●Only you● Max Mayfield x Reader

Season 2 chapter 4

"I still don't get why
they call him zombie boy. I mean, I get it. He got lost inthe woods for a week or something, but why is he a zombie? Because everyone thought he was dead?" Max asked as we walked to class together. "Yeah. I mean, we had a funeral for him and everything." I answered having flashbacks to the time we I had thought my brother was gone for good. I'd always felt like it was slightly my fault, if I hadn't skipped D&D that day..

"After a week?" She snapped me out of my thoughts."Well, see, some other kid drowned at the quarry. We thought it was Will because his body was super decomposed." I explaine. "What? Okay, that's not funny." She furrowed her eyebrows 

"It's not a joke, all right? It's public knowledge. You can ask anybody." I sighed "Except Will, because he is really sensitive about it. All right?" i added. "Okay." Max mumbled.

"The case of Phineas Gage is one of the great medical curiosities of all time. Phineas was a railroad worker in 1848 who had a nightmarish accident. A large iron rod was driven completely through his head..." Mr Clarke explained. I sighed and turned to face Max. "I'm sooo bored" I whispered "Same" she frowned . I took a piece of notebook paper and quickly scribbled something down "arcade this weekend?" Crumpled it up and threw it at her. She caught it and unfolded it. After reading it she shot me a small smile and nodded. "Totally" she mouthed.

"I am so sorry, Mr. Clarke. Really, I'm so sorry. Please continue with the class. Don't mind me. Really, continue, please. Thanks!"  Dustin panted as he busted into the classroom. Earning looks from everyone. He turned to the party. "We have to meet. All of us. At lunch, AV Club."  He whispered. "What why?" I whispered back. 

"I have something that you won't believe. AV Club. Lunch." he answered. "Dustin!" Mr. Clarke shouted.  "Yes my lord?" He turned around quickly. Max and I shared a wtf look. 

"Would you care to join the class now? " Please, yes."

"The case of Phineas Gage."

"Phineas Gage."

"Page 104."

"104. 104."

"Focus"

"Focusing."

"AV Club" Dustin whispered once more directly to Max. She gave him an annoyed thumbs up.

"Alright you guys ready?" Dustin said a little full of himself. "What exactly did you want to show us?" I questioned. "It's in the trap" he smiled pointing to his protection pack from his Ghostbusters costume. We all leaned in to look at the trap trying to figure out what was inside it. Suddenly whatever was in side screeched and shook the trap. We all jumped back, Max and I grabbed each other's hands out of fear. We looked at each other and murmured a "Sorry" at the same time and let go. Feeling a little brave I slowly intertwined our pinkies.  She didn't pull away but looked at our hands and blushed before turning her attention back to Dustin.

"His name is d'Artagnan. Cute, right?" He said holding up a strange creature that looked like a giant slug. "D'Artagnan?" Will questioned. " Dart for short." Dustin explains ."And he was in your trash?" Max asked "Foraging for food, you wanna hold him?" He asked her. "No, no, no, no" she freaked out "He doesn't bite." he reassured trying to make Max hold him

" I don't want to..." she whined but Dustin handed Dart over regardless. "Oh, God, he's slimy!" she exclaimed handing him to me "Aw gross!" I said giving him to Lucas "Ugh, he's like a living booger!" who handed him to Will. "Ugh, oh, God!" to Mike who brought him up to his face. "What is he?" 

"My question exactly. At first, I thought it was some type of pollywog." Dustin explains. "Pollywog?" Max asks, moving closer to me when Dart started moving again. "It's another word for tadpole." I told her. "A tadpole is the larval stage of a toad." Dustin adde. "I know what a tadpole is" she fired back