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1. why lucas doesn't cry (and why he does) by some_pomegranate_tea

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

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   • Complete Work

   07 Dec 2025

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   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield/Lucas Sinclair
   • Steve Harrington & Lucas Sinclair
   • Steve Harrington & Maxine "Max" Mayfield
   • Eleven | Jane Hopper & Maxine "Max" Mayfield
   • Eleven | Jane Hopper & Lucas Sinclair
   • Lucas Sinclair
   • Steve Harrington
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield
   • Eleven | Jane Hopper
   • Lucas Sinclair Needs a Hug
   • Lucas Sinclair Loves Maxine "Max" Mayfield
   • Lucas Sinclair-centric
   • Steve Harrington Needs a Hug
   • Protective Steve Harrington
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Stranger Things 5
   • Canon Compliant
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Emotional Repression

   Summary

   Lucas hasn’t cried since that night.

   He’s not even sure if he cried that night. It’s just a terrified haze when he looks back on it now. All he remembers is the way the blood rolled down Max’s cheeks like tears. Sometimes it’s all he can see when he looks at her.

   There’s no room for him to cry. Not with the weekly crawls. Not with the daily necessity to keep Dustin from getting himself killed. Not with Max lying lifeless in a hospital bed.

   ~~~

   Lucas's refusal to feel pre-Season 5 and the quiet conversation with Steve that helps change that.

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