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  1. Retry 1985 by

    Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

    06 May 2026

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    When Steve woke up in 1983 after dying in 1986, he had a few goals. Make Nancy Wheeler fall in love with him. Get into college. Save his friends. Save the world. Etc.

    All this should have been easy, since he’s lived it before… right? Wrong.

    Now, in spring 1985, Nancy Wheeler is very much not in love with him; Steve has been anxiously awaiting an admission decision from Indiana University; Tommy and Barb have been dead for months; and Jonathan Byers has started having bad, bad dreams.

    Steve is just as confused as ever. (In more ways than one, thanks to Eddie Munson and whatever it is that they’ve got going on.)

     

    (Sequel to Retry 1983)

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