the strangest letters

Eighteen months is a long time to be in a coma, and it feels even longer when there's no end in sight.
In order to keep Max in the loop when she wakes up, the party writes letters for Max about what's been happening.
It's the least they could do for all the letters she wrote for them.
Max wrote letters because she knew she would die.
The party writes letters because they know she'll live.
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A.K.A. The party writing letters to Max about what's happened, and a way for me to create some exposition. If you're new to me and my works, hey! I'm Sydney! I'm rewriting all of Stranger Things S5! This isn't a part of the main story, but more of a way for me to explain all the things I'm changing that happen before S5 and setting a tone for the fic!

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Hey Max.

Lucas is making us all write these letters. I don't know what to write in here. He never stops talking about you, him and El both. Even you'd be annoyed having to listen to it over and over and over and over. And every time I tell him to shut up, he goes back over to his letter.

For the record, I'm not angry. I'm sure everyone's written about it in their letters, but I'm not. Everyone in Hawkins talks about Eddie like he caused these earthquakes. Like he actually killed Chrissie and Fred, and Lucas's basketball. And then Mike and Will and Lucas get on ME for fighting! Saying I need to comply! To keep things low! That's not who I am, not who we are! It has NEVER been who we are!

Everyone's getting on my nerves. I don't want to be angry, okay? Why don't they get it? You'd get it. You lost Billy and you were angry too. You're probably my favorite person right now, and you're not even awake.

I hope you wake up soon.

-Dustin

P.S. Please come back already. I need someone here who understands. No one understands.

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