-Max's POV-
"Can we talk?"
"Dustin?" El says. "What are you doing here?"
"I just want to talk, guys," Dustin tries.
"Why so you can call us more homophobic slurs?" I ask.
"What's going on?" Will asks, suddenly appearing behind me. Soon enough his eyes land on Dustin and he lets out a long, dragged out sigh. "Dustin, go."
"Will, please let me expla-" Dustin quickly trails off. "What is Mike doing here?"
"Why do you care?" Will asks.
"Will, El, Max, please, let me apologize and explain. We can take a walk down the road or stay here or whatever, just let me fix this."
I glance back at the others, looking for their answer. El nods and hooks her arm around mine. Will sighs and rubs his face before glancing at Mike. "Only if Mike comes too," he says. Dustin quickly nods. Will shouts to his mom that we're leaving before we all walk out of the small house. We walk down to the curb before sitting down. Dustin stands in front of us, taking deep breaths.
"I just want to start off by saying how sorry I am," the curly haired boy says. "What I said was totally uncalled for and wrong and I didn't even mean it."
"Then why did you say it?" I ask. "You just thought that it'd be fun to be an ass and joke around? Please Dustin, I'm very interested in what reason you could possibly have for saying that shit."
"Look, stuff happened the day before and I was just being a bitch because of it I guess."
"What happened?" Will asks, twiddling his thumbs.
"I don't really want to talk about it," Dustin says softly.
"I'm afraid you don't have very many options here," I snap. "You either explain or you leave"
Dustin takes in a deep breath before letting it out. "Suzie dumped me. And you guys were being so adorable and it felt like you were rubbing it in my face. I was so pissed that I took it out on you guys and I shouldn't have."
I nod and make an "mhm" noise before getting back up and heading into the house. "Where are you going?" El asks me.
"We're done here, right?"
I hear Dustin sigh before I go back inside. I was very tired of his shit. Even if Suzie broke up with him, what right did he have to say those things about us? About El?
-Will's POV-
"She'll forgive you," El reassures Dustin. "Eventually."
"No she won't. It's because I said all that shit about you," Dustin says. "I wouldn't forgive me."
"But she will. That break up with Suzie must've been tough, she'll realize that," El says, grabbing Dustin's hand. "For now, you better go though."
Dustin nods before heading back to his house and El goes back inside, leaving me and Mike outside, still sitting in the curb.
"I can't believe that asshole," Mike sneers. "Blaming being a dick on a break up. El broke up with me and I wasn't being an ass when I found out she got with Max." Mike then started to trail off about how he was in fact relieved that he didn't have to make out with her all day anymore since his feelings had very much faded away. Then he started rambling on about how he actually liked me so it wasn't technically the same. That only branched off to how "absolutely adorable" I was, (although I don't see it) before coming back around to what a dick Dustin was.
I, for one, understand where Dustin is coming from. Technically I had never been broken up with but last year, Mike was there for me all the time, then suddenly he wasn't. That was kind of like a break up in a way. After that I got all bitter about everyone else's relationships. I was so disgusted by Julie and Lucas's PDA because I couldn't have it. I can't even begin to describe my resentment towards Eleven. Considering I had hit Lucas for being all lovey dovey with Julie, I could see why Dustin did what he did.
"Mike," I start. The taller boy stops talking and looks at me with his full undivided attention. "You can't completely blame Dustin."
Mike scrunches up his eyebrows. "Yes you can! He had no right to-"
"-Say what he said, yes I agree, but try and think where he's coming from. I'm not saying it was right or anything but have a bit of sympathy, he was hurting and we didn't see it. And Max and El were just rubbing salt in the wound," I try to explain.
"Are you trying to say he's justified?"
"Not justified, but he had a reason. He didn't say those things about El and Max because they're gay, he said it because they're a couple who were being super affectionate."
"Then why did he call you a f*g? You weren't rubbing salt in the wound, right?"
