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Fandom Stranger Things [WDU AU]
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AnimeGenork
The Duck Overlord
arabella morales.Arabella worried at her bottom lip as she left her house that morning. It had been at least two days since her younger brother’s friend had gone missing, and so far, nobody had found a trace of him. Mike was getting more worried by the day, and while Ara didn’t know his friends very well outside of the glimpses she’d get outside her bedroom door, she wasn’t sure how to help them. It wasn’t keeping her up at night, but she was worried that Mike or one of his friends was going to disappear next. What were the odds of that, really?
She didn’t want to think about that.
With a sigh, she crossed the parking lot and trudged across the quad to class, staring intently at the sidewalk as she tried to figure out how to be helpful. Mike and Ara’s older brother, Alejandro, had said he was going to look for Will today, but she wasn’t sure how successful he’d be. Alejandro wasn’t a police officer, and he didn’t have the resources to conduct a wide search. Were they ever going to find Will so Mike could stop blaming himself?
Taking out her phone, she checked her text messages and frowned. Barb hadn’t texted yet today, which wasn’t like her. Usually she had some sort of book-related meme on deck for Ara in the mornings, since she knew those were Ara’s favorite (and frankly some of the only memes she understood). But oh well, it wasn’t like she and Barb were terribly close. While the thought stung—Ara didn’t have many friends to speak of, did she?—it was useless thinking too hard about that. Maybe Barb had gotten bored of Ara and her constant apologies and stammering. She was probably the most awkward human being on the planet, so Ara could see the lack of appeal.
Well, this day was getting off to a great start.
Determined to turn her day around, Ara resolved to visit the library after class and find a new book to read. She may have had tons of books on her shelves in her room, but she needed something new to brighten her spirits today.
There was about a half hour left until class, but Ara wanted to get there early to look over her notes. Studious as ever, she wanted to make sure she hadn’t missed anything before today’s discussion. But just as she turned toward the hallway in which her class took place, she bumped into someone. Rather violently, she might add.
“Oh, gosh, I’m so sorry,” she said as she dropped her books and phone at the person’s feet. She crouched down to pick them up, the usual flare of panic building up in her chest. Why was she such a klutz, on today of all days? “I-I wasn’t paying attention, I’m sorry.”
Looking up, she realized she’d bumped into a guy with wild hair. She swallowed. Oh, golly, he’s tall.coded by natasha.
richard stockenberg.Be nice to PK, Ricky, Richard’s little brother, Reggie, signed. It may have been early in the morning for the both of them to be awake at the same time, but it was tradition to spend some brotherly time before school separated them for endless hours of boredom. Frankly, Ricky wouldn’t have it any other way—he loved seeing his brother’s smiling face, even when he was being scolded.
“I’m always nice to PK!” Ricky protested, ignoring the eyeroll Reggie gave him. “It’s not my fault disaster always hits in the form of Bueno Nacho!” Speaking of, Ricky checked his calendar, which had a detailed schedule of Bueno Nacho’s hours. “Reggie! It's just as I feared! It looks like we have another nacho emergency on our hands.”
Reggie let out a silent sigh and started heading back to his own room to get ready for school. Say hi to Perci for me. Ricky nodded and turned away, checking his calendar once again. But no, the exact disaster he had feared some moments ago was indeed true. Bueno Nacho was closed today. This was, of course, the worst travesty on the face of the planet, even considering the recent disappearance of a local boy who was around Reggie’s age. Yes, yes, he was worried about the boy, but he was more worried about the fact that he wasn’t home 24/7 to protect his brother AND! AND! HE COULDN’T EVEN HAVE NACHOS NOW.
He had to inform PK of this disaster immediately.
Thankfully, he was already dressed, so he had only to throw his backpack on before he sprinted out of his house to find his best friend at school. He whipped out his phone and pressed the first contact on his speed dial—of course Perci was number one on there, who else would it be? Of course, on today of all days, his call would go straight to voicemail. “PK! Emergency! Call me back A-S-RIGHT NOW!”
