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  1. you'd been born to bleed, little soldier by

    Fandoms: The Black Phone (Movies - Derrickson), Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

    10 Feb 2026

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    Steve Harrington always knew you can never escape your past. He just didn't think it could catch up to him this easily.

    “How am I talking to you?” she asks. “Is this real?”
    Steve nods even though no one can see him, the motion instinctive. “Yeah. Yeah, it’s real.”
    He forces himself to keep going. “Are you hurting anywhere?”
    “No,” Barb whispers. “I don’t think so.”
    A beat.
    “But it’s cold.”

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