8 Works by Emily_Cooper
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It's an Old Song (And We're Gonna Sing It Again) by Emily_Cooper
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
17 Jan 2026
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He takes the girl’s hand. There’s a jolt, something instantaneous that screams at him that this is the way it should be. She looks just as stunned as he feels. They jump apart.
He doesn’t know what he’s doing. He doesn’t understand what this is. Who this unassuming girl is. But he knows he can’t let her go when she needs him.
Or: They find each other across eleven lifetimes. But it never lasts; he loses her in every life. Until the final one, when they learn that some songs are meant to be sung differently.
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You Wanted More (but all that's left is less) by Emily_Cooper
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
13 Jan 2026
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Mike Wheeler was fine, thank you very much.
(Or, Mike tries to convince everyone, including himself, that he's handling El's death just fine. He's not.)
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He sat heavily on the edge of the bed, head in his hands, trying desperately to squeeze these thoughts out of his mind. They’d been nagging at him since the moment they left. But they’d been so scared—sweeping any new room, jumping at sounds, ducking from shadows. And they’d been so busy. They hadn’t had time to think about what running away would mean when they made the decision. Surviving with nothing but each other, even with El’s powers, hadn’t been as easy as he’d thought. Until now, he’d been able to hold the what-ifs, the sadness, the crushing guilt at bay.
(Or, during the final battle, Mike and Eleven choose to escape together and learn that together isn’t just being near each other. It’s a choice they have to make, again and again.)
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I am terrified of weather, ‘cause I see you when it rains by Emily_Cooper
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
10 Dec 2025
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“Kid,” Hopper sighs, his voice low, “hope’s a hell of a thing. It’ll keep you moving, or it’ll trap you in one place until you can’t breathe. And she wouldn’t want that for you.”
(Or, it’s graduation. El is gone, having saved the world yet again. Mike struggles with next steps.)
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If I Lose Everything in the Fire (I'm sending all my love to you) by Emily_Cooper
Fandoms: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (TV)
20 Dec 2019
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Susie turned around to leave and instantly began berating herself for speaking to a comedic legend like Lenny Bruce like that. Still, she moved very slowly, hoping that he would stop her. She really didn’t want to have to involve Joel in this.
(Or, after getting kicked off the tour, Susie can't go comfort Midge, so she sends the next best person she can think of: Lenny Bruce).
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"I think you need to do this... without me to weigh you down. You need to go to London without me." AU for the series finale. Oneshot.
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“She’s so beautiful," he said, tracing a finger over her cheek. He leaned back and kissed Jude gently. "Like her mama.”
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Empatheia by Emily_Cooper
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Sequel Trilogy
25 Feb 2018
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“Snoke did this?” she questions. Rey lifts her eyes to look him over. She’s learned through these few force connections that, though she can intuit his emotions if she tries, it’s far easier to read him through his facial expressions.
Ben’s eyes flicker to hers. “Hurts, doesn’t it?”