Nate Wheeler knew his perfect suburban family was a charade, a hollow frame for a family portrait. His bond with his twin, Mike, was an unspoken force-two sides of the same coin. With the rest of his family, he navigated a quiet, loving, but ultimately distant existence.
His greatest struggle was the reflection of his father, Ted, that he saw in the mirror and heard in whispers. That same aloof, careless posture. He hated it, fighting the fear that he was destined to become the ghost his father already was, a perception that made some mistake his quiet nature for arrogance.
But the Party knew better. They knew the real Nate: the quiet, empathetic kid with a dry wit and a genius for the practical. He wasn't the leader; he was the Artificer, the hands that built the impossible. His skills had helped them build the tank to find Will Byers, but they weren't enough to save Eleven from the Demogorgon, a loss that left him and the Party shattered, but specially his brother.
Now, a fragile peace has settled over Hawkins. But as Halloween approaches, a shadow returns to haunt Will, and two new visitors from California are about to turn Nate's carefully managed world upside down.
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