some magic between us
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some magic between us (do you feel the static?) by stardustandswimmingpools
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
05 Dec 2025
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“Don’t,” Will croaks as he realizes too late what this is about to be. “Mike, I’m fine. Go heal Lucas or El—”
It’s too late. Mike grabs Will’s wrist and heat floods Will’s body. In the absence of his own magic, the sensation of someone else’s across his skin is a shock, but the fact that it’s Mike doesn’t exactly help matters. Everyone’s magic feels different. Jonathan’s Bless is a splash of water on the back of the neck. Robin’s Fly has the zing of biting into a lemon. Dustin’s Bardics are the twinge of laughing so hard your stomach hurts.
But Mike’s Lay On Hands just feels warm. Like the sun just before it sets, casting the world in golden light; like the glow of torchlight, or a campfire, heat without danger.
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- Part 1 of some magic between us
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safe haven (i think it's wherever we are) by stardustandswimmingpools
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
14 Dec 2025
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So it had been worrying, but understandable, when El was silent as Vecna fell, especially after screaming her voice hoarse while his brain ripped in half or whatever the hell Synaptic Static did to finish him off. Even understandable when she didn’t say a word on the way back to the Wheelers’ house. It was far from the first time El’s voice had abandoned her; it always found its way back to her eventually, and Max could read her well enough, most times, that it made very little difference.
But she’d remained mute even throughout the tedious process of cleaning and bandaging and icing all of her various wounds. She’d been present enough to take the ice pack from Max’s hands and hold it to her own cheek, but not enough to provide any kind of response to Max’s quiet Hey, are you sure you’re okay? When Max sat them both down at the dining room table and El still had nothing to say, Max decided it was officially alarming.
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- Part 2 of some magic between us