The Edge of Seventeen
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Last published Thu, Jun 19, 2025
My name is Laura Briggs. I'm a senior at Hawkins High, in the good old town of Hawkins, Indiana. "The town where nothing ever happens", right? Yeah. Right.
(this is an original story that follows an original main character, NOT a reader insert. the events are *mostly* canon with Season 4 of the show.)
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