Lucas Sinclair

Character
Name:	Lucas Sinclair
Occupation:	MIddle Schooler
Relationships:	Erica Sinclair (sister), Max Mayfield (partner), Mike Wheeler (friend), Dustin Henderson (friend), Will Byers (friend), Eleven (friend)
Fandom:	Stranger Things
Other:	Played by Caleb McLaughlin Lucas Sinclair by MartianPictures (2017)
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Lucas Sinclair is a fictional character from the Stranger Things television series, and is portrayed by Caleb McLaughlin.

Canon

Lucas Sinclair is a member of The Party and major character in all seasons. In season one, Lucas is reluctant to help Eleven (Jane Hopper), suggesting that she escaped from the local asylum. He was reluctant to trust her, and became distant from the party as a result. Towards the end of season one, he joins back together with the rest of the party to help protect Eleven who later destroyed the Demogorgon. In season two, Lucas meets Max Mayfield which results in arguing between Dustin Henderson and Lucas about who should get to date her. Later, Lucas grows closer to Max and the begin dating, which leads to Max becoming a Party member. Lucas is threatened by Max's older brother Billy Hargrove, who dislikes Lucas because he's black, but Lucas remained with Max. He later helps the Party and Steve Harrington set fire to the tunnels underneath the town dug by Demodogs, to draw the monsters away from Eleven while she attempted to close The Gate. In season three, Lucas worked together with the Party to fight the Mind Flayer and close the Gate once and for all. He and the rest of the Party attacked the Mind Flayer with fireworks in Starcourt Mall.

Fandom

As of August 2020, Lucas Sinclair is the tenth most popular character in the Stranger things fandom on Archive of Our Own.

As of August 2020, there were 4,697 works that included Lucas Sinclair on Archive of our own.

In fic written after the post-s4 boom of 2022, Lucas is usually portrayed as faithful partner and caretaker to Max. They are often a side-pairing in fics centering other pairings; Max and Lucas's future wedding is the setting for several Steddie fics.

It is notable, but not exceptional, that Lucas himself is very rarely portrayed as the central character in fanworks, or as part of a slash pairing (see Race and Fandom.)

Fan Art

• [1] by Sherly Poison
• [2] by ELMishkn
• [3] by ItsThatByersBoy
• [4] by ItsVerauko

Fanfiction

• you were warm when everything was cold by lesbianrobin (2022.) Post-s4 Lucas character study.
• balancing on one wounded wing by thewestwinged (2022.)

Ressources

• Lucas Sinclair AO3 tag
• Max/Lucas AO3 tag
• lumax fics where lumax is the centric ship AO3 collection (32 works as of Sept 2022)