He's unable to say anything. He isn't sure what he even wants to say.
Max and El only smirk at each other, eyeing the walkie-talkie resting between the redhead's legs.
Luckily for you, Mike is someone who can very easily be distracted, especially when he's a little upset or sad. The rest of the party managed to distract him with a new game of D&D that Max had been working on. Her story worked without your presence, and if they ever picked it up again, you could slide right in and they could catch you up rather quickly.
You sneak into the Wheeler household with a white box in your hands, on the top, labeled with a black marker, reads 'WHEELER BIRTHDAY CHOCOLATE'. You almost wanted to snort every time you read it, such a blunt, but effective, description.
As you turn into the kitchen, you learn Karen had returned from the store.
"Oh, you got it?" she smiles
You smile and nod, "He's gonna love it. You nailed it, Ms. Wheeler."
She chuckles, opening her hands to take the cake, "I'll hide it in the back of the fridge for you,"
"Thank you, thank you," you graciously smile, "I told the others that I'm gonna go get decorations, and I'll radio or call when I'm close, so I'll need Mike out of the house by then. Will you be home in maybe, like, two-ish hours?"
Karen takes a moment to think, "Yeah, I think so. I'll send the kids on a grocery mission, or ask them to get Holly from her friend's house."
"Thank you so much, Ms. Wheeler, you're a godsend,"
"Hey," Mike interrupts, emerging from the basement, "You're back."
You nod, trying to hide the panic lying within you. Karen returns to sorting the groceries away. Mike raises an eyebrow.
"What were you talking about?"
"Nothing,"
You seem to be talking about a whole lot of nothing to him today. Will emerges from behind him.
"Hey, did you get it?" he asks.
"Hm?" you hum, "Oh, yeah. I got it."
Will nods and throws a thumbs-up, trying to give you the notion that he heard what you and Karen had said, but Mike hadn't.
Mike furrows his brows, looking between you two, utterly confused and bumfuzzled. "What is 'it'?"
"Nothing," you answer in unison.
Mike stares at you, trying to find answers within your eyes. He feels like you're hiding something from him, and on his birthday, which you didn't even acknowledge. You'd been talking about how special you wanted to make his birthday for him, and now you're here, and he feels totally ignored.
You turn back to Will, unbothered. "I'll radio later,"
He nods before returning to the basement, leaving you to make a beeline to the door once more. Before you can escape Mike's suspicious glare, he grabs your wrist.
You raise an eyebrow.
"Why are you being so secretive today?" he asks, voice cracking a bit as he speaks so quietly.
"It's nothing, Mike."
You managed to get the decorations up in the house, thanks to Karen amongst Will and El staying back while Lucas, Dustin, and Max went out to grab some groceries under Ms. Wheeler's instructions. Now was the time for them to come back and prepare with Mrs. Wheeler and wait for everyone to show up while you spent time with Mike.
When they were leaving and you were hiding around the side of the house, you heard Mike complaining a bit. He seemed to be upset about you leaving him high and dry today, but he never mentioned it being his birthday. He probably gave up on it, just wanting you to spend time with him.
You felt pretty bad, noticing his slumped posture and puppy dog frown. The aura of sadness radiated off of him.
Your walkie buzzes before the familiar sound of Lucas' voice emits.
"Hey, we're almost back at the cul-de-sac."
You grab the hand radio and click on the side button to respond, "Copy that."
You move to the porch with your backpack, awaiting their arrival. Upon doing so, Lucas and Dustin empty Mike's hands, as he was the one holding the bags, and rush inside, making sure not to let him get a peek inside from the door. He lags behind, seeming a little miserable, allowing you to have a hushed conversation with Max.
"Just let me know when everyone's here and settled. I'll radio again when we're close." you mutter to the girl.
She gives you a thumbs up, "He's clueless. Have fun."
As she moves inside, you block Mike's line of sight of the door. "Hi."
He doesn't answer. You can tell he's upset with all this hushed conversation, and how all his friends, and significant other, had seemed to entirely forget his birthday. Even his mom and sisters had, and he apparently couldn't get away, he just had to pretend his special day was just another ordinary day.
You raise an eyebrow, a little concerned. "Hey?"
He blinks before muttering. "Hi."
