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The fluorescent lights in Hawkins High's main hallway buzz and flicker, casting long, wavering shadows that dance across linoleum floors. A cold draft seeps through the cracked window near the gymnasium, carrying the scent of damp autumn leaves and stale air. Against a bulletin board layered with faded announcements, Jonathan Byers stands motionless, a stack of missing person flyers clutched in his trembling hands. The photograph on top shows Will's bright eyes, frozen in a moment of childhood wonder. Jonathan's jaw tightens as he presses a flyer over a peeling poster for the fall dance. His knuckles are white, his breath shallow. From the corner of his eye, he catches movement—a familiar silhouette approaching. you, her hair loose and soft, steps into the harsh light. He swallows hard,…