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    “N-No! You can’t c-call the kids, ok-kay?! They’re not responsible f-for me. I’m an adult, B-Billy. I c-can handle it. I probably just g-got the flu, like you t-told Coach.”

    “Princess, this is not the flu. I don’t want to freak you out or scare you or anything, but unfortunately I’ve seen some horrible shit in my life, and I can say for damn sure that you’re suffering from either Major Touch Withdrawal or the early stages of Acute Isolation Syndrome.”

    Steve huffed and flopped back onto the couch, pretending the move was intentional and not because his legs suddenly gave out from under him.

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    Steve, suddenly cut off from the people he considered pack, notices his body starting to shut down. Billy, an aggressive new Alpha at Hawkins High, understands exactly what's going on: Steve is showing the early symptoms of Acute Isolation Syndrome, which can be fatal if left untreated. Shockingly, Billy offers to help Steve out in secret - for Max's sake, of course.

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