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- Title from "Party" by Queen
After defeating Vecna and the Mind Flayer, destroying the Upside Down, and losing his sister all in the span of just a few hours, Will Byers had finally reached graduation and was ready to leave Hawkins and move on with his life.
Although still dealing with the grief that comes from losing a family member, Will was quietly thriving. He had been accepted to a progressive art college in a big city and despite the fact they were all moving around the country, he was closer than ever to his friends.
Or at least that's what he thought until Stacey's party happened. Everything was normal that morning at the graduation ceremony, and later on that evening when playing D'n'D in the Wheeler's basement, even at the beginning of the party. But the next morning when Will woke up at Max's house instead of Mike's, he realised something had obviously gone terribly wrong at some point during the night.
The problem was, Will had gotten so drunk that he had no recollection of what had happened. All he knew was that whatever it was, it had been so bad that Mike was no longer speaking to him. Now, he had to face going to college, once again in a different state to his best friend but this time no sister to keep communication between them.
Throughout the course of the new academic year Will struggles with trying to remember what happened at the party, and reconnect with Mike, while also juggling new classes and relationships. Will he ever figure out why Mike won't speak to him anymore? Will he forever be hung up on his lifelong love for his best friend, or will he find a new, more mature love in a new friend?