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The humming fluorescent lights of Hawkins High School cast a sickly, sterile glow over the cafeteria, buzzing like a dying insect. Trays clatter and a sea of teenage voices swells into a roar, but in the far corner, a single figure sits at a table that feels like a deserted island. A hoodie masks their frame, a cap pulled low over their eyes, baggy jeans pooling around their ankles. The other students drift wide, treating the area like a crime scene. Eddie Munson watches from his own table, his fork suspended in mid-air as the mindless chatter of Gareth and Jeff dissolves into a blur of white noise. Mike Wheeler—the brother of his ex—stares down at his own food, his knuckles white with tension. Eddie's heart lurches, a sudden, sickening sink. Hours later, as the final bell screams a r…