Hawkins is lit with farewells, bittersweet endings, and new beginnings in interpersonal relationships on and off-screen. A subtle yet beautiful story beyond the screen from the most important chapters of the lives of its heroes. From their teenage years to adulthood, navigating the ups and downs of Tinseltown, Stranger Things stars have come a long way. Among them, Noah Schnapp, whose early years spent on the set are now culminating with Season 5, welcomes major changes not only for his character but also for his career. In the meantime, he has revealed who his on-set platonic crush has been for all these years.

Alongside the mind-numbing ending of the first Volume of Stranger Things 5, Schnapp made sure to keep the light-hearted moments up by gushing about his co-star.

Noah Schnapp has recently been honest about how the fifth season of the Netflix sci-fi epic brought him close to co-star Maya Hawke, who plays Robin. He explained that filming the emotional scenes between Will and Robin helped the duo develop a deeper, more personal connection. “I adore that woman. I had such a friend-crush on her through the years,” Schnapp told Variety, while gushing about Hawke and his admiration for her talent.

Speaking to the outlet, Schnapp characterized Hawke as a teacher, complimenting her for sharing the wisdom inherited from her A-lister parents, Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman. "I was like a sponge around her, taking all the knowledge, and I loved it," he said. He even considered her his role model in real life throughout the decade of evolving on the set of Stranger Things. For Schnapp, their bond was very real, significant, and came out of their chaotic times in Hawkins, as they finally prepare to leave the Upside Down for good, looking forward to a new start with a slate full. 

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Robin's monologue has left the viewers emotional, but Maya Hawke has other plans with a Pandora's box of projects ready to be opened. 

The road after Stranger Things leads Maya Hawke to an exciting Hollywood journey with several projects in the pipeline. She is going to appear in a new movie called Wishful Thinking, which is a romantic comedy written by and directed by Graham Parkes, and also starring Lewis Pullman. This new venture sure promises an interesting mixture of love and dreams with Randall Park, Jake Shane, Amita Rao, Eric Rahill, Kate Berlant, and Kerri Kenney-Silver rounding out the cast.

Another significant moment coming up is Hawke's career is her role as Wiress in the much-awaited prequel movie of The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. The project puts her in the center of a major franchise while letting the world see her versatility and knowledge beyond the world of supernatural dramas, which Noah Schnapp claims to have soaked up. 

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