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1. Just Trust Me (You'll Be Fine) by Baill2012, Charlie2012

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Not Rated
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, Rape/Non-Con
   • F/F, F/M, M/M
   • Work in Progress

   12 Feb 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Major Character Death
   • Rape/Non-Con
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield/Lucas Sinclair
   • Eleven | Jane Hopper/Maxine "Max" Mayfield
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield & Mike Wheeler
   • Will Byers & Maxine "Max" Mayfield
   • Steve Harrington & Maxine "Max" Mayfield
   • Robin Buckley & Maxine "Max" Mayfield
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield & Holly Wheeler
   • Dustin Henderson & Maxine "Max" Mayfield
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield
   • Lucas Sinclair
   • Dustin Henderson
   • Steve Harrington
   • Robin Buckley
   • Will Byers
   • Mike Wheeler
   • Eleven | Jane Hopper
   • Karen Wheeler
   • Joyce Byers
   • Jim "Chief" Hopper
   • Billy Hargrove
   • Susan Hargrove
   • Rape/Non-con Elements
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   • Child Abuse
   • Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
   • Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
   • Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con
   • Self-Harm
   • Smoking
   • Underage Drinking
   • Drinking to Cope
   • Implied/Referenced Self-Harm
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield Needs a Hug
   • Steve Harrington & Maxine "Max" Mayfield Have a Sibling Relationship
   • Eleven | Jane Hopper & Maxine "Max" Mayfield Friendship
   • Will Byers & Maxine "Max" Mayfield Friendship
   • Lucas Sinclair Loves Maxine "Max" Mayfield
   • Billy Hargrove Being an Asshole
   • Billy Hargrove is His Own Warning
   • billy is dead
   • Billy sucks
   • Max is hurting
   • max needs therapy
   • Platonic Madwheeler
   • max is suicidal
   • max had a bad childhood
   • neil was abusive

   Summary

   It’d been three months since Billy died and the Byers moved away, and Max was sick of everything. She knew that her friends were trying to help and make her feel better, but she constantly felt like she was drowning in a pool of misery and sadness. Today was one of the worse days.

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   English

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