His Suzie {StevexBilly} (Harringrove) (Stranger Things)

Relationships

"It was right here!" Max stands before a wall at the end of the hall. Nancy, Robin, and Dustin stand there looking at her, worried. "It was so real...?"

Steve, though, he's past worried. He's upset and mad but only at himself.

"We're just oozing stress and anxiety, aren't we...?" Robin says after taking a look back at Steve.

Nancy frowns at the floor, talking to Max, "what does this mean, exactly?"

"I mean, those files... Chrissy, Fred, they both went through the same thing, everyone had these symptoms- b-bad headaches, trouble sleeping, cold sweat, and... these visions that only kept getting worse."

Steve is behind the group, one hand on his hip as the other hands' nails are being bitten away.

Max swallows hard before speaking. "They both got their first vision... 24 hours before they died."

Nancy squeezes Robins arm, she has been holding it since Max started talking. She's scared for Max. She admires her so much and after what happened to Billy, everyone wishes they could just help Max get away from all this madness.

"I don't know how long I have..." Max continues talking but someone decides to walk away from this.

Steve feels it's better to go back to the counselor's office to be alone as he feels himself getting more and more uneasy.

He pushes the door open, which draws Dustin's attention.

Robin looks back to see Dustin following Steve as she hears Max and Nancy talking.

"Steve... Calm down, man. Calm down, ok? We can fix this--"

"No... We can't..." Steve is having trouble breathing.

"Yes, we can. We always do--"

"No, Henderson! We cannot fix this!" Steve's hands go from his head to the air. "You don't understand, ok?! She was my responsibility!'

"That's not true." Dustin whispers.

"Yes, it is! I had one job- one fucking job! I had to take care of her. Did I do that? No. I failed. I failed..." He goes silent as the air leaves his chest.

Him, Dustin knows who Steve feels he failed. He hugs himself as he debates whether it's a good time to try and go to comfort his friend.

It isn't. Not yet.

Steve looks at him through his teary eyes. "This has been happening to her for five days." He can barely let out any words.

"I know..."

"How did I not notice this, man? How? W-was I too caught up in grieving Billy that I couldn't see what was happening to her? I mean, she came to me, at the store, you know this. She- she- she came to talk and at first, I didn't wanna listen, but- but then we talked. I- I don't- I didn't see--"

Dustin decides it's time to get closer, "don't do this, man... Don't blame yourself. You know it's not your fault..."

Steve shakes his head repeatedly, frozen in place as Dustin reaches to hold him. Steve is crumbling apart. He couldn't save Billy ~he thinks to himself~ but at the very least, he should've tried harder to save Max from this fate.

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"Hey, Billy...?" Steve stares at the ceiling as they both lie on the floor in opposite directions with their heads next to each other, "what's it like... Having a sister?"