"So..." you trail, pulling his hands into yours, "Whatcha wanna do, pretty boy?"
He's rather quiet. The pet name doesn't even phase him, which usually does. He doesn't try to hide his dorky little smile and red cheeks, it's not even there.
"Mike?"
You've seemed to have snapped him back to reality, even though he seemed present in the moment beforehand.
"Uhm..." he shrugs, refusing to make eye contact with you, which is beyond odd, but given the circumstances, you understand. "We could watch a movie downstairs?"
"Uhm..." you nervously trail, "Anything outside the house?"
He bites the inside of his cheek, "We could go on a bike ride to no where?"
You agree with this and swiftly grab your bike. He moves to the door, but you grab his wrist before he can touch the door handle.
"Hey, uh, I thought we were gonna go ride?" you nervously smile, standing in front of the door.
"I was gonna get snacks-"
"Oh, no, I have plenty! C'mon, let's go."
As you walk your bikes down the cul-de-sac, you notice that Mike stops as you reach view of his house. You stop beside him, curious.
"You okay?" you ask cautiously.
He bites his tongue before speaking. "Not really."
"Oh?" you turn your complete attention to him once kicking your bike stand down, "What's wrong?"
He mutters under his breath before kicking his bike stand down and properly facing you. "Everyone forgot my birthday. My mom did, my sisters did, the party did, and you did too! And you've been acting all secretive and weird today, everyone has! I feel like all of you have been making me try to ignore the fact you've been running around doing 'errands' all day, and you get all hushed talking to the others, and you're telling me it's nothing!"
You frown. You were hoping this wouldn't happen, but Mike isn't the type of person to pick up on a potential surprise, or one who can stand being treated so oddly on his own birthday. He's been ignored all day by everyone he loves, distracted by it all because of your demands. He thinks you're a little selfish, really. All he wanted to do was watch a movie with you in his basement, and you shrugged it off to go do something out of the house, the only place he wanted to be right now.
"You're acting so weird, and kind of mean, and..." he groans, fingers tied in his raven hair, "I-I don't..."
You quickly wrap him in a hug, mumbling into his shoulder. "I'm so sorry, Mike. I promise, what I have to show you isn't an excuse, but a reason. It doesn't excuse my behavior, but I hope it explains it."
He's stiff as you hug him. He doesn't want to. He's tough when it comes to things like this, especially when it comes to taking back words and him feeling ignored and slightly belittled.
You pull away, slowly and softly pulling his hands from his hair, "Please, just come back to the house with me. It'll make sense."
Thankfully, he isn't a tight ass, he never has been. He follows you, even if his head hangs low and he seems miserable as all hell. You lean your bike against the porch and set your backpack down on the ground, Mike stares at you as you pull your walkie out.
"Landing inbound," you mutter into the radio before tossing it back in your backpack.
He stands over you crouched on the ground, jaw clenched and fists balled. He isn't going to hurt you, he'd never fathom the thought, ever, but he's frustrated and tired. He's walked and biked miles all day long to places he doesn't want to be at, and now you're attempting to reason with him by... bringing him home and radioing the others?
You lead him to the door and knock three times. He stands behind you, patiently waiting for your reason to magically appear before his eyes as Karen opens the door. She smiles and allows you entrance. You move behind him and usher him to the kitchen with your hand over his eyes, as he seems to be less than entertained.
Karen rushes in front of him, shooting you a silent thumbs up as she makes her way back to the kitchen. You eye balloons and streamers hanging from the ceiling around the corner, biting back the world's biggest smile as you do.
You stop Mike by pressing on his waist with your free hand. He exhales like a moody teen boy. You mouth to Karen, who illuminates the candles on his blue chocolate cake. You slowly release the hand you have pressed on his eyes, and smile as the party, amongst the group of older teens, Joyce, and Hop, reveal themselves from behind the kitchen island.
"Happy birthday, Mike!"
His face literally goes from moody teenage boy to your happy little prince in a matter of seconds. It's precious to watch.
He giggles, the tips of his ears growing red. "I?"
You laugh, "Sorry for being an asshole today, I truly apologize from the bottom of my heart. I was busy setting all this up for you, I just wanted today to be special, and I didn't consider what you may want instead of what I want for you. That was wrong. I love you. Happy birthday, Mike."
