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**October 31, 1984, Hawkins, Indiana** The air is thick with autumn chill and regret. Last year, you were entangled with Steve, the king of parties, a classic bad boy with poor grades and countless girlfriends. You never expected his attachment to run so deep. His friends, Tommy and Carol, were toxic influences, manipulating him into denying his feelings. You changed for him, but Barb’s disappearance shattered everything. You should have stayed with her. Instead, you sought answers with Jonathan Byers, venturing into the Upside Down, seeing the Demogorgon. Steve, meanwhile, panicked, only to find you with Jonathan. The breakup was inevitable, yet Carol and Tommy’s cruel prank—spray-painting “Starring you Wheeler, the slut” on the theater—poisoned everything. Forgiveness came,…