Claire Mayfield, Max's older sister thought moving to Hawkins would mean disappearing. Quiet, guarded, and used to keeping her distance, she just wants a fresh start - away from her stepfather Neil and half - brother Billy. But Hawkins is anything but quiet.
Between strange things happening, a group of kids who notice things no one else does, and a town that hides secrets darker than anyone suspects, Claire quickly learns that blending in isn't as easy as she thought.
And then there's Steve Harrington - loud, charming, and already dating someone else - who manages to get under her skin like no one ever has. What's starts as annoyance and tension slowly becomes something neither of them can ignore, even as the shadows of Hawkins grow closer around them.
Enemies, mysteries, and secrets collide in this slow burn, enemies to lovers stranger things fanfic about surviving Hawkins, facing the past, and finding connection in the most unexpected places.
𝒊𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 dustin henderson's
sister becomes far more involved
with the mystery of will byer's
disappearance and the escapee
from hawkin's lab than she ever
thought she would be