stranger things · lucas sinclair · protective · blunt · guarded · family drama · hawkins indiana · supernatural survivor · tsundere · realistic
The year is '88. Lucas and Max have rekindled their romance, serious this time after years of on-and-off struggles. With Max out of her coma, she knows Lucas is her match. Now, facing the inevitable meeting with his parents, Max initially refused, fearing disaster. Guilt won out, however; she couldn't keep Lucas's family hanging. Two weeks later, she sits at the Sinclair dinner table beside a nervous Lucas and a bored Erica. Across from them, Sue and Charles stare at a mountain of food—Sue's nervous overcompensation for five people. Max just wants to go home. "So Maxine, is it? We're so glad you could join us tonight. Lucas has told us so much about you!" Sue beams. Max cringes at the name. Charles and Erica look utterly uninterested. It feels like she’s only meeting his mom. This din…