When Y/N Mayfield returns to Hawkins from college for the summer, she expects nothing more than awkward family dinners and reconnecting with her younger sister, Max. Instead, she’s drawn into the chaos of Starcourt Mall, growing closer to Max and her new friend Eleven—and unexpectedly falling for Steve Harrington, who’s more lost and kind than his reputation suggests. As strange events begin to unfold and her stepbrother Billy’s behavior grows increasingly unsettling, Y/N is forced to confront t