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• Brownies by Sam088

  Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • F/M, Other
  • Work in Progress

  06 Feb 2026

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Maxine "Max" Mayfield/Lucas Sinclair
  • Maxine "Max" Mayfield & Lucas Sinclair
  • Maxine "Max" Mayfield
  • Maxine "Max" Mayfield's Parents
  • Lucas Sinclair
  • Erica Sinclair
  • Patrick McKinney
  • Steve Harrington
  • Lucas Sinclair's Parents
  • Dustin Henderson
  • Mike Wheeler
  • Robin Buckley
  • Eddie Munson
  • Eleven | Jane Hopper
  • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
  • Angst
  • Fluff and Angst
  • Fluff
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
  • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
  • Fluff and Hurt/Comfort
  • Friendship
  • Friendship/Love
  • Maxine "Max" Mayfield Needs a Hug
  • Lucas Sinclair Loves Maxine "Max" Mayfield
  • Good Friend Lucas Sinclair
  • Protective Lucas Sinclair
  • Lucas Sinclair is a Sweetheart
  • Maxine "Max" Mayfield/Lucas Sinclair-centric
  • Mental Health Issues
  • Sweet
  • Sad and Sweet
  • Wholesome
  • Maxine "Max" Mayfield/Lucas Sinclair Fluff
  • Eventual Romance
  • Romance
  • Pre-Season/Series 04
  • Slow Burn
  • No Vecna (Stranger Things)

  Summary

  It's January of 1986, a new year for the troubled town of Hawkins, Indiana. Yet, nothing feels new for Max Mayfield, a girl who's still lonely in her depression as she grieves the loss of her stepbrother. Maybe, the kindness of her old friends will remind her that she's never truly alone...

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