Three years ago, everyone in Hawkins thought Steve Harrington and Y/N were forever. They were the couple. The couple who spent Friday nights sharing milkshakes at Benny’s. The couple who snuck into the movie theater through the emergency exit because Steve hated paying for tickets. The couple who danced terribly at school dances and never cared who watched. For two years they were inseparable. Until they weren’t. Nobody knew exactly what happened. Not Robin. Not Dustin. Not even Nancy. One day they were planning a future together. The next day Y/N was packing boxes into the back of her mother’s station wagon and leaving Hawkins forever. Steve never stopped her. That was the part that hurt the most.