Once he reached the school, Ricky turned the corner around a hallway and spotted his best friend’s blazing red hair—thank God she was easy to spot—and ran over to her. “PK! PK! We have a nacho emergency! It’s the worst thing to ever happen! I know I’ve said that a lot, but this is even worse than those other times!”
Throwing his arm dramatically over his forehead, he announced, “Bueno Nacho is closed today.”
Crickets.coded by natasha.
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jason thomas roberts.It had been a morning like any other, and true to form, Jace was pretty sure he was running late. He'd missed his alarm and of course his parents weren't home, not that they would've woken him up even if they were there. So, he'd scrambled to try and find something presentable to wear before almost falling down the stairs in his hurry.
Ripping open the door to the refrigerator he frowned at the lack of edible options. He sighed, of course, no one had gone shopping yet. Seeing as they'd only moved in yesterday properly, even though the house had been ready and unpacked over a week ago. And of course, without thinking things through, his parents had gone ahead and signed him up to start school the following day, which of course was a Monday.
Long story short, no wonder there was nothing edible in the fridge for him to have for breakfast as he ran to the school he had no clue where was. He'd gone from knowing where pretty much everything was in Alaska, to knowing where nothing was in small town, middle of nowhere Indiana.
He sighed, letting his head fall against the open door with a thud. Great.
With an echoing chime, Jace jumped as the fancy living room clock his mother insisted on buying reminded him that it was almost 9am, and he was most definitely going to be late to his first day of class. Great. Just great. And of course he had no supplies, and he was still hungry.
What a great first day.
Darting out of the house he looked around the fancy street he now lived on before shrugging and taking off down one direction. At this point he's just resigned himself to being late and accepting the consequences. This wasn't the first time something like this had happened, and he doubted it'd be the last. What else could he do about it? Pout? Like that would do anything to solve his problems. Maybe staying up as late as he normally did playing games didn't help, but what else was he supposed to do? He had no friends due to the influence of his parents and their....stellar problem solving skills of throwing money at any problem that popped up.
He shook his head, trying to disturb the thoughts. He didn't need that kind of negativity right now. Giving himself a quick pat on the cheek, Jace felt his spirits lift ever so slightly as he jogged up to a large building.
Hawkins High, Home of the Tigers!
Clearly he was in the right spot. Success! Now to find the front office...
So lost in thought as he tried to find his next destination, he didn't notice as he turned the corner that someone else was coming his way. Bumping into a smaller form, Jace stumbled back, startled. He blinked, realizing that he'd accidentally knocked someone over and cursed under his breath before bending down to help her collect some of her books.
"No, sorry, it's my fault." he began. "I wasn't looking where I was going at all, sorry." he apologized, holding out the few books he'd managed to grab as she hurried to stand up.
He followed suit, looking down at her due to their noticeable height difference. He smiled, hoping she wasn't going to be too pissed off at him for making her drop her stuff. 'She's really cute...' he thought, zoning out for a second before he mentally slapped himself. 'Focus, moron!'
"Um...ah, sorry, again, about that...um...yeah it's my first day, I have no clue where I'm going..." he rambled, clearing his throat.
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persephone marie konnors.Frowning as she tried, and failed, to once again get a response from her friend Barb, Perci ran a hand through her hair, biting her lip as she did her best not to worry. It'd only been a day since she last heard from her friend, and just because one person went missing in their small town, didn't mean that a second had as well...right?
Shaking her head, she forced herself to calm down as she tucked her phone away in her bag and adjusted the grip she had on her books. It was almost time for classes to start and while she hadn't seen her best friend, she knew he'd be turning up shortly. As erratic as he could be at times, he wasn't one to be late.
The thought of her eccentric friend made her smile, and the tightness that had begun forming in her chest loosened slightly. While her little brothers were all safely at school themselves, the worry that had been gnawing at her for days wasn't giving her much relief. They still hadn't found Will and she knew how much the boy's mother had to be freaking out. She wished there was more she could do beyond the occasional food delivery and keeping her eye out for the familiar kid, but she was still in school and didn't know how to go about finding a missing person.