He wraps you in a tight hug, "I love you too, thank you."
The rest of the party moves to topple you both into a hug. Lucas literally holds Max by the waist with one arm, allowing her to join comfortably. Mike cackles, crushed by his friends' embrace.
Heyyy , I wanted to request something for the the byers!reader x Robin buckley , so basically it's them sneaking around and thinking nobody knows it , exept Will ofc, but one day they fall asleep on the couch together or something and joyce like see's it and when they wake up there's panic just for joyce to say "Oh I knew it"
Luv u and your writing 💕
ouuu okay!! I can definitely do this for you!! this would be so cute hrwnmdndke ; and tysm!! im so glad you enjoyed the first byers! reader one hehe ; thank you for requesting, hope you enjoy!!
ROBIN BUCKLEY ; mama knows all
summary ; your mom finds out youre a non man liker... yippee!
warnings ; language, gets a little emotional
disclaimers ; nonbinary / gn! sapphic! byers! reader, reader and robin established relationship, will is aware of reader & robins relationship but hes the only one minus steve who knows, will never came out during s5 & el is still alive
word count ; 908
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"I hate the older brother, gotta be honest," you shrug, "He's kind of a dick. Frog Brothers solo."
Robin chuckles, "Honestly, I agree. He prioritized a woman over his own brother. What happened to family sticking together?" she glances at you, "Get it? Sticking? Vampires?"
You smile softly as you rest your head on Robin's shoulder, eyes not leaving the screen. She smiles before pulling the blanket you retrieved from your bedroom up, making sure to comfortably cover you. The television light is the only thing to illuminate the room while you sit together, watching The Lost Boys for the thirtieth time.
An empty bowl of popcorn rests on the coffee table beside two plastic cups filled with water. Candy, M&Ms, KitKats, Boppers, and Swedish Fish, lay scattered across the table. Robin's intellect tells her that you should be running on a sugar high right now, but with you basically snuggled into her and fighting sleep, you were crashing and burning right about now. To be fair, you had a long day after Will's graduation ceremony and reuniting with Steve, Jonathan, and Nancy. You needed rest, and she wouldn't deny you that.
It wasn't long before you fell asleep on her, chest easing up and down. She decides to lie down to give both you and her some more comfort, covering you with the blanket once more, using the couch pillow as a pillow for her head while you use her chest as a pillow. She smiles and pulls you closer, subconsciously causing you to bury your face in her neck and wrap your arms around her shoulders.
Yeah, being comfortable like this for so long was not going to allow her to finish the movie.
Joyce always woke up early. She's not the type of mother to sleep in. After twenty years of waking up early to tend to her kids and get them ready for school, she was hooked on her strict schedule of waking up at six in the morning.
She didn't notice you and Robin when she trudged into the kitchen to make coffee for her and Hop, and then breakfast for you kids. You were basically hidden by the back of the couch, cuddled up and dead asleep in front of a static filled television.
The noise bothers Joyce as she makes her morning coffee.
"Who left the TV on?" she mutters under her breath.
The sound of the coffee maker whirring is enough to wake you and Robin up. You groan, trying to nuzzle back into her to fall asleep. She stretches before tangling her fingers in your scalp to give you head rubs.
It's not until Joyce is standing over you that you fully wake up.
Robin quickly sits up, nearly flinging you off of her. Your eyes widen as you realize what's happening, and you try to act nonchalant, but completely fail. Joyce awkwardly looks down at you two, trying to figure out what to say, meanwhile, you and your secret girlfriend are completely silent.
You feel tears welling in your eyes. You want to run away and cry and scream. Fuck, why did you fall asleep in the living room? Why did Robin not carry you to bed?
Robin sits stiff and frozen, almost inhuman. She's too scared to move, to think, to breathe.
A tear slips down your cheek.
Joyce immediately goes into panicked mom mode.
She rushes to you and wraps you in a warm embrace, a hand running over your scalp. She whispers into your ear, allowing you to cry in her arms. By your tears, she already knows her theories are true.
"Baby, baby, it's okay..." she whispers, rubbing your back as you try to hold yourself back from hyperventilating, "It's okay. I'll always love you. I don't care, you're my baby, I'll always be here for you."
