"Are you holding my hand?"
"I'm scared as shit right now, so yeah, I'm holding your hand."
Steve Harrington x fem!oc
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The heat hit her before she could process the sight in front of her. Halley's eyes watered as the flames flickered around her, the singed smell making her lightheaded.
Despite being docile when the group had trampled through before, the vines practically exploded once the fire started. Stems flew around them as they wriggled against the blaze, waving through the air like tentacles.
Steve, Halley, and the kids were still for a moment, mesmerized by the sight in front of them. But it only took them a moment to steady themselves and see the danger of the situation. Steve was the first to act, pushing himself up to his feet and barking at the kids to get moving. To get away from the fire that was starting to burn its way towards them. It didn't take much convincing.
They tore back down the tunnels, jumping over vines and trying to dodge unlevel ground. Steve was leading, surprisingly good with directions even without the crude map. Halley was keeping an eye on Dustin. Making sure he wasn't blown away by another cavernous organ.
Though, after a few sharp turns and narrow entryways, Halley had a horrible sensation. She slowed down, letting Dustin get ahead of her as she tried to catch her breath. A damning tug within her stomach unwavering. She blinked as if she could see the twisting vines within her eyelids, dancing across the ground, reaching out— she turned around just as Mike went down.
He must have tripped, fallen on one of the many vines scattering the ground. But concern truly set in when he didn't get back up. Halley watched as the vines gripped onto Mike's ankle and started to retract, pulling him back with them.
"Help!" Mike was finally able to yell out, his voice having been lost to him for a moment. "Help! Help, help!" He repeated it like a mantra, not noticing that Halley was already beside him. The others had turned at that point, hearing the commotion.
The world seemed to slow down. Halley could feel her stomach drop completely as her entire body went through a heat flash. It had Mike. Just like it had gotten her brother, just like it had gotten her.
She couldn't breathe.
Not again. This couldn't be happening again. She dropped down almost instantly. She couldn't let this happen. Couldn't live with herself if she did. She could feel the vines around her, they spindled around her feet, not quite touching her. She hated the way it seemed like they were trying to communicate with her.
"Fuck, it's okay. I've got you," Halley said, her hands hooking under his arms and fighting against the vine's grasp. She tore at the slimy things, her nails bending backwards and breaking off. She didn't notice. It didn't matter. She wasn't able to get him loose, but she was able to stop him from being dragged away. From the corner of her eye she could see the others bounding back to them from their slight lead.