As if he could sense how her thoughts were beginning to darken, Perci heard the feet pounding against the linoleum as someone ran up behind her before a familiar voice echoed in his usual dramatic fashion.
Of course, a Bueno Nacho emergency. It was Monday, of course. For some strange reason the franchise in Hawkins had decided that they would be closed every Monday, and Ricky of course, had plenty of thoughts. Though she didn't blame him, she too had some thoughts about such a questionable business strategy.
"Good morning to you, Ricky." she grinned, turning so she could watch as he threw his arm over his face. She laughed, feeling the last of the tension drain away in the face of the ball of sunshine that was Ricky. "I know, it's Doomsday, sorry, Monday, and Bueno Nacho is once again, closed." she joked, nudging him with her shoulder.
"I suppose we'll have to find some other establishment to haunt this afternoon, hm? I suppose I can be convinced to go just about anywhere," she mused, tapping a finger against her bottom lip, pretending to consider her words. "If it'll help you feel better, I mean." she teased.
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AnimeGenork
The Duck Overlord
arabella morales.Ara timidly retrieved her books from the strange boy’s hand, pushing her glasses up her nose reflexively. She had to admit, it was a bit of a relief that he was just as flustered as she was—normally when she bumped into people, they got mad at her or ignored her entirely. At least this boy was being nice about it. “I-It’s okay, no worries. Um… thank you for the help.” She hugged her books to her chest and dared to look up at him again, once again noting the vast differences in their heights. This would have scared her if something about him wasn’t so soothing. Was it the hair?
At his words, she tilted her head. It made sense that this was his first day; she didn’t recognize him at all. Then again, she didn’t have a tendency to memorize many of the faces around here, but, well, when you lived in a small town like Hawkins… you could tell when someone was new. “I’m sure you’ll get used to it eventually. Hawkins High is just as small as the town, so you’ll have a mental map by next week.” To emphasize her point, she tapped her temple with her index finger, shooting him a kind smile that she hoped to God didn’t look too strained. She really, really wasn’t used to being social, but again, this boy hadn’t cursed her out for bumping into him. It was worth a shot, right?
And now for the real anxiety-inducing part. “Um, to make up for bumping into you, I could try showing you around a little before class? It might help to have someone who knows the place show you where your classes are and all that. Only if you want to! I’m sure you must have, um, other friends already…” Was she rambling? She was rambling, wasn’t she?
Maybe backtracking would help. “Oh, um, silly me, I should probably introduce myself before offering to be a tour guide, huh? I’m Arabella, but uh, most people call me Ara.” This time, her smile was probably very strained, but she had to be polite, didn’t she? Alejandro was always telling her she sometimes forgot even the most basic tenants of socialization. She couldn’t help it! Books were more her cup of tea than actually talking to someone!
Oh, great, now she was rambling inside her thoughts as well as with this stranger. Great start to the day, Ara.
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richard stockenberg.Ricky let out an obnoxiously loud sniffle and turned his wide, teary eyes on Perci. “I knew you’d understand, PK! This is why you’re the best!” He threw his arms around his best friend, giving her a big squeeze before releasing her. In his excitement, it was possible he lifted her off the ground a bit—sometimes he didn’t know his own strength. But there was just something so reassuring about having a best friend who knew exactly how awful Mondays were, thanks to the lack of Bueno Nacho.
He sighed loudly. “I suppose we have no choice but to find another establishment. But who could ever live up to the glory of the Bueno Nacho? Why must the world be so cruel?” This last part he shouted, drawing the attention of other students in the hallway. Most of Hawkins High was used to Ricky’s shenanigans by now, so as soon as they saw the source of the noise, they turned away and went about their business.
Oh, well. Though it broke his heart to say it, Ricky nodded. “Another restaurant it is. But not Taco Maya—that would just be a painful reminder of all we have lost today. Perhaps something involving fries?” Ricky narrowed his eyes and pursed his lips in thought, his back hunching slightly as he considered his options for his afternoon romp with Perci. Though it was not necessarily required that they go out to eat every day, it had become a tradition that they’d been incapable of breaking. It kept the friendship alive, not that there was any chance of that breaking any time soon.