Robin feels tears welling in her eyes as well, not just because you got caught cuddling, but because Joyce accepts you, and you have a serious support system. She wants to cry, but she sits there with her legs crossed, wiping any tears that stray away from her glossy eyes.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry," you cry, holding your mother tight and close, "I'm sorry, please don't hate me."
Joyce hushes you and sits down between you and Robin, allowing some more comfort as you hug.
"You'll never, ever, make me hate you, baby," she smiles, pulling away to caress your tired face, "I love you, so, so much. I don't care who you date, as long as you're happy and safe."
She looks to Robin and reaches an arm out to her, signaling for her to join the motherly group hug. Robin immediately dives into her, feeling safe enough as she started seeing your mom as her own, and she is clearly accepting of your relationship.
She holds you both closely and dearly, stray tears streaming down her cheeks as you both cry with her.
"I love all you kids so much," she whispers, "If you're happy, I'm happy."
"I'm sorry, Mom," you wail, voice muffled as your face is hidden in her shoulder. "I'm sorry,"
She smiles, rubbing your shoulder. "There's nothing to be sorry about, baby. I love you. That's that. No more tears," she gently chuckles.
You and Robin release yourselves from the embrace and wipe your faces, unable to make eye contact with each other.
summary ; you dont speak the same language as the rest of your friends in the digital circus. jax makes fun of you, but you don't really understand anything he says since he refuses to try and actually speak with you. then, you learn a bit of english to thank him for being an amazing friend, and something in him breaks
warnings ; language, bullying (no escape au / pomni is around much longer than in canon)
disclaimers ; i hc jax as blasian / sorta important, i wanted to give reader a definite language so i went with korean (google translated) but it is kinda important given backstories and shit, otherwise i would say imagine whatever language you want 😭 but truly if youd like to change anything while reading i wouldnt care less if its to make your reading experience better, i just wanted to make this have a little more edge i guess lol, inspired by @frickingnerd post of jax with a foreigner reader, so check her out!!
word count ; 2.1k
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The first question they all asked was how and why someone who didn't speak English got trapped here. The Amazing Digital Circus. You not speaking their language made them assume you didn't share a country, meaning whatever trapped them here was much larger than they'd previously suspected.
All they remembered was a headset, old 90's era computers, run down buildings and snippits of their outside lives, and they were trapped here, minds wiped, surrounded by neon colors and patterns and shapes that didn't mix well with their eyes. They'd all spoken English, every single one of them. Maybe some had spoken other languages, but they were all fluent in English. Kinger's raise of concern whilst hiding in his fort was what really ticked them off.
"How would they reach Korea? They should've destroyed it all... they were never even sold. How..."
If Kinger is genuinely concerned, they should be too.
Who, as a foreigner, would explore abandoned buildings? Who would buy VR headsets off sketchy Ebay profiles and think they'd be totally fine? They didn't think you were dumb. If so, they'd be hypocrites. But something was different when you showed up.
Caine was acting majorly different, like he was surprised and excited yet... expecting of the arrival of someone who didn't just speak English. But then he realized he wasn't programmed to or translated into Korean. He only had English, Spanish, and French under his bowtie. So, he let you run wild and free after giving up with the whole 'talking obnoxiously loud and using weird hang gestures to communicate' thing.
Zooble seemed stressed enough, like they were raising four kids and working three jobs. Gangle clearly just wanted to be quiet and left alone, but secretly started drawing you in private and trying to communicate. She asked a lot about Kpop stuff, life in Korea, how you lived, that kinda stuff. She's into anime, which is typically a Japanese thing, but, hey, maybe she wishes to expand her horizons when she escapes.
Kinger is an oddball, for sure, unless he's submerged in darkness. He lets you hide under his cape when adventures get scary and draws with you to communicate. Ragatha does that, too. She's so nice, but also, so awkward. It sorta hurts. She clearly wants to be your friend, but she struggles drawing what she wishes to speak to you about.
Pomni is like your number one defender. She can handle Jax, the asshole of the group. She's clever and cunning. She's found her ways, universal sign language, doodles, and teaching you basic English words, to communicate with you. She wants to know more. She wants to know everything. Maybe you know something she doesn't, something that could lead to an explanation... or even a way out.
