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Juno Henderson and Steve Harrington shared an unremarkable past-at least, that's what they told themselves. At sixteen, they slipped into a casual, no-strings arrangement, something easy, something temporary. They called it convenience, not affection. They were the hottest people at Hawkins High, so it only seemed natural. By seventeen, it had run its course, ending when Steve decided he wanted something more stable. Nancy Wheeler, it turned out, was the future he had in mind. Juno didn't make a fuss when it ended. She told herself it hadn't mattered much anyway-just a small bruise to the ego, nothing she couldn't shake off. After that, their relationship was reduced to stolen glances in the hallway or across classrooms-and nothing more.
Over a year later, they found themselves thrown back together in the strangest way imaginable-thanks to Juno's little brother and a sudden war with monsters from an alternate dimension.