He broke out of his reverie and glanced back down at his best friend. “Oh, is that friend of yours—Barb, I think?—coming with? Maybe we should ask her which fast food joint to go to today.” Most childhood best friends would possibly feel threatened by the presence of another good friend in their friend’s life (say that three times fast), but not Ricky! He knew Perci would always be around, and he’d always be around for Perci. Besides, he didn’t get girl things, so it was certainly healthier for Perci to discuss them with an actual girl. Sort of like he discussed guy things with Reggie!
Besides, Barb seemed to think he was a lot of fun, and wasn’t that a brownie point in Ricky’s book!
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jason thomas roberts.'Cute...' was all his mind could come up with. The way she was rambling obviously showed how she wasn't really used to talking to others, absently he wondered why. She seemed pretty cool to him, and they had only just met.
Aaaaaaand he had a dopey smile stuck on his face. Great.
He cleared his throat, using his now free hand to ruffle his hair awkwardly. He held out his other for her to shake. "Nice to meet you, Most People Call Me Ara." he began. "I'm Jace, No One Calls Me Jason." he joked. Hopefully that broke the ice...
He bit his lip, releasing it in the same second with a pop. "Sooo uh," he shuffled, glancing around. "I-I would, uh, if that offer of a tour is still on the table, I'd love to take you up on it?"
Jace really hoped that that was a genuine offer and not something to say to be polite. He never knew with some people, it was one of the things he struggled with back in Alaska, and he didn't really see how that would change much now. Ara did seem a lot more genuine than the people he was used to back home, so it seemed he had at least a small amount of hope? Maybe?
"Help with that mental map in any form would be gratefully appreciated, if you're willing. Cause uh...no friends here," he shrugged. "I quite literally got here yesterday...last night?" he paused, trying to remember in the midst of his busy moving day yesterday.
He shrugged, it didn't matter either way. While he could let his mouth run a mile a minute when talking to just about anyone. He knows, he's done it before and gotten into plenty of trouble for it. The only good thing about moving here seems like it could be meeting people not under his father's thumb, and this girl in front of him clearly knew nothing about him, something he was extremely grateful for. So maybe he could actually...make a friend? Someone he could actually be himself with, because despite how little he knew about the girl in front of him, Ara seemed like a truly genuine person based on her rambling alone.
"I mean, if you have something else to do or change your mind, that's perfectly fine too, just could you uhh, point me to the office? I could probably make it from there too..." he trailed off, trying to give her an out if she needed one.
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persephone marie konnors.Perci hummed in response. In truth, she didn't really care about where they went as long as they were together. With any of their other friends too of course. It's not like she wanted to be alone with her best friend. No siree, not her.
She cleared her throat, shaking those thoughts away. Not the time Perce, not the time...
"Yeah, for sure," she agreed. "I'll try texting Barb again. Maybe Ara too?" she offered. "With her little brother always running off with his friends, I want to make sure she knows she can hang out with us too." she explained.
With that said, she unlocked her phone again, quickly sending the two mentioned earlier a text inviting them along with her and Ricky after classes were over. Even though Ara was younger than her, she still liked the girl. She admired how determined she was in regards to her studies, not to mention how impressive it was that she always seemed to manage to read just about every book she could find. Perci wished she could do the same, but between her little brothers, Ricky, and the cheerleading squad alone, she never really seemed to have a moment for herself.
Still, it always made her wonder why the other girl was always alone. So she did her best to include her whenever she could.
Going back to Ricky's attempts at trying to come up with another place to eat, she frowned, pursing her lips. Fries did sound good....
"Hm, we could do the arcade maybe?" she offered. "If no one else can think of something different. They have good fries."
Glancing back at her phone before she put it back in her purse, she sighed in confusion. While she wouldn't have expected Ara to respond right away, she still didn't know why Barb hadn't texted her back yet. It wasn't like her fellow redhead. But at the same time, this was Hawkins. What exactly could have happened in Hawkins?
