#character: eleven

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Story # 25

Title: Break two times and hope for three Main Pairing(s): Steve Harrington & Robin Buckley & Erica Sinclair & Dustin Henderson, Eleven/Jane Hopper & Max Mayfield, Lucas Sinclair/ Max Mayfield, Steve Harrington/ Eddie Munson , Will Byers & Erica Sinclair, Mike Wheeler & Dustin Henderson & Will Byers & Lucas Sinclair & Max Mayfield, Eddie Munson & Dustin Henderson Rating: T (Teen and Up, Includes swearing and talk about adult themes) Genre: Action, Angst, Hurt/ Comfort Word Count: 5178 Completeness: 3 Warnings: Temporary Character Deaths, Vomiting, graphic violence, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, swearing, torture Summary:

This story begins with Steve and Robin pointing at each other like that spidermen meme in Mrs. Click's class in ‘85. Unbeknownst to them, they are not the only time travelers nor are they from the same timeline. Some will remember and those who do will be at different points as the moment nears to the first time break. Vecna may have the power to change events, but the guy is chewing more than he can swallow. Once everyone are together, Vecna will not stand a chance, especially when a better ending is on the line.

Art forms preferred: I'd like any art! Highest rating art preferred: T (Teen and Up, Includes swearing and talk about adult themes)

[whosbian]

[strangertheories]

I really despise the Marvelification of Stranger Things, because all the interviews nowadays are constantly referencing how fast paced and epic and big the finale will be but the reason people fell in love with the show wasn't special effects or long episodes; it was the plot, it was the characters, it was the mystery. Stranger Things 1 may have been a story about a government conspiracy and a monster, but that's not why we stuck around. The show can throw amazing CGI, Russians, a battle within the American army and an apocalypse at the audience with the biggest budget known to man but if they forget to ground it and keep it central, it'll just get lost amongst a plethora of other "epic" blockbusters. We want Steven King, not Avengers.

[expelliarmus]

[imthursdaysyme]

El Hopper

[alterigo06]

Happy 26th Anniversary, LEVEL-5

[11o8x4]

everyday life . when will you break the cycle

[epiclad]

"Miquella the Kind… is a monster. Pure and radiant, he wields love to shrive clean the hearts of men. There is nothing more terrifying." [Process vid]

[byers-bowlcut]

I've seen people say El likes the IDEA of having a boyfriend more than she actually likes her own boyfriend, and jfc it's so true 😭 Like it's all over the show:

Season 1

She's initially attached to Mike because he's the first person to give her shelter, food, genuine human care and just,, not calling CPS immediately. Her feelings for him was born from trauma and dependency in season 1. And throughout the rest of the 3 seasons, we don't see it grow past that.

Also I think it's noticeable in S1 that:

She was uninterested when Mike tried to share his hobbies with her

She also did not seem to mind AT ALL when she questioned if Mike could be her brother. He voice is neutral and curious here, not the least bit repulsed by the thought of being siblings with Mike, like girl does not care 😭

Season 2

This season has zero onscreen moments of Mike and El actually getting to know each other further. They were separated nearly the whole season.

What we DO see:

El's attachment and dependency on Mike that was developed from S1

We also find out how El spent a year of her life watching melodramatic romance films. Many other middle schoolers might identify that relationships in real life don't work like those films. But El is fresh out of lab life, she's literally learning the world through this TV, and has now become obsessed with the IDEA of having a boyfriend/relationship just like that.

Season 3

Again, no onscreen moments of El showing interest in who Mike is as a person.

The very first scene we see of them, she's trying to get him to stop singing along to the song they're listening to. She seems to like kissing Mike. But isn't shown enjoying anything actually characteristic about him, like sharing interests with him such as music.

Hopper indicates that they don't do anything meaningful together either. We see here that before hanging out with Max, El had little sense of her own style, her hobbies, her interests- meaning spending time with Mike for months probably didn't involve many talking points did it?

Also in season 3, El dumps Mike with ZERO hesitation. Then she has the time of her life with Max. The most acknowledgment we get that she's oh so heartbroken is a small frown to Max that her and Mike aren't on best terms. And even that doesn't seem so paramount cause 1 episode later she totally dismisses Mike after he explains how Hopper threatened him. She just tells him maybe Hopper was right 😭😭

It's literally ONLY once she starts becoming in danger that she starts clinging onto him again. I feel like we've seen this film before hm.

Like where are any signs that she likes Mike as an individual, and is falling for who he really is, rather than simply being attached due to trauma, and liking the concept of doing romantic things (ie: kissing, dancing at the ball, etc.)

