lauren (@holyyap)

unrequited love. e.m.

lauren has been head over heels in love with eddie munson since freshman year. it’s now senior year. it’s been four years. she follows him around like a puppy dog, everywhere. always talking to him, sitting with him at lunch and in shared classes, he drives her to school and home from school, they hang out, she fires with him too hellfire meetings, band rehearsals and performances. she’s around am the time. she’s heavily convinced that eddie is her soulmate. lauren never got a boyfriend because she’s been waiting for eddie to realize he’s in love with her back (not that there were many guys trying to be with her anyway).

Unrequited Love

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She only exists in the dark of my room. e.m.

Lauren doesn’t chase people. She observes them. Always has. She sits in the background of classrooms, hallways, lunchrooms… watching patterns, listening to conversations, picking up details most people miss. Not in a loud, obvious way. In a quiet, precise way that no one really notices. Until she notices Eddie. And something about him sticks. He’s loud, chaotic, unpredictable… but not fake. Not like everyone else performing their version of high school. There’s something real about him. Something unfiltered. In Lauren’s mind, that means something. More than it actually does.

Stalking

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the two freaks. e.m.

lauren was a HUGE theater nerd, she’s been picked for all the lead roles since elementary school. she’s really good. and she can sing like she belongs on broadway. people made fun of her for being in theater, everyone thinks it’s weird, but they never seem to complain about her talent. people might think it’s weird, but they’re not stupid. plus, it wasn’t like she was hated or anything, people just thought she was weird. and she was really pretty.

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i surrender. e.m.

eddie has been head over heels in love with lauren henderson since freshman year. it’s now senior year. it’s been four years. he follows her around like a puppy dog, everywhere. always talking to her, sitting with her at lunch and in shared classes, he drives her to school and home from school. he’s heavily convinced that lauren is his soulmate. eddie never got a girlfriend because he’s been waiting for lauren (not that there were many girls trying to be with him anyway).

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petals. e.m.

“just say you miss me, is it that hard?”

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overboard. e.m

Lauren isn’t cruel. She’s just… aggressively used to getting her way. She’s a junior at some overpriced coastal university, coasting on family money and a reputation for being intimidatingly put-together. Designer clothes, sharp comebacks, the kind of girl professors remember for either brilliance or attitude. People assume she’s mean because she doesn’t bother correcting them. It saves time.

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best friend. e.m.

By junior year, Lauren and Eddie had stopped being two separate people in most people’s eyes, It wasn’t even intentional. It just happened. They had been friends since sixth grade, pulled together by something neither of them ever really questioned. Lunch tables became shared space. Afternoons blurred into evenings. One house turned into two homes. If Lauren wasn’t at Eddie’s trailer, Eddie was at her place. If they weren’t together, they were texting. If they weren’t texting, one of them was already on their way to the other. They told each other everything. Not the surface-level, easy stuff people usually share. Everything. The things they didn’t even like admitting to themselves. There were no gaps. Which made it worse. Because somewhere along the way, Eddie started feeling something he couldn’t exactly file under best friend anymore.

Best Friends

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she’s the man. e.m.

Hawkins High doesn’t like things that don’t fit. And Lauren? Lauren doesn’t fit anywhere they can neatly label. It starts with a joke. At least, that’s what everyone calls it. When Lauren tries out for the football team junior year, people laugh. Not quietly either. Full-on, shoulder-shaking, “this is the funniest thing we’ve seen all week” kind of laughing. Because she’s a girl. Because there’s no girls’ team. Because, in their minds, this isn’t even worth taking seriously.

Love Confessions Awkward Flirting Awkward First Times Awkward Conversations Awkward Crush

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quiet. e.m.

Eddie Munson does not talk to girls. Not really. Not anymore. Freshman year ruined that for him, It started with a girl who smiled at him in the hallway, Sat next to him in class, Laughed at his jokes, Touched his arm like it meant something. For a few weeks, He knew she liked him. Until she didn’t. Until she didn’t show up. Until the rumors started. Until the hallway got quieter when he walked through it. Until someone decided that embarrassing him wasn’t enough and made it physical.

Nervousness Awkwardness

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