She and Ragatha have both tried to weave you away from Jax.
Jax acts like your friend the way he does with Gangle. He belittles you, makes fun of you, straight-up talks shit to your face. But, you didn't pick up on most of it. You didn't speak the same language. He never went out of his way to actually try and communicate with you. You just saw him as the funny, tall, purple rabbit. He laughed a lot, and people laughed a lot when he was around, whether it was with him or at him.
If you had to pick a favorite of your new friends, it'd be Jax. He always made you laugh, even if you didn't understand half the words leaving his mouth. They'd work their way into your ears, and you'd hear some belittling, mean comment turn into a compliment, or a joke, sarcasm at best. You thought he genuinely liked you and saw you as a friend. He liked picking you up and throwing you around, whatever that meant. He protected you from ghosts that one time, he actually defended you against Caine when he made a weird comment about you... nevermind that.
Jax seemed like the ideal friend. You didn't pick up on the occasional glares and snarky remarks from others could've been them looking down on him. From what little conversation you could actually have, given Pomni and Ragatha were determined to help you learn English, you thought he was nice. That's where you went wrong, blindly trusting these people you were trapped in this Hell with. You were blindsided by a language barrier and your misunderstanding of social cues and body language.
But still, either way, you'd trust him with your deepest darkest secrets, trust in him to have your back, go to him when you needed a laugh. You're totally oblivious to the things he says about you, and as Pomni and Ragatha watch as you grow more attatched to him, their hearts pang.
They fear this is a canon event.
After months of learning bits and pieces of English from Pomni and Ragatha, you'd also gained the confidence to properly talk to Jax.
Now, he was sort of easing up on his acts of bullying with you. Your body language was changing, and he feared you were slowly starting to understand. Not because he fears the repercussions of his actions, but because he doesn't want you to hear what he's projecting onto you. His bullying and comments come from inside, he's very much aware, but hurting your oblivious self may be too much for him to handle. He can fight with Ragatha and Pomni all he wants, he'll be fine, but he can't imagine what it'd be like with you. For some reason, you're just a fraction's worth different.
All you wanted to do was to thank Jax for being an amazing friend to you. He's probably the most reliable person in this place, and that's saying something since Pomni and Ragatha are literally right there. He'd stick with you during adventures, he'd try his best to actually translate for you, given he spoke bits and pieces of Korean. He doesn't speak very well, but it's understandable enough.
Deep down, he wishes he'd actually listened to his dad more as a kid. He should've properly learned Korean. He only spoke in Korean with him at home, creating a barrier, a divide, that he never really healed from. God, why is his father always right? He didn't realize even if he had never planned on going to Korea or reconnecting with his father's estranged family, that learning the language could be important. Ever since the day you showed up, that thought had been boiling inside him. It angered him. He was angry at himself for being so stupid and selfish.
All this time, he could've been properly talking to you, even if he would end up insulting and belittling you. At least you wouldn't have felt so outside of everyone else. He understands not fitting in, but you're on another level. You can barely understand what anyone is saying to you, 24/7. You can't talk to anyone unless you're rambling, happy and aware that no one can take you seriously, and you can say whatever you want.
Jax would pick up on common words from time to time, but he'd typically ignore. What's he gonna do? He can't fix this mess. Plus, he's only ever picking up on filler words and things like 'clown', 'doll', 'fairy', 'food', 'sleep', and 'chess'. Pomni would constantly beg him to help in translation, but he never would, even in dire situations or any occasion where understanding each other would be actually important, like the Chinese Room.
You didn't think pressing either button would be a good idea because Caine never leaves, he's always watching and listening. He would notice when you all wound up in his office, looking for escape. But no, you had to fight about it before Jax pressed one of the buttons. You sort of wish you wound up in Shrimp Town.
That's when you sort of started realizing who Jax was. He acts before he thinks. He's slowly succumbing to insanity, to put it bluntly. But you're putting that on the backburner for now.
Caine had given you a break after a long and exhausting adventure, which could be correlated to medieval torture. Gangle and Zooble retreated to their rooms while Kinger hid in his fort. Ragatha and Pomni lay sprawled out across the colorful couches, honk-shoo'ing their way into dreamland.
