A request I got for a Stranger things OC story. Rated M for a reason. Viv is tired of pretending to be normal and perfect. This is her chance to be herself and after meeting Eddie Munson and living like he does her life finally means something worth while to her.

After he should have died Eddie wake in the hospital after fighting for his life. He is left to pick up the pieces of a broken existence, facing all the death a destruction he helped create. His nightmares remind him of how much he failed his friends, but Steve won't let him take on that responsibility without a fight. Afterall, he saved them all.