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  1. you knew it still hurts underneath my scars (from when they pulled me apart) by

    Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

    04 Jan 2026

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    “You’re just like me, Henry. A vessel.”

    That word, thrown back at him for the first time, made Henry’s heart ache. It rang true in a way that made him want to claw his chest open. The very air he breathed felt foreign, like it was invading his lungs.

    “But you can resist it.” Henry’s eyelids flickered. This time when he inhaled, the breath felt more like his own. But the Mind Flayer, sensing his internal struggle, whispered to him again.

    *You cannot resist me, Henry. Do not try. You and I… we are one.*

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    A rewrite of the cave scene in the Stranger Things finale where Henry Creel unpacks some major baggage and gets his shot at redemption.

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