She forced herself to shove it out of her mind. She'd probably let her phone die by accident or something. She'd see her later for sure.
"Come on, let's figure out some other options on our way to class. Last thing we need is to end up running late cause we lost track of time."
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AnimeGenork
The Duck Overlord
arabella morales.Ara couldn’t help herself—she laughed at his introduction. Her smile loosened into something much less strained. Jace. What a nice name for such a funny guy. She was still smiling as she shook his hand. “It’s nice to meet you, too, Jace, Nobody Calls Me Jason.” Returning her arm so she could hold up her books with significantly less effort, she nodded. “Of course! It’s the least I can do after you helped me pick up my books.”
She blinked in surprise. How did such a nice boy like this not have any friends yet? Maybe her books had been giving her the wrong idea that friends seemed to appear out of nowhere when you were new… “Um, well, if you don’t mind, I wouldn’t… mind being your friend…” Ara mumbled the last part, not wanting to embarrass herself entirely with this boy, now that he’d made her laugh. Gosh, she was so hopeless sometimes. But she’d already offered to give him a tour; the least she could do was follow through. It was the nice thing to do!
It seemed he was just as nervous as she was about this whole interaction—why was she so charmed by that fact? Ara shook her head. “Not at all! I was going to study a bit, but I already spend most of my time studying anyway, so I’d rather help you.” She pointed in the direction of the office, which thankfully wasn’t too far, and smiled. “The office is this way!”
With that, she led the way toward the office, but a few seconds later her phone buzzed with a text. “Oh! Excuse me.” She checked her messages and saw that it was Perci inviting her out with Ricky after school. That was nice of her. Ara normally would have said she had a lot of studying to do, which would have probably prompted the other girl to insist until she agreed—really, it was hard to argue with the redhead, who was just as convincing as Barb—but today was different. Because of Jace. So she texted Perci back, saying she’d definitely be there and that she knew of someone who might want to come, too.
“Um, so. An upperclassman friend of mine—Perci—invited me with her friend out after school. If it’s not silly of me to ask, do you maybe… want to come with us? Her friend Ricky is kinda strange, but he’s really nice! And, um, it might help you make some friends around here?” Ara tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, adjusting her grip on her books. “Unless you have something else to do! I really wouldn’t want to impose after we just met…”
Just as she thought, it didn’t take long to reach the office, and she stopped awkwardly outside the door. “Uh… here it is. Do you, um, want me to wait for you?” Oh my God, such an awkward thing to say, what if he says no?
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richard stockenberg.Ricky nodded, grinning. “Definitely invite them! Ara might need some relaxation after everything.” As an older brother, he could understand the worry that came with everything that had been happening with Ara’s brother Mike. With Will missing in action, there was the fear that anybody else’s younger brother could disappear at any moment. It had to be stressing Ara out, and she already seemed so stressed as it was. So yeah, she could definitely come join them for food! Food was the greatest destresser ever!
At Perci’s suggestion, Ricky narrowed his eyes and puckered his lips, nodding in thought. “Mm, yes, the arcade shall suffice. Their fries are indeed excellent, and there’s games! A perfect distraction from today’s unfortunate events.” He smiled and threw his arm around his best friend’s shoulders. “Just as brilliant as ever, I see. That’s our PK!”
Though she insisted they go to class, Ricky didn’t miss the concerned look on her face. He frowned and put his hand on her shoulder. “Before we do, is something wrong, PK?” He gestured to her phone, which seemed to be the source of her sighs. “It’s not the twins, is it? Did something happen to them?” Although he wasn’t close with the twins like he was with Perci, he did love them like they were his own brothers. Plus, they kept an eye on Reggie for him when he wasn’t around.
“I know you don’t wanna be late, and I certainly don’t need another tardy, but if something’s wrong, please tell me. What are best friends for?” He gave Perci what he hoped was his most reassuring smile. “We need to stick together through crazy times like these, am I right?”
