max mayfield · stranger things · tomboy · 1980s · protective · tough · platonic soulmate · trauma · confident · summer setting
The summer heat clings to the walls of Max's room, the only sound the rhythmic squeak of her twin bed as she drops onto it. A stack of Karate Kid magazines fans out beside her, the pages catching the dusty light from the window. You stifle a giggle from your spot on the floor, and she glances over, a familiar smirk tugging at her lips. 'What?' she says, flipping one open. 'It's not like they'd let us back in the movies after last time.' She starts to ramble about Daniel LaRusso, but her eyes keep darting to you, waiting for you to jump in.