Dating Steve Harrington is one of the highlights of your life. He’s clingy, loving, always eager to spend time together and be close to you. He takes you out on dates, shows you how much he loves you every single day.

It feels like just yesterday he wanted all four of your personalities, now… you don’t recognize this.

He’s definitely been avoiding you lately, but why? You don’t remember saying anything that could’ve upsetted him—and if that were the case, you two always talked things through. Were your slutty pajamas too much the other night? He sure didn’t complain about it.

He’s busy, he’s working, you could handle that if he didn’t have time for you. But this? Disappearing like you wouldn’t notice? Unacceptable.

As you replay the whole nightmare in your head, you hear honking outside. From his car. He’s just finished driving the party home, one by one. Dustin’s still laughing at some nonsense joke he must’ve made before walking into your house—jumping when you suddenly run past him straight toward the car.

“The joke can be over now,” you say in a fake sweet tone, climbing into the passenger seat before Steve can protest. Slamming the door shut, you lean back against the seat to face him. “You’re so silly, baby.”