So for El specifically:

- First and foremost, I bring Dr. Owens back. Is this solely a plot device? Yeah. He’ll serve some use. Might need to add other minor scientist characters though. They won’t play a huge part but they’ll be important in the beginning.

- Owens will help El after she fakes her death to create a new name, life, etc. Owens will have access to the information of what has happened in Hawkins, he’s able to give that to the government, prove that it goes worse and weirder than superpowered kids, but also that it’s been destroyed now. That there’s no way to reopen those wounds, but the data they have could be studied. Owens will do what he can, but only if no children are harmed ever again.

- El will officially rename herself to Eleanore Jane (no last name yet but it’s eventually Hopper), and return once things are officially safe— roughly a year.

- Also letting her dye her hair. It’s fried a little but she’s happy. Yk the blonde wig she has in s1? She lets herself experiment with femininity.

- She also is allowed to be independent, and when she comes back she doesn’t want to date Mike, she wants time on her own. Mike respects this. They’re still close, but not the way they were before. Mike holds some resentment that she never reached out about being safe.

Other things:

- I might bring Eddie back as a treat.

- If Eddie does come back, he’s part of the hive mind but has the ability to break it sometimes. He’s grotesque when they first see him, they hardly recognize him. Once the hive mind is destroyed he nearly dies (again). Owens helps to surgically ready Eddie for society again. I do have the idea that Eddie and El are almost like siblings in this AU— Eddie takes her to get a cover-up of her number. It’s a butterfly.

- Will has chronic migraines after everything, and suffers from sleep paralysis regularly.

Additional Ships:

- Byler? Maybe.

- Steddie? Debating it.

FUN BATMAN AND ROBIN COMIC READING ORDER

Is it complete? No, that shit would be impossible. Is it sensible? Only to the deranged. Is that even all from the same timeline???? Nope. But do you need any previous knowledge about Batman? Also no! And is it FUN to read and actually going to give you a somewhat sensible story about our favourite dynamic duo (Bruce and Dick)? HELL YEAHHH

1. Batman: The Long Halloween (1996)

Great starting point, suprisingly feminist themes, stunning art and a fabulous detective story. Also Two-Face origin! Setting the stage thematically for Robin's appearance.

2. Batman: Dark Victory (1999)

ROBIN ORIGIN!!! A solid tale about overcoming loneliness <3

3. Batman and Robin: Year One (2024)

The artwork is maybe the best on this list, the story is solid, but the characterisation is the BEST YOU ARE GONNA GET. This is the Batman and Robin story. A story about found family and finding joy in living <3

4. Batman #13: The Batman Plays a Lone Hand (1940)

It's silly and fun and cute and so on the nose it could be fanfiction.

5. World's Finest: Teen Titans (2023)

Robin's growing up! Our boy <3

6. World's Finest: Batman/Superman (2022)

THIS IS PEAK BATMAN. This is also peak Superbat but whatevsss✨️🤭

7. New Teen Titans: The Judas Contract (1988)

Robin growing up to Nightwing!! <3 Also Dickkory is so cute and Donna and Dick are besties 4evrrrr

8. Batman #357 (1983)

Jason my boy appearing!! Origin of the second Robin (the origin is bad, but his dynamic with Dick is so cute)

9. New Teen Titans #55 (1988)

And he's dead :/ the angst, the hurt and Bruce and Dick's relationship forever changing...

10. Nightwing: Secret Files and Origins

Guess who's being hauted by the ghost of his dead little brother? This guy :)

"Yeah."