"Because I seem happy being single, Mike. Trust me, I've felt that same way about Dustin and you and El and Lucas and Julie. I've hated El because it seemed like she took you away from me. I hated Julie and Lucas because they were always rubbing their relationship in my face. I hated Dustin because he was fine with all of it until he got a girlfriend. I also hated Dustin because he was single yet he still couldn't glance twice at me and see how I was hurting, Mike. Seeing the people around you live their best lives and not even noticing your pain hurts Mike. It makes you do stupid and crazy things ("only love makes you crazy, and that damn stupid"). So I'm not asking you to justify his actions I'm asking you to walk a mile in his shoes, imagine his hurt, notice his pain. We all feel a lot more than what we let on."
Mike's silent for a long time. "I'm sorry," he finally whispers after a long moment. "That I didn't see your pain."
"Mike stop apologizing for that. It's not your fault," I tell him.
"It is my fault though."
"MIKE." I grab on to my boyfriend's face and pull it closer to mine. "It. Is. Not. Your. Fault. Okay?"
Mike gulps and nods quickly before a red hue creeps onto his cheeks. Every single time Mike blushes, without fail I blush too. "Come on," I say, standing up. "Let's go inside ."
A/n: This chapter was super short and rushed and anticlimactic, but y'know what? I wanted to get it out so it is what it is.
Okay but is there anyone else out there who watches the Chucky show on Syfy? Because like I wanted that to help me out with my Byler depression BUT IT MADE IT WORSE LIKE WTF?! Also, idk if any of you guys know this but Elmax is not my OTP from ST. That's probably surprising since my elmax reading list has 30+ stories in it but Byler is my OTP. Like I want it to be endgame. It just works too well and there's so many hints. But Elmax has the most potential when it comes to fanfiction and its my favorite ship to write about. But I love Lumax equally as much as Elmax and Byler is above both of those ships.
Let me go on a mini rant about Chucky tho (‼️⚠️SPOILERS FOR EP 6/7 SO GO WATCH THAT SHIT RN⚠️‼️) Like I want to know what possessed the writers to kill off Devon's mom. Literally she was my favorite character AND YOU KILLED HER OFF. What is wrong with some people, honestly?! THEN DEVON AND JAKE HAD THEIR BREAKUP LIKE WTF?! Y'all love to play with my emotions for what?! Like I CRIED real tears in ep 7 when Jake visited Devon and Devon was like "when I look at you I just see her, laying there" LIKE LOVE HURTS, DEAL WITH IT!! DONT LEAVE JAKE HE NEEDS YOU MAN AND YOU NEED HIM!! I was kinda mad tho that Lexy didn't help get them together, like I wanted her to play cupid so bad but I'm happy with their little kiss on the sunrise. Honestly I should have known everything was gonna go to shit after Lexy and Junior broke up. Like if he dumped her right after he found out about how her and Oliver had a thing or whatever then fine, but you dumped her after her character development. That's where I have an issue. But why is Chucky killing everyone's parents EXCEPT LEXYS?! Like dont get me wrong, Lexy's dad is a nice guy, BUT WHY IS HER MOMA STILL ALIVE?! LIKE I HATE THAT BITCH SO MUCH!! Also the season finale comes out this week but there is too many problems that need to be solved and only one episode. Just know that I will end it all if they kill Devon /j. Possessed Nica Pierce thoo😏😏.
Okay that was a random ass rant that was all over the place, if you could keep up with my thoughts than good job, ur brain is probably as scrambled as mine. Fr tho, watch Chucky! It's so good and I love it so much it's my comfort show rn since stranger things 4 wanna take forever. I know it takes time and money and covid and stuff but I'm still allowed to complain about THREE DAM YEARS of waiting. All I know is that it better be worth the wait, and what I mean by that is Byler better happen or I will be suing Netflix😌. Happy December 1st! ITS OFFICIALLY HOLIDAY SEASON!
Okay love you beautiful bitches!! You're all so smart and lovely❤️❤️!! ILYSSS!!! Take care of yourself physically and mentally because you're worth it! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
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