A year and a half after their lives took different turns, Julia and Joe are living in separate worlds: hers grounded in the routine of her New York bookstore, his swept up in filming projects across the globe. But when an unexpected reunion stirs up long-buried feelings, their paths slowly start to intertwine once more. **Sequel to The End of Beginning**

Y/N's relationship with Billy Hargrove has been falling apart for longer than she wants to admit-but it isn't until one night when things go too far that she realizes she can't ignore it anymore. With nowhere else to go, she ends up at Steve Harrington's house. But when Billy shows up looking for her, things escalate fast. Read to find out what happens! ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ 𝖲𝖳𝖤𝖵𝖤 𝖧𝖠𝖱𝖱𝖨𝖭𝖦𝖳𝖮𝖭 𝖷 𝖱𝖤𝖠𝖣𝖤𝖱

You are Ivy Buckley, Robin's one-year younger sister. You were never meant to be part of what's happening in Hawkins. But somehow, you get pulled into it anyway, into the darkness that is Hawkins, into something you were never supposed to see. And through all of it, there's Steve Harrington, your sister's best friend, the one person you can't stand. At least, that's what you tell yourself. But as everything around you begins to unravel something between you and him becomes impossible to ignore.

"I can't love you if you don't let me in" steve harrington x fem OC (season 5)

I handed Joe a coaster. That part was intentional. What followed wasn't. First part of a series, consisting of 20 chapters.

They were never supposed to like each other. Not in the hallways of Hawkins High. Not with unspoken tension, sharp words, and too many things left unsaid. She keeps her distance. Steve Harrington pretends he doesn't care. But the space between them is louder than anything they say out loud. Set in Hawkins, this story follows two people who clash, circle each other, and slowly realize that sometimes the strongest feelings grow where resistance lives the longest. It's about misunderstandings, stolen glances, jealousy that doesn't make sense yet, and emotions that arrive long before either of them is ready to face them. An enemies to lovers slow burn, filled with tension, quiet moments, and the kind of feelings that don't disappear just because you want them to. Because sometimes, the space between two people isn't distance - it's the beginning.