quotes— "i swear if one more person tells me i have the byers haircut, i'm gonna commit murder."

"i never thought saving the world would be on my list of things i've done before i get my drivers license."

"i know i don't act it but i'm smarter than most- true i can't say the alphabet without singing, but honestly, who can?!"

legal name— eleanor rose russell

name origin— nellie was named eleanor after her grandmother, growing up maddie was told that jane's middle name was eleanor and that's why everyone called her el, maddie always wanted to name her kids after her parents so that's what she did. rose is after her paternal grandmother, rosalie russell, who died a couple months before nellie was born.

preferred name— nellie wheeler

nicknames— nellie (preferred) nell & el (friends and family)

age— fifteen years old

gender + pronouns— female she/her

sexuality— straight

face claim— jules leblanc

grandparents— mike and jane 'el' wheeler

knowledge of upside down— very little, mike and el agreed it would be best not to tell their children about their life before california.

knowledge about max— nellie doesn't know much of the details, she knows that max was a close friend of her grandmothers and that she bravely sacrificed herself, she knows that her mother was named after her.

personality—nellie is a very charming girl, she is smart and can use her charisma to get what she wants. her biggest strength is the ability to make do with what she has, you could give her a bag of random objects and she could find a creative and unique way to use them. she is very sensitive and feels a lot of feelings, but similarly to her grandfather she has a habit of letting them bottle up until they come out in lashes of anger.

background— nellie was born in lenora hills on the eleventh of march, 2021, she lived with her sibling (open for application) and two parents. her mother's name is maddie, her father's name is mitchell. maddie was deeply in love with mitchell, while mitchell was the opposite, he was bored. mitchell gotten quickly bored of marriage, it started with him taking up a few new hobbies, fishing, yoga, racing, basketball, but after nellie was born he started finding new ways to entertain himself. starting in the months of maddie's pregnancy with nellie, mitchell started staying behind late at work, like really late but maddie was obvious. after nellie was born her father took up the hobby of gambling, he started small, horse races, bets but as nellie got older he gambled more and more money. the last straw was on nellie's eighth birthday when he gambled away all of the money they had saved up to buy birthday presents. they divorced and maddie became a single mother of two, working overtime hours as a nurse. maddie, nellie and her sibling moved in with el and mike and they have lived with them for the past seven years.

family— her mother, madeleine maxine 'madmax' wheeler (portrayed by jennifer gardner) is eldest of mike and jane wheeler's two children, nellie's uncle name is benjamin carter wheeler. her father, mitchell russell (portrayed by luke wilson), has been a deadbeat for the past seven years, after her parents got divorced she hasn't seen or heard from him since which she doesn't really mind since he has never really been much of a father figure to her anyway. she has a sibling (open for application) and a cousin. will byers is her maternal grand uncle and her god father, he was the one who taught her how to paint.

strengths— painting, charisma, being able to find creative solutions for problems.

weakness— she has her grandfather's anger issues, nellie usually bottles up how she's feeling until she lashes out.

quotes— "pop told this shit as a bed time story?!"

"am i still getting paid leave for this?"

"so, these are the things that killed eddie?"

legal name— abel cornelius henderson-dare

name origin— abel was named after the biblical figure, up until the moment of his birth his parents had planned on naming him isaiah but as his father laid eyes on him he said he looked more like an abel and his mother agreed. abel's middle was named after his father's favourite uncle, cornelius.

preferred name— abel

nicknames— abe (everyone) abee, bell, belly (friends and family) henderson (steve grandnuggets) dare (enemies)

age— thirteen years old

gender + pronouns— male he/him

sexuality— pansexual

face claim— chosen jacobs

grandparents— suzie and dustin henderson

knowledge of upside down— abel knows basically everything about the upside down, though he thought it was all fiction. his father would tell him stories about a little girl from a lab who helped save will from the demogorgon and about eddie, max, bob and a few other people who sacrificed themselves. abel was told that his father heard these stories from his own father and swore that they were true. abel is a walking guide to the upside down, so imagine his thankfulness when he found out it was all true.

knowledge about max— abel looks up to max, he knows all about her and what she sacrificed. when dustin takes him to visits max, abel is surprised to see how different she is to what he expected.

personality— abel has always wanted to live an adventure, he is quite bored of day to day life, school, homework, the diner and repeat. abel is very self righteous and believes that he is correct all the time and struggles to admit when he is not. he is selfless, friendship and his family are the most important things to him. abel is very brave, he is continuously pushing himself to be better and overcome his fears. abel is a fast learner and often learns new hobbies and talents, he is a fast learner.

background— abel is the son of frank henderson (portrayed by kevin hart) and kasey dare (portrayed by candice patton) , a diner owner and a university professor, growing up he had a great life, he's family always had more than enough money so he would be spoilt with whatever he wanted, he's parents are happy and never argued. abel was as young as six years old when he started working at his father's diner.

family— abel's father is the adopted son of dustin and suzie henderson, they adopted his dad in the early years of their marriage, abel's father's name is frank. a few years after suzie and dustin adopted frank they had a son named edward 'ed' and a few more years after that they had a daughter named stevie. abel isn't too close with his aunt and uncle, they talk at family gatherings but don't really keep in touch out of that. abel is a lot closer with his grandparents though, he sees them all the time due to the fact that abel's mum works with dustin at the university. abel's mother's name is kasey dare, abel is close to both of his parents and they have a healthy relationship. frank owns a diner which abel works at from time to time.

strengths— abel is determined and skilled in many talents, he is a fast learner and open to adventures.

weakness— he can be idiotic, abel sometimes acts before he thinks which puts him in danger.