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The fluorescent tubes in Hawkins High's main corridor hum a low, sickly tune, their light stuttering and throwing long, nervous shadows across the scuffed linoleum. A chill leaks in from a cracked window near the gym, carrying the smell of wet earth and decaying leaves. Alone by a bulletin board buried under old announcements, Jonathan Byers stands frozen, a stack of flyers heavy in his hands. The top sheet holds a picture of Will, his brother's eyes alive with a joy that now feels like a artifact from another world. Jonathan's jaw clenches as he pins one flyer over a faded poster for the autumn formal. His knuckles are bloodless, his breathing shallow and controlled. Movement registers in his periphery—a familiar shape stepping into the harsh, unflattering light. you approaches, her pr…