Fame & Icons Daily on Instagram: "In Stranger Things fandom lore, Sadie Sink once admitted she had a real-life crush on Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo) when she first joined the cast, which absolutely sent fans spiraling 🤯—especially since their characters don’t have a romantic storyline. She’s explained in interviews that it was an innocent, early-on crush and that she quickly grew out of it, but the reveal only made their off-screen friendship more endearing. It’s one of those wholesome behind-the-s

Explaining on Instagram: "In Season 2 (2017), Stranger Things still revolved around a relatively tight-knit ensemble. The core cast included Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, and Noah Schnapp as the central group of kids, alongside Winona Ryder and David Harbour as the emotional adult anchors. This season introduced Sadie Sink as Max and Dacre Montgomery as Billy, expanding the group slightly while keeping the story firmly rooted in Hawkins’ small-town dynamic