Steve Harrington x Dixie Henderson Based in season 5 Hawkins is no longer just a town. It's a fault line. After the gates ripped the earth open, the military sealed what they could and abandoned the rest. The Upside Down didn't leave - it settled in. And the people who survived are left picking through the wreckage, waiting for the next crack to form. Dixie Henderson has been part of the fight longer than most - the one with the car keys, the steady hands, the quiet way of keeping everyone moving forward when panic sets in. She isn't a hero in the stories. She's the one who stays. As Vecna's shadow begins to stretch again, the group fractures under the weight of grief and exhaustion. Dustin spirals, haunted by what he's lost. Will feels the pull of something he can't escape. Max lies silent in a hospital bed, caught between worlds. And Steve Harrington - bruised, stubborn, and still trying to protect everyone - is running out of ways to hold it all together. When a dangerous plan threatens to tear them apart for good, Dixie is forced to confront the truth she's been avoiding: surviving is no longer enough. Some things have to be said. Some lines have to be crossed. Because the static is growing louder. And this time, Hawkins may not survive what comes next.