FORGET ABOUT ME, Steve Harrington

ABIGAIL HENDERSON never thought she'd fade into the background - it just sort of happened. As Dustin Henderson's elder sister, she learned early how to be responsible, patient, and quietly brave. Either way, she was still slightly nerdy and endlessly observant. Working at Scoops Ahoy for the summer of 1985 was meant to be temporary. Just a job. Just ice cream. Just a sailor uniform she hated. But somewhere between late-night shifts, whispered conversations, and the flickering neon lights of Starcourt Mall, Abigail realised she was standing in the middle of something far bigger - something dangerous. And standing far too close to someone she was trying desperately not to care about.
STEVE HARRINGTON was impossible to miss. Former king of Hawkins High, professional babysitter, and now reluctantly scooping ice cream, Steve wore confidence like armour. His smile came easy, his charm even easier. He pretended rejection didn't sting, that being left behind didn't hurt, that he didn't care whether people remembered him once they moved on. But beneath the hair and bravado was a boy terrified of becoming insignificant. Steve filled every space he entered. People loved him for it. They admired him. They expected him to shine. What they didn't expect was how quickly he noticed Abigail Henderson. How she lingered at the edges. How she understood him without asking questions. How she stayed.

As Starcourt Mall becomes the epicentre of secrets, codes, and looming danger, Steve and Abigail are forced closer together - past teasing remarks and shared eye-rolls, past assumptions they'd made about each other, past the fear of being forgotten.
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DON'T YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME) - simple minds
To be remembered; to matter; to leave a mark that doesn't fade -

"Do you ever worry about disappearing, Henderson?"
"Only if no one's looking."

STRANGER THINGS ➸ SEASON 3
(OC x Steve Harrington)
started: summer 2022 - REWRITE 2026