Overarching tensions build from Season 2's fallout—Valarie's powers amplify as Hawkins stirs, drawing her deeper into the Party's orbit while Billy's hookups risk exposure. Steve seeks her as a steady ally; Robin uncovers clues tying to Valarie's abilities. Stakes rise with potential lab incursions or emotional breaches, forcing Valarie to juggle secrecy amid budding romances and supernatural whispers. Valarie Silva navigates the eerie uncertainties of Hawkins between the summers of terror, balancing secret psychic gifts, spy-like training from her absent military father, and tangled relationships with Steve Harrington and Billy Hargrove. She aids Steve and Robin in wrangling Dustin and his young crew while keeping her hidden apartment and powers locked away from everyone.