The Hargrove/Mayfield family moves to Hawkins a year early, so the Party has already started trying to get Max to join them when the events of season one start happening, and Max gets to be friends with Eleve from the very beginning. Meanwhile, Billy gets taken by the demogorbon the same night as Will does. No one bothers looking for Billy the way that the Byers family and the Party are looking for Will, because most people figure Billy ran back to California and good riddance. When Max finds out Billy is in the Upside Down like Will, she had mixed feelings about trying to get him back.
It's up to the author whether Billy helps Will survive in the Upside Down due to being slightly more willing to drop the toxic masculinity when there aren't any other witnesses or whether he goes "Every man for himself." It's also up to the author whether or not Billy has sex with a demogorgon.
Bonus points if Billy getting taken means that Barb survives, either by her never getting taken or by Billy preventing her death once she's in the Upside Down.
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Canon Divergence, Max and Billy in Season One, Billy gets taken
Date: 2023-07-24 04:37 am (UTC)It's up to the author whether Billy helps Will survive in the Upside Down due to being slightly more willing to drop the toxic masculinity when there aren't any other witnesses or whether he goes "Every man for himself." It's also up to the author whether or not Billy has sex with a demogorgon.
Bonus points if Billy getting taken means that Barb survives, either by her never getting taken or by Billy preventing her death once she's in the Upside Down.