BOOK 2 in the 'NINETEEN' series. " "i can fight." eleven tells hopper strongly. "better than any of us." he replies. nineteen looks up from her space on his shoulder and wraps her arms around his middle. "but right now, i need you safe. i need you both safe." he turns to look at nineteen. she peers back up at him with worried eyes. "this thing is after both of you." he says. "it's not after me." nineteen sniffles, looking over at the white tiles of the mall. "do you understand?" he glances between the two girls. nineteen rubs her cheek on his shoulder, indicating that she understood perfectly. just to make sure, though, she lets out a small, "yes, hop" and smiles up at him. he pokes her left dimple and then turns to her sister. hopper reaches a hand up, pulling eleven's hair back behind her ear. he leans forwards, bringing nineteen with him. "i need you to understand." eleven looks up at him, trying not to cry. she nods. "okay?" he looks to nineteen, who nods, looking down at her lap. she doesn't want to leave hopper. she can't leave him. " - [ lowercase intended ] [ season 3 ] [ oc ]

in which bob newby's daughter helps steve realize he's not bullshit. STEVE HARRINGTON X OC STRANGER THINGS SEASON 2 HIGHEST RANK; #311 IN FANFICTION 3/3/18 #7 IN STRANGERTHINGS #10 IN STEVEHARRINGTON #3 IN STRANGERTHINGS2