TheDuchessWrites
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"She'll find a way to survive. It’s what she always does."
El escapes Hawkins and travels to Iceland, building a new life for herself in the process. She just wishes she didn't have to do it alone.
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- Part 2 of His, Hers, Theirs
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"June 7 reminds him of her in the worst possible way. If she died that night, then her birthday marks another year that she’ll never get to experience. If his theory is correct, that she’s alive and hiding in a place he’ll never know, he’ll never get to see it for himself, let alone experience it with her."
Mike spends what might be El's twentieth birthday reflecting, yearning, and partaking in unsavory activities. It all works out in the end.
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- Part 1 of His, Hers, Theirs
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"It's hard to miss something if you never knew it was there in the first place."
Six months pregnant and alone, Madison thinks about what's in store for her and her unborn child.
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El learns how to live in the world, with just a little help from her friends.
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26 Aug 2026
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Eight years have passed since El disappeared, but Mike never recovered. Living as a writer, he is still stuck in the past, isolating himself and seeking comfort in alcohol. Far from Hawkins, El carries secrets, guilt, and the hope that there’s still a place for her.
Or Mike never forgot Eleven, and she's desperately trying to get back to him.
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- English
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22 Mar 2026
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let the words fall out (I want to see you be brave) by aHoleOfLight
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
08 Jul 2019
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“But..” Robin said, confused, “El is a girl?”
Mike looked up, eyes full of fear. Yet still ever-present, was her determination.
“What if I am too?”
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Mike Wheeler doesn’t think she’s a boy. She seeks out the one person that might understand.
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06 Aug 2026
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Mike has learned about the five stages of grief. He sees all of his friends go through the motions of denial (insisting El somehow must have survived), anger (at Dr. Kay and the military), bargaining (swearing they will do anything for her to return), and depression (lying in bed with the image of her being swept away imprinted in their minds).
But, eventually, for all of them, there is acceptance. The military is gone, convinced that there are no more children with superpowers in Hawkins. El is dead. She made her decision, and she isn’t coming back.
Mike doesn’t know which stage of grief he’s in, but he hasn’t accepted anything.
Or: Mike doesn’t know how to live after El’s death and has no idea how he’s supposed to move on.
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- English
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- 7,594
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- 1/1
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31 Jul 2026
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“When you want to see me, you can just call. You can look for me in the void only for real emergencies. Like a matter of life or death, or something.”
She leans closer again, her breath hot against his cheek - if she’s trying to distract him, it is working spectacularly well.
“Deal,” she whispers against his lips.(Or, 3 times El visits Mike in the void.)
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24 Jul 2026