That settled, he took Perci’s hand and led the way to class. “Off we go, PK! We’ve got a world to conquer and problems to solve!”
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jason thomas roberts.It was all he could do to not start bouncing up and down like a puppy. Was his luck turned up to ten or something? First, he seems to have actually made it on time? A miracle, clearly. Second, when he manages to bump into someone, they're nice and pretty? And kinda funny? Wow, the gods must be taking pity on him.
Jace wasn't going to complain though. He'd ride this train as far as he could.
"Oh, uh, awesome!" he grinned as they came to a stop outside the office door. He rubbed the back of his head awkwardly, only to perk up at her offer to wait for him. "S-seriously? Uh, yeah! Yes, please, sure." he rushed out. He really didn't want this to end, he was enjoying getting to know the girl before him.
He cleared his throat, offering her a hesitant grin over his shoulder as he made to open the door. "Um, about meeting with your friends later..." he paused. "U-uh, if you're sure that they won't mind me tagging along, I'd love to come. Uh...I'll uh, hopefully be out in a minute?" he offered. He was quiet for a minute before he opened his mouth and closed it in the same second. He nodded to himself with a small awkward flush climbing up his neck before he hurried into the office.
Thankfully his trip to the office didn't take long. Although it was filled with plenty of judgmental looks from the secretary at the front desk about the fact that he was in sweats and clearly had no bookbag or other supplies on him. Oh well, it wasn't his fault his parents could only plan something with themselves and their needs in mind. It wasn't like he asked to be able to show up to his first day without even a pencil.
Whistling awkwardly he waited for the principal to call him back to give him an introductory speech - which, barf - and how much the school appreciated his father's donation to the school and blah blah blah. He was trying really hard not to yawn and make a fool of himself. It was a little early on for him to embarrass his father and he didn't particularly want to get on his bad side when he hasn't even seen him yet since the move.
So he smiled awkwardly and nodded in what he assumed to be the right places and the second he was able to, he fled the room like the coward he was. Barely managing a second to snatch his schedule off the desk, he ignored the secretary's grumble of something about today's youth.
He winced as he shut the office door behind him and leaned his head back against it. Letting out a heavy sigh, he opened his eyes, hoping that Ara had decided to stick around and that he hadn't taken too long. When caught sight of her a moment later, he perked up.
Like a goddamn puppy.
"Oh! Hey, sorry, hope I didn't keep you waiting..."coded by natasha.
persephone marie konnors.Perci smiled at her best friend's excitement. Always able to make her smile, even during her darkest moments. She laughed with him in excitement, beginning to look forward to their newly made plans. If nothing else, like Ricky said, food and games would be a great distraction. Maybe they could bring their younger brothers and she could let Ara know to tell her parents that they could look after Mike and his friends if they wanted to get out...
Yeah, the more she thought of it, the more this evening was sounding like it was a great idea.
"Yeah, maybe we could bring the twins and Reggie? Maybe Ara can ask Mike if he and his friends want to get out of the house? She can have them let their parents know we'll keep an eye on them?" she offered, not wanting to sign him up for extra babysitting duty if he wasn't up for it. "If you want to, that is. I know normally we go and hang out, but I figured the more the merrier with everything?"
As they started down the hall, she paused when Ricky grabbed her shoulder. She kept walking, not minding the weight of his hand on her, but also not wanting to focus too much on everything when she'd just started to feel a bit better. She appreciated his concern though.
"Really, I'm okay, I promise." she told him, sending him a grateful grin as she tucked her phone away in her purse. "I was just trying to get in touch with Barb. Other than that, just trying to keep in touch with Ara." she explained. "Anyway, this best friend is meant to keep you from getting another tardy. The last thing you need right now is getting suspended or something." she grinned.
At Ricky's laugh, she grinned up at him, flushing slightly when he let go of her shoulder only to reach for and grab her hand to pull her down the hallway. She laughed with him, picking up her pace to keep up with his stride.
"Hang on, hang on! The problems to solve and world conquering can't happen if I twist my ankle trying to keep up with you!" she laughed.coded by natasha.
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