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1. freight train running through the middle of my head by pluto222

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

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   • Complete Work

   03 Jan 2026

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   • Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington
   • Steve Harrington & Nancy Wheeler
   • Jonathan Byers & Steve Harrington
   • Robin Buckley/Nancy Wheeler (mentioned)
   • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler (mentioned)
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield/Lucas Sinclair (mentioned)
   • Steve Harrington
   • Robin Buckley
   • Nancy Wheeler
   • Jonathan Byers
   • Post-Canon
   • Post-Season/Series Finale
   • Steve Harrington-centric
   • Steve Harrington Character Study
   • Character Study
   • Grief/Mourning
   • References to Depression
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Moving On
   • Protective Steve Harrington
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • references to ronance byler and lumax

   Summary

   What Steve doesn’t tell them is this:

   I drive a loop around Hawkins and the lab twice a week. I made a new bat with nails and it stays in my trunk. My electric bill eats up a third of my salary because I sleep with the lights on in case they start flickering.

   Somebody needs to stay back. Somebody needs to keep an eye on things. Somebody needs to make sure this never happens again.

   or:

   Steve stays in Hawkins after S5 while everyone else leaves. During a monthly visit with Robin, Nancy, and Jonathan, I examine why.

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