#max mayfield headcanon

[steddieasitgoes]

Okay but Max waking up from her coma, only to learn that she’ll probably never regain all her strength in her legs.

Lucas and the boys totally think this is the end of the world, especially since she loves skateboarding so much (and let’s be honest it’s a small town, they’re bound to be slightly ableist mostly out of naivety), meanwhile Max is already doing sprints in her wheelchair down the hospital hallways while El times her.

A few weeks later, she’s pulling her first wheelie and the boys and El are all cheering her on. Lucas might also be watching through his hands — he’s definitely going to go gray before 30 because of his girlfriend, but he loves her so much he doesn’t care.

One of the first things she does when she’s fully recovered is go to the skatepark. She gets a lot of weird looks from the skaters, but she ignores them all and rolls into the pool just like she’s done a million times before. It’s one of the happiest moments of her life.

Fast forward to her early twenties and Max is the number one girl in the wheelchair BMX (WBMX) world. She’s better in her wheelchair than she ever was on a skateboard and she’s happier too.

Nothing will ever slow down this Zoomer.

Disclaimer: As someone who does not use a mobility aid, please call me out if any part of this is ableist!

[groovinrightalong]

Do u have any trans masc Max Mayfield headcanons?

I haven’t thought much about it but now I have so MANY thoughts!

-Max hasn’t had a lot of positive relationships with the men in his life, so it takes a long while for the “hm I don’t feel quite right” to click. He doesn’t feel super comfortable as a girl, but he looks at his step-dad and Billy and is like “well I don’t want to be anything like that, so this has to be okay.”

-He definitely knows more about gender/sexuality stuff than the others because of growing up in California. So he’s thought a lot about it over the years, but just kept coming to the conclusion that he’s a tomboy (again, no positive relationships with men.)

-It’s actually because of Lucas (and the rest of the Party, by extension) that he really starts to get more comfortable with the idea. Because Lucas is sweet, and he’s gentle, and so unlike any of the other men he’s been around. Lucas is the first person that kind of cracks his view on gender roles and what exactly defines a man.

-He butts heads with Mike a lot at first just because of how insistent Mike is about him being a girl, how he’s different and unwelcome because of it, but (if this is also transmasc Mike) they realize they’re actually really similar and grow closer because of it, or (if this isn’t transmasc Mike) Max realizes that it isn’t the “girl” thing that bothers him, it’s the fear of replacing El.

-If it’s both transmasc Max and transmasc Mike, Mike comes out WAY earlier than he would’ve on his own.

-The boys are all really supportive when he comes out (which would probably be around the season 3 era). They don’t really get it at first, but he’s their friend, and they’ve always been very vocal about how they’d kill for a friend if needed. And really, seeing Max as a boy isn’t all that different from what they were doing already, so it’s an easy adjustment.

-In a similar fashion to Max teaching El about being a girl in the show, the guys take him out on a “boys only” night. It isn’t really any different than their usual hangouts- they go to the movies, play video games, eat way too much junk food, but the boys only title makes Max feel all fuzzy and warm inside.

-He comes out to Billy while he’s dying. He didn’t ever really plan on doing it at all, but his step-brother is dying in his arms and he needs to get it off his chest before it’s too late. Billy is a lot of the reason it took so long for him to feel comfortable as himself, and he thinks Billy knows that once it’s out in the air. Unfortunately, Billy’s dead before he can really give much of a reaction, just a weak little “I��m sorry.” And that’s nowhere near enough to make up for everything.

-He comes out to his family that night in a screaming match with his step-dad. Neil is an asshole about it, but it doesn’t really matter because the whole argument starts because he’s gonna leave them. Susan is incredibly supportive, and she turns around and kicks Neil out even though she’d been begging him to stay moments before. Gives Max one of those big, therapeutic hugs where Max just sobs into her shirt.

-Max cuts his hair off after Billy’s death. He’s never had a problem with his hair, he actually likes it long, but he’s messed up over everything that happened. He leans a lot more into the stereotypes he hated as a kid, acts rougher and more stand-offish. He breaks up with Lucas, stops hanging out with the rest of his friends. He feels awful, because this is the first time in his life that he’s only surrounded by people that support and love him, but he feels like he doesn’t deserve it.

-(Vecna has a field day with all that)

-Post canon, he does grow his hair back out again. Lucas dramatically informs him that men with long hair are hot (bi king), to which Max shoots back that that would mean Mike was hot. Lucas gives Mike a quick once over and is like I mean, yeah.

