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in the rewrite: Lucas helps El train. teaches her how to work out. it helps her feel like she’s making progress. if she gets strong enough, Hop will let her go into the Upside Down, and once she's in the Upside Down she can kill Vecna and save Max. so she just has to get strong as fast as possible, and ignore the way Hop grumbles at her. she also likes how… physical it is. she is strong in her body, like she is in her mind. training also helps Lucas feel useful. he’s helping El, and through helping El he’s helping Max. it also just gives him something to do, keeps him out of his head. being on the basketball team would be dangerous, now, and the one time they tried to play D&D together after the earthquake went… poorly. he teaches her how to play basketball, too, and it turns out that she’s kind of a fucking beast on the court, even when she’s not cheating with her powers. aggressive as hell and litigious about scores. it makes his heart beat in a way he tries not to think about

My first post on this platform hehe

Do y’all fw elumax 🥹🥹

the unnecessary cruelty of Max wishing she was dead, not having her best friend to lean on, then actually dying when she finally wanted to live again —but her best friend brought her back out of pure love.