#hey homecoming queen — ♥ — threads

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@tragicsongs

❛ you’re not a very convincing liar. ❜

chrissy shakes her head quickly.   ❝    i'm not lying.   ❞    it's incredibly hard to believe her, even with that sweet smile she's perfected over the years on her face.   ❝    i'm perfectly okay wes, i promise.   ❞    head cheerleader never able to let the facade show any cracks.   ❝    it's just been a long day is all. practice, school, getting ready for the game.   ❞    she changes the subject back to him, hopeful he'll let her get away with it.   ❝    are you excited for the game? i feel like rivalry games are always so much fun. so much more school spirit!   ❞    

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    ❝    if you say so corcoran. it's okay if you think he's cute.    ❞    chrissy laughs, amused but affectionate smile on her face. yes, the fear family was... something to not be trifled with, but... so was her mother, if in a different sort of way. it's not like people are afraid of wanting her for that. people are afraid of wanting her because of jason... but that's different. and a harmless crush was the last thing corky should be stressing.    ❝    totally- sounds fabulous. no use in having a party tonight when we haven't had time to get everything together and well- tell everyone who needs to be told...    ❞    word travels fast in a small town, but... all the same-

❝    no!    i    don't    have    a    crush...    ❞    she    says,    immediately    jumping    to    denial.    the    last    thing    she    needed    was    for    that    rumor    to    start    and    then    get    back    to    him.    even    if    it    were    the    absolute    truth,    she    didn't    want    to    admit    to    it.    she    knew    the    fear    family    was    not    to    be    messed    with,    even    if    he    was    incredibly    cute.    ❝    we    can    do    girl's    night    if    you're    more    interested    in    that.    i    just    know    it's    always    a    good    time    throwing    a    party    on    the    island.    ❝    we    could    do    a    lowkey    girl's    night    tonight    and    save    the    party    for    another    night?    couple    days    from    now,    give    us    time    to    get    a    keg    and    scrounge    up    pizza    money?    ❞

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@tragicsongs

“i don’t even know where to begin.”

   ❝    wherever feels right would be okay.   ❞    chrissy says with a shrug of her shoulders that seems to tuck her just that much more into her cheer jacket. thinking of that extra word on it below her name. captain. she's proud of that- proud of what she brings to this team. proud she's able to be there for her teammates.   ❝    if you don't feel up to talking about it that would be okay too. i know some stories of mine don't sound real. makes them hard to tell...   ❞    she likes to think though that at least she's put the horrors of her home, her childhood, in the past. maybe her girls all feel broken sometimes. she wants to make an environment they feel comfortable coming to her for anything.

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❛ i kinda thought the night was gonna last forever. ❜

   ❝    believe me, i wish it could.   ❞    but even as much as she's enjoyed sitting out here with robin, talking about everything she's missed, she sees very little point in wishing. chrissy cunningham's never quite known hope like this to be fruitful. after all, she'd had that awful injury senior year, preventing the promise of a cheerleading scholarship from taking her away from hawkins, then jason decided to stay close to home for college himself, so she couldn't even take her relationship with him as an opportunity to leave.   ❝    the sun rise is really pretty though, even if it means i ought to be going home soon...   ❞    jason would likely be waiting for her to make his breakfast. he's kind enough she thinks, he at least got her out of her parents' house. got her out from under her mother's thumb to a certain extent. but the cheerleader has little reason to be cheery at home even still.

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✮ — chrissy cunningham / hey homecoming queen

( secondary canon muse | source: stranger things | main verse: pre s4 )

a study in: so good at smiling for most of your life, perfect makeup to hide what's inside, pretty popular girl, sweetheart, suburban gothic (the horrors of your picture perfect upper class life instead of the monsters most fear), god save the prom queen (he won’t), he wants you with that white picket fence (to keep you on a shelf), canary in the coal mine (sacrificing the innocent), eating yourself from the inside out (and crying yourself to sleep)

( cc1 ) class of 86

senior year! you're that much closer to some form of escape. jason will get you out of that house. he has to. he's going to go to some college on a basketball scholarship and maybe you can go with him. cheer for his team in your cute little uniform and pray to god it fits every week just like you do now. momma still says all those awful things. withholds your dinner if you look at her wrong. you eat all you're served, those tiny portions so unlike the ones given to your little brother. he's a growing boy. you're growing too. or maybe you won't grow any more. your doctor's not sure you met your full potential. frankly no one thinks you've met your full potential. everyone at school thinks you're perfect though. the pretty popular cheerleader. everyone loves you. you feel so alone. so scared too. you lost one of your friends over the summer... things start getting scarier...