-Lucas likes to greet people and go hi, yes, this is my boyfriend Max. He’s so cool. He pretty much single-handedly saved Hawkins that one time. And Max stands there with his face bright red in his hands like oh my god shut up

-Lumax and Byler double dates with an obnoxious amount of homo, striking fear into the hearts of conservative smalltown Indiana

YES I love this sorry for making it angst near the end but yes yes transmasc Max I love him💞

[messrsbyler]

listen, max returns from her coma, blind, and she comes back full with toph’s unhinged energy. it just fits so well with max.

them going through the woods, being as quiet as possible to not alert all the monsters lurking behind the bushes and trees.

after a long silence of no action happening…

max: wait!

everyone, on edge: WHAT WHAT?

max: i think i saw something behind the trees over there! *points at a random tree*

mike, panicking and lifting his trophy weapon to protect the same will byers that has a gun and perfect aim: WHERE? MAX WHE-

max, laughing and losing her shit:

mike: i hate when she does that…

everyone: *groans*

hopclair: *pat max proudly on the back*

[dwobbitfromtheshire]

What if Neill Hargrove moved Max and them to Hawkins to try and bribe Max's birth father for money, but it didn't work? Steve’s father traveled a lot. What if he happened to visit California a few times? Susan stuck her kid in an abusive situation, so it's quite possible she hadn't been faithful to her first husband. What of Steve is Max's half-brother, and they just don't know it?

[sinclairstarz]

would max like Superbad or Gone Girl more. im struggling

[inconspicuousdreamgirl]

stranger things would struggle with no robin buckely

a list of reasons why

she solved and cracked the russian code within hours

she figured out they could use the vents to sneak in

she further helped the group in season three during the final scenes

she helped find where eddie was staying

figured out music could help max escape vecnas curse

found the articles related to victor creel which further helped get to vecna

I genuinely cannot wait for robin moments like these in season five she is such a vital character!!!

[space-invading-pigeon]

Everyone jokes about Steve being the babysitter or the mom friend, but no one actually appreciates everything he does until he gets sick. Steve is the epitome of a doting parent; sure, he's only twenty and the seven kids he's adopted aren't actually his in any legal way, but those kids are his pride and fucking joy. Anyone who sees Steve with those kids can tell that he loves them deeply, which is why Steve is the only person in the Party that can convince their parents to allow anything- their parents KNOW that their kids will not only be well looked after, but they'll be genuinely enjoying themselves too.

Because he's a single mom except he's actually just barely out of his teenage years with no kids, he gets a lot of shit from everyone about it; he's known almost exclusively to the Party as Mama Steve (when he isn't in earshot of course). That's all fine by Steve, he always wanted a big family and now he has it. The problems start to appear when the Party realizes that Steve Harrington flat out ignores his own needs until they're so pressing that he's physically unable to do anything.

It all starts when Robin is told by Keith, of all people, that Steve has called in sick. Robin, of course, panics and calls him, and when he doesn't answer she calls Eddie to check on him. He and Steve had gotten closer since spring break, so it wasn't unusual for a member of the party to call either Eddie or Steve to check in on the other.

Eddie checks in to find Steve Harrington, badass warrior prince incarnate, sobbing from a blanket mountain on the couch in his living room. No one has ever actually seen Steve cry before, so Eddie freaks out, but it's just the result of a high fever and watching Old Yeller by himself. After calming the sick man, Eddie managed to coax some medicine into him and call Family Video to let Robin know that, yes, Steve is alive and no, he wasn't going to die of fever, but he only manages to get Steve to sleep by reading to him (Eddie finds it disgustingly adorable, even more so later when Nancy mentions that Steve loves stories but struggles with what he calls "moving letters"). And for the next two weeks, Steve is down for the count. Joyce and Claudia Henderson take turns making sure Steve is alright (Joyce because Steve is one of Her Kids, and Claudia because Steve is the Older Son she never had) while Eddie, Nancy, Jonathan, and Robin all try to take his place.

By the end of the first day, Nancy calls it quits: Mike is a bullheaded terror who only ever seems to like Will, El, or Eddie, and even then he doesn't always listen to them, so the Wheeler siblings fight even more ferociously than usual. She can't get El or Erica to listen, either; Erica is a force to be reckoned with, and El will only nod passively before doing what she wants anyway. By the end of day three, Jonathan is out. He won't say what happened, but he told Max to be nicer to the Party one time and, ten minutes later, he was tearfully saying that the kids were little monsters.

