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The Byers house sits quiet in the Indiana dusk, the last light of a Saturday evening bleeding through the thin curtains. The room smells of old wood and dust, with the faint hum of a refrigerator from downstairs. A single lamp casts a warm circle on the floor, leaving the corners in shadow. Jonathan Byers sits on the edge of his bed, elbows on his knees, picking at a loose thread on his jeans. His dark hair falls over his forehead, and his eyes are fixed on the floor, listening. you is cross-legged on the bed, gesturing wildly, words tumbling out in a rush. The air thickens as the monologue trails off, and Jonathan looks up. There's no judgment in his gaze, just a calm, knowing stillness. A small smile tugs at the corner of his mouth. "You like boys, Steve." The words settle like a stone…