( cc2 ) gold rush

fandomless senior year verse. very similar to v1 but anywhere not hawkins in particular. still a small town girl. still dealing with her parents. has more hope of freedom and seeing the world. not depending on a boy to save her.

( cc3 ) i almost jumped in

post s4 chrissy. she's technically survived (barely), spending the season in the hospital after what they assume is her dead body is discovered by the way she seems so cold to the touch. she's spent all this time tethered to vecna's consciousness in the upside down. when she wakes up from her coma / is set free from vecna, she's haunted by every atrocity she watched unable to look away or turn her mind off. tortured by the way she saw others be destroyed like she was. she's not sure why she survived. she's not sure if she did survive or if she was just somehow brought back to life.

( cc4 ) stepping with your best foot forward

fandomless college verse. chrissy's in the modern era in college as a cheerleader. that cheerleading scholarship was her ticket out of her house and other than ocassional messages to her brother, she doesn't look back after she moves out. she hopes her father finds his voice. she doesn't count on it.

( cc5 ) never grew up it's getting so old

chrissy never got out of hawkins. she's still in hawkins, still with jason carver, still having to deal with her mother. at least her mom has less influence now that she's out of the house. no upside down in this verse, just- pain. suburban gothic the horrors are the people not real monsters kind of vibes. robin comes back to town after seeing the world. chrissy never really thought she could see any possibility but the one she's gotten caught in... maybe life doesn't have to be so cookie cutter after all.

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    ❝    what are you talking about steve?    ❞    soft, confused expression from the cheerleader.    ❝    i thought this was what you wanted- to make her jealous. and it worked.    ❞    and jason, much as part of her still held that past affection for him, wouldn't lay a finger on steve harrington's girlfriend, but even though she's not well- 'steve harrington's girlfriend' anymore... there's nothing to worry about. he'll be off to college soon anyway.    ❝    i like being friends with you. and i'm really okay.    ❞    

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my boy only breaks his favorite toys - taylor swift

"i felt more when we played pretend."

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    ❝    that's pretty cool-    ❞     chrissy's smile is bright at the last part. it would be nice to be able to take care of herself sometimes, rather than having to rely on someone to defend her like she's always been taught. except no one has really ever protected her where she needs it most.    ❝    definitely not a bother at all. i don't mind. we can walk together then.    ❞     she takes the bag without hesitation once she passes it. she giggles at his compliment.    ❝    i like to think so! i'm going to be head cheerleader next year, hopefully. if things go well!    ❞     chrissy gets a lot of joy out of being a cheerleader, honestly. cheering people on. it's not just about being the popular girl.

"well   no,   it   means   i   can   get   hut   but   i   just   handle   it   better   than   before.   and   i   can   kick   ass   if   i   wanted   to."   but   miyagi   said   that   they   don't   fight   to   show   off   and   he   doesn't   really   want   to.   but   it   does   feel   good   being   able   to   say   it   out   loud.   "uh.   .   .sure,   if   that's   not   too   much   bother.   i'm   all   about   balance   but   today   I   seem   to   be   a   little   off."   and   he   is   putting   too   much   weight   into   his   leg   which   the   doctor   said   he   had   to   be   careful   if   he   didn't   want   a   permanent   scar   on   it.   he   hands   her   the   back   pack   and   simply   nods.   "i'm   staying   at   a   friend's   house.   it's   not   far.   and   hey,   cheerleader!   that   sounds   awesome.   you   got   some   moves   then."

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    ❝    jason's just...    ❞     she can't really defend him... but- it's hard not to feel like she has to, too. she laughs though, amused as missy intends her to be.    ❝   i'll let you tell him that. although maybe he's more likely to talk to someone like you about his feelings than an adult he feels like he has to impress anyway.    ❞     chrissy sighs, shaking her head. she lights up brighter at missy's words about the party.    ❝    steve harrington... gosh- i had the biggest crush on him freshman year. it's so embarrassing. he definitely threw the best parties.    ❞     she giggles, blushing.    ❝    but dean's a great time too. i'm not going to lie to you, i've definitely heard some things... are you interested in anyone these days?    ❞     

“maybe jason needs a therapist.” missy says, blunt as always. if she’s honest, she really doesn’t like the boy - he’s a douchebag with a capital ‘d’, gives off all the wrong vibes and chrissy definitely deserves better than him. but she also knows the other girl has to figure that out for herself, if people try to tell her this, the other is likely to just shut it down. like she’s doing right now. she just hopes chrissy figured it out all sooner rather than later. “tell him to hit me up, i’d be glad to offer my services - i’m almost fully qualified.” there’s amusement in her eyes as she speaks, but she doesn’t outright laugh or show that she’s joking. “hm alright, that sounds good to me - dean throws a mean party. too bad steve harrington cleaned up his act though, his were always the best.”