Robin lasts longer, almost an entire week, by chattering at the kids until they give up and listen to her. She meets her match when Dustin and Erica try to commandeer the Family Video computer again: Dusting sneaks past and almost breaks the computer just trying to get to it while Erica does Erica and argues until Robin the Rambler runs out of words. The morning of day seven is very dark for her.

Eddie, through what he believes to be the universe's acknowledgement of the depth of his affection for Steve and also sheer force of will, lasts the whole two weeks, but just barely. Mike argues over everything, no matter what; Will is skittish at the best of times and disappears constantly (thankfully, not like his Upside Down episodes - the boy just can't stop getting distracted and wandering away from the group), only to reappear directly behind Eddie and scaring him into an early grave; Lucas gets frustrated easily and can never seem to find the right words to communicate his thoughts and feelings, so he snarks and lashes out before awkwardly trying to mend the situation; Erica is so completely herself that it can be dizzying when the full force of that hurricane is directed towards Eddie; Dustin practically follows Eddie around like a little duckling, demanding updates on Steve or ranting about one of his many interests; El spends most of her time with the Party learning about how girls her age act through Max or practicing her braiding on Eddie. The worst of them all, though, is Max. Despite having healed up, she's still in physical therapy to rebuild her muscle strength and dexterity, and her eyesight is bad enough now that there's talk of her getting a service animal. It isn't that she needs a little extra attention that makes her the worst, though: it's that somehow, she still chases the most mischief. Eddie has only narrowly managed to keep her from assaulting no less that nine people in the two weeks that Steve is sick, and he knows she's definitely tried to commit arson at least twice that often.

Finally, after two weeks, Steve feels better enough to return to his usual activity, and Eddie begs him to never get sick again.

[ymaohoh]

Nancy “fuck it” Wheeler

Steve “fuck my life” Harrington

Robin “well fuck” Buckley

Jonathan “fuck this” Byers

Billy “fuck me” Hargrove

Eddie “fuck off” Munson

Chrissy “oh fuck” Cunningham

Dustin “fuuuuccck” Henderson

Will “fuck fuck fuck” Byers

Mike “fuck everything” Wheeler

Max “fuck you” Mayfield

Lucas “for fucks sake” Sinclair

Erica “what the fuck” Sinclair

Based on this post

[harringroveera]

AU where Steve and Billy are in a school play together?

[yesimtrashforit]

headcanon:

After the events of season 5, Max and Will both start to drop insanely unexpected dark jokes abt trauma and stuff and Lucas and Mike respectively scold them for it bc they don't like hearing them talk like that.

[fandomcentralsposts]

dont get me wrong, I love protective Steve that is very near and dear to me, but where are all the protective Eddie fics? Did everyone forget how unhinged and intimidating he was in his very first scene and throughout his time on the show? Mike and Dustin were literally scared of him. Give me Eddie, who intimidates anyone who tries to hit on Steve and lets Steve use scary metalhead bf privileges, give me Eddie, who just death stares into the soul of anyone who jokes or insults Steve in a way that actually makes his bf feel bad, give me Eddie who would pick a fight with anyone who dares bully Lucas, Dustin, Mike or Max in high school, give me Eddie who watches over Max when she's alone in her trailer and makes sure none of their weird neighbours bother her.

I mean, come on bro could be an absolute menace when he wants to be.

[plistommy]

Eddie: It’s not exactly a car, Steve.

Steve: So, what? What is it? What do I need to drive?

Eddie:

Eddie: *smirks* well you can definitely ride something-

Max: Ew, what the fuck?

Robin: Ughh

Steve:

Steve: What is he talking about?

[wretchedgirlyboy]

mike wheeler and max mayfield would be really good at fortnite. lucas and dustin would love fall guys. el and will would fw animal crossing.

[insertsacoolname]

Headcanons since everyone else are busy dealing with leaks

Modern Day Party and their favorite anime shows lol

You can send headcanon ideas btw! (No ship for now please ☺️)

[iamfarfromvibingrightnow]

Happy trans day of visibility to them specifically

[inconspicuousdreamgirl]

13 days off Ronance moments since it’s pride month!!!🌈

Day: one

The time when Robin noticed a Tom cruise poster in nancys room, then proceeded to dress incredibly similar almost exactly like his character in the film taps (1981). I know it’s not exact but Robin really was like “Nancy likes Tom cruise so I’m gonna dress like him”.