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In Hawkins, in the fall of 1983, Daphne has learned to keep everything under control: the house, her brother James, her emotions. Being strong has become a habit. Protecting, a mission. Feeling, a luxury she doesn't allow herself.
But when Will disappears into thin air and the town begins to crumble under the weight of something invisible, Daphne realizes that it's not a simple disappearance. There's something moving in the shadows. Something watching. And she can't protect everyone.
As James and his friends get closer to a mystery bigger than themselves, Daphne stays behind-a spectator, a guardian, a sister. And along the thin line between what's real and what shouldn't be, her path will intertwine with those who, like her, still don't know which side to take.
Because sometimes the monster isn't alone in the darkness of the woods.
Sometimes it's the fear of not being enough.
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• Season One
• Steve Harrington x OC
• Slow burn
• Strangers to lovers
• Stranger Things Fanfic
• 1/5 book of the series "Between Two Worlds"