It's been six months since El escaped from the lab and found Jim Hopper, the local police chief who takes her in. He gets her a job at Benny's Burgers, where she'll be safe during his three weekly night shifts, and the scarce customers won't ask questions. And they don't - until one night, a boy with kind eyes comes in, wondering why he's never seen her around Hawkins before. [AU]

Vignettes of El and Mike, as they grow - alone and together - through summer and winter and back again. [Written for the Mileven Week 2019 theme, 'Seasons']

After another day of unbearable writer's block, Mike heads to his favourite used book store in an attempt to clear his mind. What he doesn't know is that his procrastination-fuelled errand is about to become the rom-com meet-cute of El Hopper's dreams.

He longs to hear her voice - to know that she's okay, even though she's gone. Or: the first time Mike calls El after the move.

"How was it fair that she'd been given that - a home, a family - for a brief moment, only to have it ripped away completely?" With Mike's help, El learns to cope with the grief of Hop's disappearance.

Tomorrow, Mike knows he'll have to say goodbye. He'll have to face the fact that El will be gone, again. But tonight, they can stretch the hours out a little longer. They can be sheltered in the place where it all began: the fort.

A series of Mileven moments, as requested by readers.

Dustin takes the Party on a misadventure, which leads to a special moment between Mike and El. *Part of the Stories from Summer series, with the prompt: a "Stand By Me" moment.

On a routine day at Hawkins High, Mike Wheeler comes across a girl he doesn't recognize hiding out in the AV room. After an awkward first encounter, he's determined to be friendlier next time around. As he finds himself drawn to her, Mike begins to learn that she holds secrets he could never imagine.