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    ❝    no... i haven't- sorry.    ❞    chrissy frowns, trying to search her mind for the people nadine has on their shirt. that name just... doesn't sound familiar.    ❝    i mean- my parents are pretty protective. i haven't listened to a lot of the new punkier stuff anyway. they're worried about devil worshipping and all of that.    ❞    

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“wait, you don’t know them?” nadine points to their shirt. it makes sense, considering the band mates will not even meet for another twenty years, but they are not thinking about it like that. “you’re kidding me!”

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    ❝    i think there's plenty you could do that he hasn't…    ❞    that maybe he won't... but she's always held onto jason as her escape, and deep down she knows that too. he's the way out of her mother's clutches, as much as he is a perfectly suitable boyfriend and future husband and all of those wonderful things her mother would agree to too. he's protection. even if he isn't the most attentive much of the time. he likes to show her off, but not hold onto her. not in the right way.    ❝    but i shouldn't complain so much… i'm sorry...    ❞    truthfully, she has to protest. besides, robin's been drinking, while chrissy's been sitting here talking with them for an hour at least now. it's not like she can drink much anyway. not when she's got to be up early tomorrow.    ❝    you know i can't just up and leave here…    ❞    but really... as much as she doesn't know what she'd do if she did let robin take her to chicago... once upon a time, a part of her deep down had wanted so bad to get out. and really... aside from a future part of her had admitted she dreads... what is there for her in hawkins.

@heartfe1t asked: 🎁 30 ( robin + chrissy)

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30. boyfriend by dove cameron

"i could be a better boyfriend than him." leave robin's lips before she can stop it, before she can really think on it, looking right at chrissy as they say it. and maybe it's the couple of beers she has in her system that's to blame, but chrissy had been going on about something jason had done or said, and they just had to say something. and now chrissy is looking at her with those wide, sad, eye and it's definitely the beers that have her continuing, more words spilling from her lips. "i could do the shit that he never did." now that they've started, they can't stop. "if i could give you some advice, i would leave with me tonight." she's leaving with steve and eddie, going back to chicago, and all she's thought about the whole time is how much they wish they could take chrissy with them.

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chrissy's a bit confused as she sees the other seems more than a bit out of it. concern crosses her face. unstable physically, confusion...    ❝    we're at the hawkins mall. are you alright? did you hit your head on something?    ❞    she notices the pants, the hot pink fabric far from the kinds of things her mother would ever let her wear. nor has she really ever seen anything like them.    ❝    you must not be from around here... which... probably doesn't make it easier to get your bearings... i don't think you can get those here- the pink is kinda neat!    ❞    said with a bright smile as she gestures to the pants. chrissy's never let herself be different. she's always been more a prop than a person anyway. maybe this stranger was here visiting family- that's the only reason someone else would want to come to hawkins she could possibly think of.

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nadine had always been out of place, but this is probably worse than usual. it is as if they just suddenly appear, no big burst of magic or grand entrance. they are just in this place that they weren’t before, and probably aren’t supposed to be. they steady themselves, not because the trip was hard, but because their surroundings have changed so much.

“holy fuck.” the accidental time travel was supposed to get easier, one day. it hasn’t. “where uh, where the fuck is this?” they ask. and while there was no convenient time to jump around like this, they just wished they had been wearing something else. the bright pink sweatpants with JUICY written on the ass kind of make them stand out. in any time period.

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she's the senior now, captain of the varsity cheerleading squad, a leader, to her girls, a credit to her boyfriend in her mini skirt. except he's not her boyfriend right now... or- maybe not? she's not sure. he won't stop calling though.    ❝    i should just get back together with him... i think he's changed his mind about things... about just focusing on college...    ❞     she's got a smile on her face, small though it may be. she's got her own reasons, for wanting to be with jason. even if she doesn't necessarily want to be with jason. especially since he broke up with her- leaving her to the mercy of her mother all the more.    ❝    he takes care of me.    ❞     but as she looks up at steve, into his eyes... she knows he'd take care of her too, and he's offering to do it.    ❝    they do respect you. they've always respected you.    ❞     small nod of her head and a bigger smile.    ❝    you know could have anyone you wanted in this town steve harrington. why would you want to do this for me?    ❞     

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the former king of hawkins high looks to the current queen, letting out a little sigh. it's strange, they may have never been the closest in high school, but they still always seemed to run in the same circles. both stuck in different generations of hawkins royalty. which is why steve finds himself in the position he is now, the desire to help her strong. he doesn't want to see her stuck in the same box he was for so long, she deserves to be free - just like he was. "listen, chris - i just ... i think it could be a good idea. it would get jason to leave you alone, and ... and your mom? i might not have the reputation i once had ... but i feel like people would still accept it? and respect it?" he offers a shrug, he's not sure if that sounds exactly promising - but he's trying here. he really is. "just until you graduate, then we can 'break up' and you can be free. get yourself the hell out of this town."