Season 4

This is the season it becomes the MOST OBVIOUS: El loves the concept of a happy relationship and being loved, but not really loving Mike for who he is. And bringing in Will's feelings just emphasizes this point.

To start, El continues doing all these relationship-y things that she did in the start of S3. She has Mike's name and pictures plastered all over her room. She makes a "Mike box" with his pictures decorated all over it. But the thing is: this is all sort of a façade at this point. We know she's BEEN unhappy with him for months ("From Mike! From Mike! From Mike!"). But with all these items, she's basically trying to convince herself that she's in this happy, fantasy, movie-like relationship, like she probably watched in hopper's cabin in season 2.

And then, there's the sheer difference between her and WILL in their feelings for Mike. We see it right off the bat when Mike comes to the airport: Will and El both have plans to give Mike something.

Will plans to give him a painting he worked extremely hard on. The painting is a connection of what they BOTH love: DnD, and it includes their friends who also play the game. It's very personal and immediately touches Mike. What's more is, the painting illustrates the exact qualities about Mike that Will loves: his leadership, his bravery, his guidance. This painting literally spells out to us that Will truly loves Mike for WHO HE IS.

Meanwhile, El plans on giving Mike a fun reunion date. She has the whole day planned out. And immediately: we see that what she wants to do doesn't actually takes Mike's interests and personality into consideration. You can see and hear the strain in his voice when he talks about "burritos for breakfast" 😬

You can see how he's not that relaxed at rinkomania, and nervous about skating, saying he's clumsy. He probably would've much preferred movies and playing a board game, over skating. But El has her own ideas. When she brings Mike to rinkomania, she tries to act really cool about it. She wants to impress him, wants to seem like she fits in and belongs.

Her present was never actually ABOUT Mike, and about loving Mike that she would plan this huge date for him. Her present was about her desperately wanting to have this cool date like every other normal teen girl might, with a normal boyfriend, and make it seem like they have a happy perfect relationship.

And then finally we reach their S4 fight. I find it extremely interesting how Hopper's cabin is framed in the background during their whole fight. It's almost like an indication that her desperate need to be loved by Mike stems from her trying to cope with losing Hopper and the hole left by him, that clearly did not exist when she happily dumped Mike in S3.

In their fight, when the topic of bullying comes up, Mike says he understands her, but El is quick to say he doesn't. She thinks Mike doesn't understand her, but this is just as much her not understanding HIM as well.

She doesn't get the extent of Mike's insecurities (definitely partially a result of bullying), something that Mike later divulges to WILL and not her. If the writers wanted to show us how much El understands Mike and loves him for who he is, her and Mike would work through his insecurities in their rs together, NOT through a middle man.

Overall it's pretty striking that we've never once heard El actually compliment Mike, or articulate, or even show what exactly she loves about him through four whole seasons. I mean...

Attachment to him due to trauma or grief =/= loving him for who he is.

Wanting to BE loved =/= loving him for who he is.

So really in terms of a relationship, what El ACTUALLY wants is the concept/idea of a regular boyfriend, and a happy easy relationship, all in an attempt to feel normal. And that's why we see them fall apart the way they do in season 4, and why Will is currently so involved. Because Will DOES see and love Mike for exactly who he is.

[juustozzi]

happy birthday Endou & happy 16th anniversary Inazuma Eleven!!

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Story # 38

Title: Hidden Truths Main Pairing(s): Nancy/Robin, Max/Eleven Rating: M (Mature, Shows adult themes, but not explicitly) Genre: Romance, Action Word Count: 5,013 Completeness: 4 Warnings: Canon level violence and death of a bunch of OCs. Summary:

After being fired from her intern position at the Hawkins Post, Nancy Wheeler is forced to take up a demeaning position (or so she thinks) serving ice cream at the new Starcourt Mall alongside the annoying (or so she thinks) Robin Buckley. But little does she know that a request for help from Dustin is about to change her life forever and in ways she never could have expected. (Basically a Season 3 rewrite if Nancy was in Steve's spot and a slow-burn romance with her and Robin.)

Art forms preferred: I'd like any art! Highest rating art preferred: E (Explicit, Includes explicit scenes)

[rhcenyra]

MAKE ME CHOOSE –

@lifelongblur asked eleven or max?

                                                                I can fight. Better than any of us. 

[hebiforkari]

[puppyeared]

hello every nyan

fan character for Laika's Comet, by @catmask (go check it out!!)

[kuroeko]

being a level-5 character sure is tough

[herbleol]

My pieces for @inazuma11zine last year which I never ended up posting here. It was such a wonderful project to be part of, and I'm super happy with how my pieces came out