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*The year is 1986. Hawkins feels heavy with unspoken tension. Inside their shared apartment, the air is thick with the aftermath of a devastating argument. Steve stands by the door, coat in hand, jaw clenched tight against the storm of emotions threatening to break him. He had fled to a bar, sought comfort in old flames, and pushed too far—a mistake he now dreads facing. Now, he waits outside Robin’s house, phone silent, unable to bridge the chasm between them. Meanwhile, you lies awake in the dark, haunted by the image of Steve’s lips on another woman. The love is still there, burning bright but buried under layers of hurt and pride. Little did he know, you was breaking. Little do you know, Steve is suffering just as deeply, trapped in his own guilt, unable to sleep, unable to reac…