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1. Normal Things by loservirgin

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/M, M/M
   • Complete Work

   19 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield/Lucas Sinclair
   • Will Byers
   • Mike Wheeler
   • Dustin Henderson
   • Lucas Sinclair
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield
   • conformitygate
   • Alternate Universe - Post-Canon
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Repressed Mike Wheeler
   • Not Actually Unrequited Love
   • POV Mike Wheeler
   • Alternate Universe - High School
   • Alternate Universe - Time Travel
   • time travel only in name
   • Depressed Mike Wheeler
   • Possessed Will Byers
   • Temporary Amnesia
   • like is any of this for real or not
   • Gaslighting
   • only a little bit
   • Slow Burn
   • like so slow might as well let it cook overnight
   • there's one scene in one chapter that's pretty much from the show but that's where canon will officially diverge
   • picking up right where we left off folks

   Summary

   HAWKINS

   There really is no other town quite like it. Only 80 miles out from Indianapolis in the quiet Roane County, it’s the perfect place to come for the day. Lose yourself, and leave all your worries behind. Nobody ever suffers here.

   No matter how you look at it, Hawkins is the ideal town. It’s a dream come true. There is nothing ever strange here. Hawkins is timeless, and perfectly harmonious. Every day in Hawkins is memorable.

   Here in Hawkins, no one here is ever truly unhappy. You will always find yourself here. You belong here. You can be your true self here.

   Come join us in Hawkins, and come join us in paradise. Enjoy your stay. You will never want to leave.

   Hawkins really isn’t the same without you.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   5,308

   Chapters:

   2/2

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

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