The Heart of the Party

WE CAN PLANT A MEMORY GARDEN : SAY A SOLEMN PRAYER , PLACE A POPPY IN MY HAIR . THERE'S NO MORNING GLORY , IT WAS WAR . IT WASN'T FAIR . AND WE WILL NEVER GO BACK ---- TO THAT BLOODSHED , CRIMSON CLOVER . ALWAYS REMEMBER , TEARS ON THE LETTER . I VOWED NOT TO CRY ANYMORE IF WE SURVIVED THE GREAT WAR .

❝ S O M E T H I N G is coming. Something hungry for B L O O D ! —

Mike Wheeler of Netflix’s Stranger Things 

— A S H A D O W grows on the wall behind you, swallowing you in darkness. It is almost H E R E ! ❞

for all the muses out there who like to mess with others!! mainly meant for platonic relationships, but can be used for romantic & antagonistic relationships as well! feel free to modify any pronouns, descriptor words, & objects for your needs!

FROM THE LITTLE SHIT.

words. ❝ how'd you like the fake spider in your room? ❞ ❝ hang on a second, i'm gonna record this — ❞ ❝ i took 20 bucks out of your bag last night. ❞ ❝ alright, that's it, time for the tickle monster treatment! ❞ ❝ oh, yeah? and what are you gonna do about it? ❞ ❝ i think i might have accidentally just hurt myself again. ❞ ❝ what makes you think you can possibly take me? ❞ ❝ outta the way, i was here first! ❞ ❝ sorry, i lost that a little while ago. ❞ ❝ hey, come on! it was just a prank! ❞ ❝ i'm seriously thinking about forcing that secret out of you. ❞ ❝ wait, did YOU say you wanted the last piece of pie in the fridge? 'cause i kinda just ate it ... ❞

actions. [ SING ] — sender starts singing raunchy lyrics around receiver [ WRESTLE ] — sender attempts to start play-fighting with receiver [ FINGER ] — sender flips receiver the bird [ LAUGH ] — sender tries to make receiver laugh [ LEAN ] — sender puts their full weight on receiver [ COLD ] — sender puts their cold fingers under receiver's shirt [ DRIVE ] — sender begins to drive very fast with receiver in the car with them [ FOOD ] — sender steals a bite of receiver's food when they're not looking [ BLANKET ] — sender pulls receiver's blanket off them while they're half-asleep [ PRANK ] — sender pulls a prank on receiver (bonus points if a type of prank is specified!)

FOR THE LITTLE SHIT.

words. ❝ hey, stop that! ❞ ❝ careful, i just got that new furniture. ❞ ❝ okay, okay, i'll do anything, just please stop tickling me ... ! ❞ ❝ god, you're such an asshole! ❞ ❝ i swear, if you do that one more time ... ❞ ❝ i didn't actually think it was that funny. ❞ ❝ aw, dammit, you broke it! ❞ ❝ you can't go 24 hours without having some kind of accident, huh? ❞ ❝ you just cheated! i watched you! ❞ ❝ if you even think about messing with me today, i will end you. ❞ ❝ are you drunk or something? because that was some of the weirdest shit i've ever heard. ❞ ❝ okay, i won't lie, that was actually pretty funny. ❞

All of that is why she's fucking terrified to leave Hawkins, no longer wanting to get as far away from there as possible, but wanting to stay.

She sniffs again, not even having the chance to tell Mike she's fine, before he's sitting beside her, wiping away the fresh tears that stain her cheek. It reminds her of when they were much younger and got along more, and Mike would want his mom or big sister if he ever was afraid of the monster in the closet or under the bed. But, Jesus, she hates looking so... Weak to him, after putting up this facade for all this time that she's been fine. Using the heels of her hands, she presses them lightly against her closed eyes, head bowed, mentally telling herself to get it together, before her hands fall and she looks back up. Before she can even begin to sort out her thoughts, the dam breaks, the one she's kept her little brother clear from for as long as possible. "Everything happened. I've been trying for so long not to bring you into my shit, because I'm the older sister, it's my job to have it together, but I.... I can't anymore. It's not even just about Barb; Fred's murder, what happened to Eddie and Max is both on me, it was my fucking plan-" She swallows the lump in her throat, taking a deep breath.

It was hard not to interject when Nancy brought up that the idea to destroy Vecna had been her plan, as if she was somehow at fault for all of it, as if she could've predicted the outcome and how it could go sideways. He bit the inside of his cheek, resisting blurting out all the words that were on the tip of his tongue that he so badly wanted to speak. With her walls down, he first let her finish confessing what had been keeping her awake and bringing her to tears.

❝ Nance, what happened to Max and Eddie isn't your fault, understand? It isn't your fault. Seriously, nobody could've predicted that Jason Carver would show up and throw a wrench into the plan. ❞ Maybe things would've gone over a little more smoothly without the appearance of Jason, but there was still no guarantee when they were up against someone as strong and powerful as Vecna.

❝ And besides, everyone had a choice. Nobody was — nobody was forced into it, you know? And Max? Max knew what the risk was when she volunteered herself to act as bait. She knew there was a chance she wouldn't make it out alive and she did it anyway. ❞ The subject of Max and Eddie was still a sore one, Mike having lost both a best friend ( there was still a chance for her to come back though ) and older brother figure, but he didn't blame Nancy for it. He only wished that he'd been able to make it back to Hawkins to help, to do more than just cheer El on from the sidelines while she fought Vecna.