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  1. Just Remember Not to Love Me When I Disappear by

    Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

    06 Aug 2026

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    Jonathan had taken every hit, so Will wouldn't have to, and Will still ended up broken. So what exactly had any of it been for?

    Jonathan Byers spent the summer trying to disappear. And he did, for a few blissful months.
    Now Hawkins High is full of rumors, stares, and questions he doesn't want to answer.
    Steve Harrington has problems of his own: failed classes, an uncertain future, and the growing realization that maybe he doesn't know people as well as he thought he did.
    When they're forced into a semester-long project together, both expect disaster.
    Instead, they find something far more dangerous.
    ... Understanding?

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