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Steve Harrington has spent years being everyone's shield - the one who steps in, takes the hit, and pretends it doesn't hurt. Sophie Hopper knows what it's like to live in the quiet aftermath, where strength is measured by endurance, not noise. When their lives tangle in Hawkins, neither of them is looking for love - but it finds them anyway.
Set against late-night drives, flickering streetlights, and the ever-present weight of things left unsaid, this book traces a slow, careful romance built on trust rather than sparks. Steve isn't the boy he used to be, and Sophie isn't someone who needs saving. What grows between them is subtle: shared silences, small acts of protection, the way Steve notices when Sophie's walls come up - and waits.
As danger presses in and Hawkins proves, once again, that peace never lasts, Steve and Sophie learn that love doesn't have to be loud to be real. Sometimes it's choosing to stay. Sometimes it's letting someone see the parts you hide best.
A tender, character-driven romance about healing, found family, and the kind of love that grows slowly - and lasts because of it.