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she gives pam a smile,    ❝    i know you don't bite.    ❞    chrissy shakes her head. she's the sweet popular girl, who's always tried to be kind and gentle and unassuming, just what her mother would push her to be. and with jason away for some college thing with his dad- she's left without a place she knows is her own in some ways. even her place by his side doesn't often feel her own though, in all honesty. so she finds herself approaching pam instead, and luckily- she's able to take the seat.    ❝    thanks. jason's away so- i didn't really want to be left alone with his friends without him.    ❞    not that he defends her much from too many things, but- his presence alone is a defense.

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ever since well ... everything, pam was - is - working on trying to be, well - nicer. a better person. she had to watch her best friends die and after hearing so many whispers in the hallways, she realized there's people that would forever remember them as the mean girls they went to high school with. and all the things jamie had said, the fact that she'd thought she was capable of doing what had happened to trish. she doesn't want to be like that anymore, she doesn't want that to be her legacy. so, when she feels a presence near her table at the cafeteria, she looks up and gives a light smile. "you can sit here, i don't bite ... despite what some people might say." she gives a little roll of her eyes, but gestures for chrissy to sit anyways.

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no one knows the extent of what she endures at home, of course not, but everyone knows her parents are... she'll use the word 'protective' as a substitution for the truth. she can't be throwing parties at her house, big though it is.    ❝    oh- i was thinking tonight was gonna be more of a girls thing. but i think from that smile maybe someone's got a crush...    ❞    so ... maybe she could be easily swayed to help set corky up.    ❝    so maybe we should do a real party...    ❞    

❝        yeah,    definitely    not    your    place.    actually,    brendan    fear    is    back    in    town,    so...    ❞    corky    shakes    her    head,    as    if    she    could    erase    the    barrage    of    thoughts    popping    in.    thinking    about    the    fear    heir    brought    a    smile    to    her    face    that    she    wasn't    sure    she    was    a    fan    of.    ❝    anyway,    brendan    is    back    in    town,    which    means    that    fear    island    is    back    on    the    table    for    parties.    ❞

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    ❝    we've totally earned it!    ❞     chrissy loves cheer. she loves having such a positive group of girls to hang out with, especially outside of practices. plus, having a pizza party was a great way to avoid going home yet to her mom.    ❝    yay! perfect!    ❞     she grabs her phone too, texting tara to spread the word.    ❝    after party? i think we could do that. just- not my place and i'm in.    ❞     she laughs, though it is so much more serious than she'll ever let show.

❝    yeah,    we    can    have    a    little    pizza    party    break!    i    think    we've    earned    it,    honestly,    don't    you?    ❞    she    pulls    up    bobbi's    message    thread    and    types    out    the    text,    telling    her    to    meet    them    for    a    little    celebration    of    their    cheer    excellence.    ❝    alright,    text    sent.    and    if    we    end    up    having    an    after    party...    i    think    i've    got    a    location.  ❞

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   ❝    deep down... i do know that... but-   ❞    she cuts herself off. her father certainly tried to see the bright side with her mother, despite all she's done to chrissy in particular, but... he still tries... but well- maybe people really can't be fixed. she sighs, trying to perk herself up as missy does.    ❝    jason and i... we'll figure things out.    ❞    she sounds determined, even though maybe she shouldn't be so sure about this. he's her destiny- she's been told as much long enough.    ❝    a party sounds fun- i think destiny's parents are out of town, so her brother's probably having something.    ❞    benefits of being the queen of hawkins high- she tends to know a little bit about everything 'cool' that's going on.

@heartfe1t asked: "I am my father's daughter, so maybe I could fix him." ( missy + chrissy )

( a guts ask meme isn't a bad idea, right? )

"people aren't fixable, chrissy. at least, not if they don't want to be fixed. i've learned that the hard way." missy tells the other girl with a sigh, propping herself up a little on her elbows from where she's laying across chrissy's bed on her stomach. "you shouldn't spend so much time worrying about him anyways, he's not worth it. now come on." she stands, looping her arm through chrissy's. "let's go find a party or something to go to and stop thinking so much about stupid boys."