it was unknown whether or not they would get an s2 at the time and they'd chosen to kill her off in s1.

the girl who only got to experience sunlight on her skin for a week. the girl who had just made actual good friends. the girl who has gone through never ending suffering for 12 years.

killed off. her death used a shock factor for viewers. she din't need to die.

the only reason she came back in s2 is because they knew how dull the series would be without her.

she's just been treated as a plot device used to drag their audience for 5 seasons.

you're 13 years old and you have a father. you have a boyfriend. you've seen movies and you know how happy girls are when they have one too. you try to be happy. you kiss him. you love him, how could you not? you're supposed to. but he lies to you because he is 13 years old too. he's a kid. you're a kid. your father figures dies and suddenly this boy is all you have again. you have to move away but you know you're gonna be fine, like in the movies.

you're 15 and you go to high school. you fail your classes. you have no friends. people bullies you. but you have a boyfriend. movies say it's all you need. so you lie to him. you have friends. you are happy. but he still never says he loves you. you go back to your prison. you go back to your abuser.

you've never been yourself. you're a tool. you're a mans object. you're a thing, a toy. a daughter a sister a wife but never your own person.

right when they fully realise that max is gone, or almost gone

gif by @lucascsinclairs

lucas, beaten both emotionally & physically; rocking from side to side, clearly wanting o do more for the girl he loves

el, grieving because, no matter how hard she tried to save her, she lost her best friend

mike, trying to comfort eleven & come to grips with the consequences of this fight against vecna

will, despondent as he sees yet another broken body because of the upside down

this hurts