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    Steve usually marks other chefs as off-limits. Too much baggage, too much drama—but this guy? They’re not even in the same culinary orbit. Would it really be so bad to hook up with a shelter kitchen line cook who looks like trouble incarnate?

    He could probably swing that. Right?

    The guy purses his infuriatingly perfect lips and blows a lazy stream of cigarette smoke directly into Steve’s face.

    “You’re late.”

    Well. That’s fucking rude.

    (the chef au)

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    21 Nov 2025

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    “I don’t deserve him,” she managed to splutter out, a hot tear rolling down her cheek. “I don’t deserve any of this, Will. He should’ve just–”

    The ‘he’ in question wasn’t Lucas, they both knew that much. Something dense settled in the air, only broken apart by the sniffling of Max’s tears.

    “There’s a lot of shit that’s happened that you don’t deserve, Max, but Lucas isn’t one of them."

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    After blowing up at Lucas at her birthday celebration, an overwhelmed Max finds solace in the only person who hates parties half as much as she does -- Will. Inevitably, certain truths come to light.

    (part four of will coming out to party except max has impeccable gaydar)

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    19 Nov 2025

  3. Public Bookmark 51

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    Who was she if she wasn't saving the world?

    According to everyone at Lenora Hills High, she was a nobody. A freak. A snitch.

    "But without my powers—"

    "You're still the same person. You're still my sister."

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    After a nightmare hits too close to home, El finds herself climbing into Will's bed to help feel less alone. Inevitably, the sheer intensity of their inner thoughts and traumas are vocalised because, really, what else are late night conversations for?

    (part three of will coming out to the party)

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    19 Nov 2025

  4. Public Bookmark 79

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    “It’s nothing special, just—“ Will began, fighting against the smile that was brewing on his face. He paused, biting down on his lip and squeezing his eyes shut for just a second. “God, this is really embarrassing. We’ve been talking about this dumb crush I have. Among other things, obviously, but… yeah.”

    If the world hadn’t already been rocked by that giant fucking ‘earthquake’, the prospect of Will Byers having a crush would have had the same effect. Dustin was sure of it.

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    Dustin and Will talk D&D, PTSD, and unfortunate crushes.

    (part two of will coming out to the party)

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    19 Nov 2025

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    “Will, this isn’t about me,” he responded, a little bit too blunt for his own liking. “We don’t know if Max is going to wake up. Let’s focus on that.”

    “Lucas, she wouldn’t want you to–” Will began, but was quickly cut off before he got the chance to finish.

    "Don’t speak for her like she's dead!" Lucas snapped, voice raised and full of agitation. His nerves were well and truly frayed from the sleep deprivation, meaning that his temper had been considerably shortened. "Because she's not. She's not. She's still in there, I know it."

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    When visiting Max in the hospital, Lucas and Will have a long overdue heart-to-heart, soon realizing that they understand each other a lot more than they initially thought they did.

    (or my attempt at compensating for the lack of fics about this underrated gem of a friendship)

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    18 Nov 2025

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