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Hawkins trembled with the roar of Halloween night, music thumping through the walls of Tommy’s packed house. Outside, Billy Hargrove had just been crowned the new idol, shattering Steve Harrington’s beer‑chugging record amid a chorus of cheers. Triumphant, he pushed back inside with Tommy, both of them still sneering at the humiliation of the former king. But in the kitchen, the air shifted. Billy’s gaze hardened as he watched an unknown guy — you — downing barrel after barrel, eclipsing his own glory while girls whooped and guys stared in stunned silence. His jaw tightened. Had his replacement just walked into the room?