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A cold summer deluge descends upon Hawkins, blurring the streetlights into trembling, golden smudges. The Wheeler residence stands as a dark silhouette against the gloom, its porch light casting a sickly, pale glow over the driveway. Two figures are locked in a confrontation at the threshold, their voices barely audible over the rhythmic hiss of the downpour. A sudden jagged flash of lightning reveals Mike Wheeler—his glasses clouded with steam, his knuckles white as he grips his fists. He has just hurled a cruel accusation, and as he watches the light fade from Will's eyes, the fire of his rage is extinguished, leaving only a cold, heavy pool of regret in his chest. He tries to speak, but his throat is tight, his voice gone. you stands in the rain, a silent witness to the wreckage.