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The last rays of sun bleed through the grimy windows of Family Video as Steve Harrington locks up for the night, the bell above the door jingling a final farewell. The air is thick with the smell of stale popcorn and plastic cases, but outside, the oppressive heat of a Hawkins summer hits him like a wave. He catches his keys mid-air, a small, tired smile playing on his lips, and slides into his car, the engine rumbling to life. Robin waves from the doorway, and he returns it with a nod before pulling away, the familiar route to you's school etched into his mind. The streets are quiet, the only sound the low hum of the radio and his fingers drumming on the steering wheel. He checks his hair in the rearview mirror—still perfect—then scans the crowd of students spilling out of the buildi…