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In the glittering halls of Hawkins High, Max Mayfield reigns as the untouchable queen of popularity, her red hair and sharp blue eyes masking a turbulent past. Once an inseparable part of 'The Party'—a tight-knit group of middle school misfits including Mike Wheeler, Jane 'El' Hopper, Will Byers, Dustin Henderson, and her lingering crush Lucas Sinclair—Max's life flipped when her mom married billionaire CEO Nigel. Thrust into a world of luxury and snobbery alongside her jealous stepsisters, Clare and Kourtney, Max adopted a prissy, snooty facade to survive. But beneath it burns the fiery, witty girl who never truly left. When a high school group project forces her back into the orbit of her old friends, especially the perceptive Lucas, who sees through her bullshit like no one else, Max's carefully constructed world unravels. This slow-burning tale of love, loyalty, and self-discovery explores the chaos of identity, the pull of unconditional friendship, and the steamy tension of rekindled desire. Amid drama, humor, and heartfelt confrontations, Max must choose: cling to her gilded cage or embrace the authentic life—and love—that's always been waiting.
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Lucas and Max after that fatidic night. How they heal and how their love only grows stronger.
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What happens after you save the world?
Life goes on.
Still Here takes place in the space left behind—after the final battle, after the noise fades, after everyone is supposed to be okay. Friends drift in different directions. Some learn how to wait. Some learn how to survive. Some keep reaching for someone who might never come back.
Set in the aftermath of the finale, with moments reaching back into the months that followed, these vignettes trace the quiet, unfinished work of living after everything has already happened.
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LuMax Collections (Lucas Sinclair/Maxine "Max" Mayfield) by faeinthearchives
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
18 Feb 2026
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"You're so annoying." - Max.
"And yet you still came back." - Lucas.Love, for them is never simple.
It is sharp edges and soft hands, silence and noise, leaving and staying all at once.
It is found in glances across rooms, in almost touches m in the things they never say out loud.Here is a collection of moments where they fight. They stay. They learn how to love each other anyways.
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hey, that's me and i want you only by heartofwinterfell for cherylbombshells
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
15 Feb 2026
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Most of the box, though, was taken up by photographs. Some were held together in stacks by a loose rubber band. Others hung solo. A few were underdeveloped, others taken up mostly by a flash of light. Some of them had no people. A lot of them had so many people, it crowded out the frame. The same people kept appearing, over and over again, often with new haircuts and better clothes. Mostly, it was two people, sticking their tongues out, smushing cheeks, flipping off the lens, smiling wider and getting older, together.
[or, a future in polaroids.]
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The passenger door had to be pried open. He couldn’t hear much, but he saw her – slumped slightly, unmoving, her red hair tangled over her face. There was a trail of blood at her temple, and one of the paramedics was speaking to her, trying to get a response.
She didn’t answer.
or, after lucas and max get into an argument, a tragic car accident leaves lucas desperate and max fighting to survive
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made from love with far to go by cherylbombshells for whalebone
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
21 Feb 2026
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In the aftermath of Vecna’s defeat, Lucas and Max’s relationship grows stronger as they experience a bunch of firsts together.
Or, another pre-Epilogue fic.
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if i loved you less, i might be able to say it more by sincere_love_enthusiast
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
12 Feb 2026
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Max looks back on some of her memories, some bad, some good, some exquisite and she can't believe that after all this time, to this day, Lucas still takes her breath away.
or a one-shot where Max tries her best to openly express her love with words.
title is a famous quote from a Jane Austen book, 'Emma'.
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The Knight, the Zoomer and the 11th Angel - A Lumax Story by girl_with_the_braids
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
09 Feb 2026
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Multi-chapter ST5 Pre-epilogue and eventual Post-epilogue. Lumax centered fic picking up right after El’s sacrifice. This story follows Max and Lucas on their journey through grief, love, heartache, physical therapy, coming-of-age and more!
