"Was that you?" Millie whispered.

"Was what me?" You whispered back.

She looked at where you lay, your pillow just across from hers as you waited in between takes to finish your scene. It was meant to be sad and angry. At least, that's the tone you were currently trying to slip into for your fight with El. But that proved difficult when Millie looked over her shoulder and froze at the sight of the clapperboard closing in front of the filming camera. She broke out in a smile when she realized you two and your conversation had likely been filmed when all she wanted was to gesture down the bed to where she thought she had felt something on her foot.

"Oh, hello," she grinned dopily at the camera. Her embarrassed smile and sarcasm were enough to crack you, sending you into a fit of laughter.

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"Excuse me-!"

"Did you hurt yourself?"

"-Mr. Sinclair-!"

"No!"

Caleb froze in place, sending an apologetic but amused look to the actress playing his teacher he had inadvertently interrupted. He had meant to kick open the door, as per instruction, while on the look for Dart. But instead of hitting his mark, he had stumbled through the door in a small daze, cursing under his breath. The crew had been worried, but that all vanished when Caleb looked around the room with a smile.

"Reset,"

And he disappeared back out the door, leaving several laughing crew members.

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"...route!"

At the cue, your eyes widened at your mark on the empty desk where Dart was supposed to be. And apparently growing new legs. You all reacted to the cue, in a mix of gasps and grimaces. Noah, on the other hand, had involuntarily let out a snort in the process.

"Oh my gosh," he quickly giggled, covering his mouth.

The camera had picked up laughter from everyone. As well as your laughing voice just out of frame.

"Can we please keep that?"

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"Oh, so, what? Does this mean you're gonna have Dustin pimp me out whenever you need a favor?"

You watch with a fuming face as Caleb pretends to think, and gives a shrug as Lucas.

"Well, I mean,"

"LucA-" You stop mid-way through your line, throwing a hand over your mouth at the unintended crack of your voice as you stifle a smile.

Noah and the others snicker beside you, as does the crew as they take it back to one.

Peering into the camera, you peek out from behind your hands with a tiny smile. "Whoops,"

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"How much longer?" You ask, trailing behind on your mark.

In character, Joe huffs, using the bat to swipe away some low-hanging branches in the set path. "Jesus, if one more of you shits ask me that again,"

"Sorry, mom!" you groan sarcastically, knowingly going off-script.

"CUT!"

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"Jesus, if any one of you shits asks me that again,"

You roll your eyes, giving a huff.

"Sorry, mother,"

"Back to one,"

"I'm sorry," you laugh. "It just feels so natural,"

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You sigh. "Sorry, mom," your eyes widened and Shawn yells cut.

"Wait!" You laugh. "No, I didn't mean to that time!"

"Sure-" Joe smirks, clearly trying to give you a hard time.

"-I said I'm sorry!" You laugh.

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"Who you gonna call?"

You crossed your arms over your chest, trying your best to impersonate the woman your character was dressed as when you felt something smack your head.

"Ah-!"

"Oh-ho-ho-oh no!" Gaten cried as you clutched your head with a laugh.

"You okay?" Someone off-camera cried, and you laughed harder and nodded.

While holding up Dustin's homemade ghost trap, per direction for the Halloween photo, Gaten had inadvertently smacked it into the side of your head. Thankfully, it had been rather light and felt more like a slight bump but the silliness of it all on top of Gaten's panicking is what sent you into your fit of laughter.

"I'm so sorry-!" He cried, cracking a smile.

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In between takes, you and your friends found yourselves outside the setting for Hawkins Middle. You weren't in this particular shot, nor were your friends but you guys were getting ready to film a scene that was taking place later on in the day.

Currently, you were lingering near the camera as they set up the shot; Bob dropping Will off for school. They were prepping the cars on their marks and all the extras were waiting around on cue but somehow you ended up on camera with Noah while the crew was doing a standard camera test.

Sean could be seen not far off in the back, waiting to get in the car. Holding a cup of coffee, he was having a friendly chat with the person on hair getting him ready to film. The camerawoman smiled at the screen as you leaned in close to the lense and pointed over your shoulder.

"Guys, look," you whispered in a goofy excitement showing you were (mostly) playing around. "It's Sean Astin,"

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Winona and Noah stood in the middle of the Byers living room, waiting for the scene to start back up unknowingly missing the sight behind them. Finn had bent down a little with a grin and began to swing his knees and arms in a small dance.

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You stared up at the sky in awe, taking gulping breaths in character as you watched the downfall of yellow leaves over you. You felt pretty decent about the take, had it not been for the giant yellow leaf that stuck over your forehead.

Like flipping a switch, you were back to yourself, and with a goofy smile - and the giant leaf still covering half your face you began bobbing your head around on your shoulders in a goofy little dance for the camera.

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Millie rises from the rollie chair and shimmies her shoulders at the camera with a silly smile.

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You peer over your shoulder where you were supposed to be eyeing Max for the first time, only you missed your mark completely and crossed your eyes at the camera, sticking out your tongue.

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Your head pops up from your pillow wearing a silly face, your tongue out as you pretend to jump awake. Millie throws her head back, breaking out into a whide smile.

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You counted yourself lucky when you peered up from your seat on the ground just in time to see 'Becky' dropped a file folder on Millie's head. You laughed boisterously and with a giggle, she lightly shoved your shoulder as the actress Amy began to laugh as well.

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"Yeah, I do." You nod, looking to the actress Catherine who plays your mother. You loved working with her, she was just as sweet as Claudia in real life. "I miss-"

You paused mid-sentence when the cat playing Mews jumped up onto the counter from Catherine's arms and waltzed right in front of your face. You decided to stay in character for the fun of it as you heard several scattered chuckled from the crew as you gave a sigh.