You're all alone, just sitting out by the Digital Lake, feet just grazing the edge of the water. You're trying to find the words to say to then attempt to translate them, but you were sort of struggling. You're not good at feelings, and you're not good at English either.
"Jax."
He perks up. He nervously glances at you, then double takes, before properly looking over at you. The way you say him makes his stomach churn, but, like, in a good way. He's never heard you say it. You only call him '나른한 토 (naleunhan tokki)', lanky rabbit.
"말을 잘 못함 (mal-eul jal mosham)" you mutter.
He raises an eyebrow, half understanding what you said. You lead him here under the guise of needing to speak, and he's fearing he's about to be told off for all the pranks and the comments and the jokes. He thinks he's in trouble. A pit begins to grow in his stomach.
"Thanks you..." you speak, taking pauses every few syllables to try and remember how to pronounce certain sounds in different contexts, "For being friend. Jax so nice, awesome, funny... make me laugh, lots."
His ears begin to turn down as his pupils grow double in size.
"Like you." you softly, and very nervously, smile. "Good friend."
The pit in his stomach has swallowed him whole.
"Uhm..." muttering only a filler word takes the breath straight from his lungs. It's shaky and unsure, he doesn't know how to process this. "Uh..."
After everything, literally shoving you into dark, confined spaces, tossing you into scary situations, making fun of you, mocking you, you're thanking him for being your friend. Why are you so nice? Did you really never get it? Why are you being nice to him? Ragatha and Pomni constantly tried telling you to stay away from him. Why are you doing this?
"Of course, Y/n..." he nods, "I-" he cuts himself off right there when he looks up to see your smile. There's an uncharted wonder in those eyes of yours, and that smile makes him want to explore it. The way he says your name makes your heart flutter a bit.
Then it hits him.
He likes you.
And here he is, listening to you thank him while all this time, hes been straight up bullying you. And now, every thought he's ever had about you is running through his mind at a hundred miles an hour. His pupils start to fizz and swirl in a frenzy. You take notice, but you aren't sure of what to do.
What will happen when you truly understand English? You're gonna end up hating him for all the times hes fucked with you or made snarky jokes about you. You aren't gonna want to be his friend anymore, let alone date him. He can't have a second of grace. But in all honesty, he can admit, it's his fault. Maybe that's character development?
"괜찮으세요? (gwaenchanh-euseyo?)" you question, sliding your hand across the sand toward his.
He nods, understanding the phrase. "I'm... fine."
"Are... sure?"
He nods. "Yeah."
You hold up a thumbs up with a raised eyebrow to confirm, still unsure if he's really okay. His whole mood just seemed to shift.
"If I just listened to my dad," he exhales, "I could've been speaking to you this whole time."
"Dad... Korean?"
He nods. "Never wanted to learn... until now, when it's really important, I guess. I kinda hated him."
Your brows turn down. "What about..." you pause for a moment, struggling to think of the word, so, you give up and say it in Korean, hoping he'll still understand, "엄마? (eomma?)"
"She didn't speak Korean, not that well." he shrugs, "She's African-American."
"Oh..." you nod, "Sorry."
He shakes his head. "Don't be sorry." he mutters the next, "I should be sorry."
"Huh?" you ask, not picking up on what he said well.
He shakes his head and waves it off, returning to his normal sarcastic, dipshit-y manner. "Anyways. You wanna go harass Caine?"
You tilt your head to the side, unfamiliar with some of those words. He sighs, then grabs your hand. He wants to enjoy this while he has it before you actually realize how much of an asshole he's been to you all this time. You can semi-communicate now, that's all he needs.
He pulls you up off the sand, leading you toward the fairground. "Let's have some fun"
"Fun?"