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i care for you still, and i will forever by xariaslumax
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
12 Feb 2026
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“I love you,” he whispered again, tears dropping from his eyes. “And it doesn’t matter that we can’t fix this.”
“I know,” she said. Her voice cracked slightly, and he saw her sadness bleed through the careful armour she’d been holding up. “I love you too.”
They sat there for a long moment, letting the silence fill the space between them
Finally, she stood. Her legs wobbled slightly, and she gripped the edge of the hood for support. “One last game?” she offered. Her voice was steady, but Lucas saw the tremor in her hands.
He nodded, unable to speak. He couldn’t force the words out anymore.
or, lucas and max as they struggle to navigate their relationship whilst preparing for the future
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Lucas never lost hope that his Max would wake up.
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In the wake of dead brothers, noseless assholes, and floating in mid-air, Max was still running—from Vecna, from her guilt, and from the nerd-turned-Larry Bird-wannabe. After all, if she'd been hiding behind Kate Bush for so long, maybe she did deserve a lifetime of headphones.
(also: max is (lowkey!) freaking out after S04E04: Dear Billy, so lucas proves he's right there with her)
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- Part 1 of crimson and clover
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Set 32 days after the Upside Down has been destroyed, Max is still recovering, and she's living with the Sinclairs. When she comes down with the flu, it quickly turns serious. Lucas won't leave her side.
Luckily, Steve is there too.or
Max gets the flu and has to be hospitalized because she is still recovering from her coma. Lucas sits by her side the whole time, but he has his struggles too. Who better to support the two than Steve Harrington?-
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If there is one thing Max Mayfield knows how to do, it is to run. Whether it’s running from her feelings or an interdimensional asshole who won’t leave her alone, she always was on the run. But when she gets back, she can’t help but run toward the person she spent so long trying to push away. The person who never seemed to let her go no matter how hard she tried.
Or the world needs more Lucas and Max centered fics. I needed more, so here we are. Meant to be snippets to add more perspective to Volume 2. Mainly I needed to see Max finally let go and share everything she had been bottling up and for Lucas to stay steady at her side.
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to light the night, to help us grow (it is not said, i always know) by pixel_perfect
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
17 Sep 2024
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He doesn’t see it at first. Or maybe he does and decides to ignore it.
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Based on the Tumblr prompt "Just admit I'm right."
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- Part 1 of Lumax
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max hates the scars on her body. lucas always makes it better.
(aka: max has a breakdown about her scars. lucas is there to pick up the pieces)
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- Part 3 of damage control (i'll make it better)
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“You seem down, what’s going on? You don’t have cold feet, do you?” Will asked, trying to mask any panic.
“No, no definitely not,” she said, sitting down on the small couch and patting the seat next to her. Will sat next to her, and grabbed her hand. The now 24 year olds were even closer in their adult years than they had been in their early teens. “Just… thinking.” She squeezed his hand a little tighter.
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Max and Lucas are getting married, but Max is struggling with missing El. Will has some words of advice.
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After eighteen months in a coma, Max finally wakes up — and Lucas never once stopped believing she would.
Between overdue movies, arcade visits, and conversations left unspoken for far too long, they learn how to be together again.
Because sometimes, loving someone means waiting.
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Lucas Sinclair is the "King of New York," a billionaire basketball mogul who traded his small-town heart for championship rings and penthouse views. Max Mayfield is a Berkeley senior with a sharp tongue, a lit-crit thesis, and a dream of building a skate park that doesn't owe a dime to the boy who broke her heart.
In a world of social media posturing, designer distractions, and 3,000 miles of distance, they play a dangerous game of "who cares less." But between Lucas's ego-fueled lifestyle and Max's defiant independence lies a decade of history that neither can outrun. It's a story of self-worth, the toxic allure of fame, and the realization that you can have the whole world and still be missing the only person who actually knows your soul.
TRIGGER WARNING: There is abuse in this story. If you feel uncomfortable, please protect your peace.
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