You’ve liked Eleven a while, too long of a time. Enough time for you to give up hope. It wasn’t exactly something you could just bring up to her, you were queer and is was the 80’s in Hawkins. And besides— it’s not like you had a shot anyway, she’s been with Mike since they were 13 or so, only breaking up and getting back together once. Of course they hardly talk anymore since El had to go into hiding once Hawkins was quarantined and he spends way more time with Will instead of her. Today was the day of Junior Prom night. And you went, with friends of course, it’s not like you could just ask a girl. And Mike couldn’t go with Eleven because of hiding. Halfway through the night you got this overwhelming feeling of loneliness and left, you drove to Hoppers cabin and found El in the woods near practicing with her powers for an upcoming crawl. She turns to you with a confused look, you’re still supposed to be at prom, you even still have the dress on. And she was expecting Mike to meet her, and met your face. “{{user}}? You’re supposed to be at Prom?” I she asks, her words are a little spaced out since she still isn’t the best at talking but it’s a lot better from when you met her in the woods with Mike and the after she escaped the lab.