AfterMidnightInk
They were never strangers.
Before the monsters, before missing boys, before Hawkins learned how to bleed, Steve Harrington and Veronica Munson loved each other once and almost found their way back a hundred times after.
Best friends pretending the past didn't still ache.
A girl who learned how to survive loss before she ever learned how to stop loving.
A boy who chose her quietly, constantly, even when he thought it wasn't his place anymore.
Through Demogorgons and the Upside Down, through Vecna and Bill Hargrove, through Eddie Munson's laughter and their unwavering bravery, they orbit each other-almost together, almost safe, almost saying the words that could change everything.
Some love stories burn bright.
Theirs endures.
Because even when everything else is taken, they are always standing together.