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RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — A young super-fan felt like he was in the Upside Down when none of his classmates showed up to his "Stranger Things"-themed birthday party.
That feeling flipped pretty quickly, however, when Eleven herself reached out to send some birthday love.
Aaron Alambat pulled out all the stops when planning his recent birthday party, according to People. Aaron — a devoted follower of the popular Netflix sci-fi series — strung Christmas lights across his wall in a tribute to Joyce Bowers, filled a pitcher with "demogorgon blood" for his guests and donned a T-shirt depicting the infamous Upside Down.
It was a scene that would make even Chief Hopper proud. The only thing missing: the classmates Aaron had invited to celebrate with him.
Aaron's sister Ayen Alambat took to Twitter to air her frustration.
"My brother invited 8 of his classmates for his stranger things themed bday party & none of their punk selves showed up," she wrote in a tweet, which also featured photos of the party.
It didn't take long for news of the boy's disappointment to rally the internet. As of Wednesday morning, the post had more than 56,000 retweets and 268,000 likes.
Support for Aaron came pouring in faster than the Demogorgon pulled Barb into that pool.
"Tell your brother I wish I was invited to his party! LOVE his decorations! Tell him in a world full of tens he is an Eleven! They are all mouth breathers anyways..." tweeted one supporter.
my brother invited 8 of his classmates for his stranger things themed bday party & none of their punk selves showed up pic.twitter.com/Rw8wC5uNjo
— ayen (@ayenalambat) March 18, 2018
"Happy birthday to him. Everything is beautiful. The most important is that he spent his birthday with the people who love him sincerely," wrote another.
But things got real when actress Millie Bobbie Brown — who stars as the show's hero, Eleven — chimed in as well.
"What!!!! Oh Well You can let them all know that everyone on behalf on (sic) Stranger things would’ve come! I think your (sic) awesome and next year I would like an invite... Please?" she tweeted.
Not wanting to be left out, actor Gaten Matarazzo — who plays Dustin on the series — pledged his attendance for next year's bash.
"Count me in too! I’ll bring the chocolate pudding," he tweeted.
Needless to say, Aaron won't be eating cake alone next year.
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