"I really miss how things used to be, ya know?"

Catherine seemed to have the same idea and she gave a somber nod despite the fact neither of you could see each other.

"Yeah, pumpkin. I know,"

There was a small pause and the cat waved its tail, not moving from out in front of the camera. Finally, Shawn breaks the silence.

"Alright," he laughed, signaling for the cat's handler. "Reset!"

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Sitting back on your bike, you watched as someone from the special effects crew began touching up the make-up on your hands. It was a kind of gooey flubber of some sort that was meant to imitate the melted rubber of your bike handles that were sticking to your hands.

Your character was meant to have melted it, discovering another one of many layers to Y/n's powers and you had to admit the special effects were pretty gnarly. You looked at the camera and wiggled your dirtied fingers as you made a face.

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The door swung open, revealing you and Millie on Terry Ives' porch as Eleven and Y/n Henderson. Only this time, you were acting as Eleven and Millie was acting as Y/n. It had been a ruse the two of you cooked up with the makeup department - more like, you roped them into it and convinced them to give one of the blood capsules meant for Millie to you.

You stood with your head tilted down in your best impression of Millie's iconic Eleven look. Meanwhile, she stood beside you with her best imitation of Y/n's subtle subtext of fascination she always noticed in Y/n when El used her powers.

Slowly and firmly you began to speak, effortlessly picking up Eleven/Millie's mannerisms.

"I want to see Mama,"

There was a pause and you had no problem staying in character during the long silence as everyone looked to Shawn for his reaction.

"...And that's a wrap," he laughed, and the two of you finally broke into matching smiles. Everyone broke out into laughter around you and finally you heard Shawn as he turned to the others. "That was pretty good," he admits with a smile.

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"Demodogs," Gaten corrects, in character and off-screen.

The camera was on you and Caleb for your reactions, which Shawn had told you to improvise.

You felt your eyes meet with Caleb's in a deadpan glare as if you could read each other's minds. Without giving it too much thought, you sighed and tiredly planted your forehead into his shoulder just as Natalia sneezed.

"I'm so sorry!" She laughed, as did everyone else.

Ultimately, Shawn loved your guys' bit and told you to do it again.

So here you were, deadpanning a glare off-screen at a grinning Gaten and trying not to laugh. As you had the first time, you and Caleb slowly met eyes, and simultaneously both your lips began to pucker as you tried not to smile.

For whatever reason, the two of you now had the giggles. Every time you took it back to one, you had convinced yourself you could get through this shot, only to meet eyes with Caleb and lose it completely. People probably would have been annoyed, had it not been for the looks on your faces as you looked at each other, lips puckered as if you had bitten into something sour and your shoulders silently jumping up and down before you inevitably let loose a laugh.

You guys should have known, you two always got each other laughing the most.

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When you were sure you were safe (you weren't, the cameras had just started rolling) you discreetly elbowed Sadie where the two of you sat on your marks in the arcade. Max and Y/n had just met in the arcade and were now hiding out around the corner, and as the cameras were being set up you pulled a snack you had snuck in from your very large jacket pocket and showed them to her.

"Want some?" You whispered.

Her eyes widened and eagerly her dove for the snack.

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Gaten ran to the phone, colliding with it hands first only for him to feel it slide off the wall. For several moments you watched off-camera as your on-screen brother fumbled with the prop before giving it up altogether.

He grinned dopily at the camera as Natalia finally broke beside him and he waved the phone at you and the crew.

"Hey, guys,"

Just before the camera cut out, the boom barely picked up on your chuckle.

"A for effort!"

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"'Kay, go back to one-"

The gasp fell off your face and was quickly replaced in an awkward chuckle as the camera crawled too close to you and you stumbled back into Sadie.

Instinctively, she shuffled back and into Caleb and Joe, and then Caleb shuffled back into Gaten leaving for an amusing shot.

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David grabbed the map of the lab, heading for his cue and feeling goofy, Paul looks up at the man, flabbergasted. "Hey f**khead, that's my map,"

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Sadie turns her head when she thought she heard her name, but realizes it must be the noise of the gym. Her eyes merely lumber around her new set of friends as they wait to start when she catches a noise over her shoulder.

Caleb had brought a fist to cover his mouth and had let out a small belch near her ear. Her face fell into an exaggerated gasp before she laughed to herself and everyone chuckled as he let out a sorry.

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Finn sat to the right of Noah, you to Noah's left. As they fumbled with lighting, Finn was caught talking with Shawn about the direction of the scene (where Will/the Mind Flayer snaps at Y/n) as you and Noah found another way to pass the time.

Long before filming had ever started for the second season, the two of you had developed a handshake and were currently brainstorming ideas on how to lengthen it. Currently, the camera watched as you two bumped opposing elbows before clapping your hands together.

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"Will?" You gasped, hands secured over Noah's shoulders.

On cue, he gasped, zoning out of Will's episode and refocusing on you. The moment you heard them yell cut, you proceeded to goof around. Lightly, you shook his shoulders.

"Will?!" He laughed again and you went into an exaggerated panic. "Snap out of it!" You wound up your hand and pretend to smack himself across the face.

Noah purposely swung his head the opposite way and you finally broke.

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From under your bike, you look over at Gaten just as the director's assistant spins his bike tire and walks back off-camera. You smile involuntarily as he shoots a thumbs up towards the camera.

"Alright, guys!"

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Giving a small cheer for your surprise performance, you and Millie high five just before the camera cuts to black.