"Like... I think it's..." he sharply exhales as he thinks, "재미있는 (jaemiissneun)"
I’ve scene those maze runner headcanons you made with the “your death” or “your betrayal” type of things. And I was wondering if you could make one of those but as “they thought you died”?
oooo okay i can definitely try!!! this is a pretty cool idea hehe ; tysm for requesting, hope you enjoy!!
youd gotten lost when one of the grievers split the group into two and killed a couple kids
they had to continue running but newt noticed you were gone and started stressing out
he started begging the others to wait for you when fighting the final griever / opening the door
thomas made some comment you were as good as dead like gally and the other builders who stayed
newt nearly punched him
he literally had to be dragged by minho and thomas
queue gally entering, stung
he hit chuck but when he did, you lunged at him from behind all bloodied and bruised
you restrain gally / choke him out before newt really realizes its you and lowk starts bawling his eyes out
he made you promise youd never leave his side again
MINHO
you got split up during ivy trio window jump
you ran the other way to distract the guards to try and get less people off their asses
newt ended up dying and thats when he realized he hadn't seen you since the main escape
and then within a few minutes, that building is on fire
so he panics
hes begging brenda and fry and gally to let him go back and find you
before the berg takes off to go grab thomas and teresa, he refuses to get on
hes literally fighting two grown men trying to get him on board
he at least wants to find your body, he cannot leave you here like how they had to do newt because the flare is still contagious post mortem
and there you emerge from the flames behind him?!?! vince and jorge let him go and watch as he runs to you and pounds you into a hug
"holy shuck. dont ever do that again. i thought you were dead."
FRYPAN
you got split up in the scorch and only found each other again at brenda and jorges refuge
the others had to convince him to keep moving, assuming youd gotten bit at the mall
hed already lost 90% of the glade, winston, chuck, now you? how the hell is he just supposed to move on?
when he saw you again when brenda and jorge had them tied up, he started crying
not cause the blood in his head, but because he genuinley believed youd died and he wasnt there to protect you
you obviously convinced jorge to let them down because theyre friends and you trust them
brenda has a weird soft spot for you (w)
GALLY
you got split up during the last city escape
the last hed seen you, you were trying to defend newt while the others went to grab the cure & thomas ran off to find paige and jenson to potentially kill them
a lot more bombs had been dropped and when they found newt dead and no sign of you, he assumed the worst
either newt bit you and you ran off to protect them, newt killed you and he ran wounded until he died, or one of the gaurds or bombs ended up killing you
the wounds were fresh and he was trying to escape with his own life, so he tried pushing forward
returning to the berg, he notices a certain pair of boots poking out from behind a car
some sixth sense pulled him toward rhem and turns out it was you, wounded with burned flesh and a gunshot wound in the leg
he carried you back to the berg himself, running on pure adrenaline
"dont run off again like that, you dumb shank"
ARIS
you got seperated in the scorch
well, he managed to escape and you didnt
he considered you as good as dead cause you knew about the escape plan and wckd could do whatever they wanted w you
he was plagued w nightmares that you turned out like rachel :(
you reunited at the wckd lab along w minho and sonya
he just immediately pulled you into a hug, relieved to see you alive even if youd clearly been beaten up
he later admitted to you ab the nightmares hed been having, the way he genuinley believed he got you killed
this poor boy 💔
BRENDA
during the invasion on the right arm, you got taken
you escaped wckd long before maze a + b and found refuge w jorge and brenda
youre one of the munies, so they took you with minho, aris and sonya
she had very low doubts theyd rescue you alive
she was prepared to see a corpse when invading the last city when they only rescued half the kids on the train
she couldnt go in that building in case she did, she wouldnt be strong enough to be able to deal with it
but you reunited when the group recollected w the ivy trio
"holy shit, youre alive?!"
to be fair, you look like a walking corpse, much like minho
"in the flesh."
SONYA
during the escape of the maze, one of the grievers stung you
and they left you for dead considering theyd only seen non-immunes get stung and die
but you lived because you were immune
dun dun dun!!!
you reunite at the right arm
when she recognizes you she genuinley thinks youre an imposter or a ghost
refuses to believe its really you until she does the "tell me something only you'd know" and you prove yourself true
aris is like "i told you i promised to get you guys together again"
stfu dweeb
HARRIET
during the train heist, some things go wrong
the side by side you were in beside brenda and jorge flipped when one of the bergs hit you
and she had a great view.
she couldnt worry for the moment bit after stealing the berg, she ran across the desert toward you
the side by side caught fire while she was still running and she stopped like omfg they're dead
thankfully fry, brenda, and jorge got there before her and literally pulled you out of the fire
