[ He huffs out a breath, figuring he should be glad that Billy didn’t didn’t try and pull him down. And for a moment Steve thinks it’s the end of it until Billy speaks up.
The question makes that guilt bubble up inside Steve again, because, yeah, he was sorry that Billy had to endure what he did, but he was guilty that he couldn’t save Max. He’d been so vigilant. Wouldn’t let her out of his sight for too long, stuck close by, then, what? He just let her put herself out there as bait while he was stuck in the Upside Down. ]
He left. Max and Sue moved to the trailer park. Max - [ Steve isn’t going to try and open that can of worms. Not right now. He has to at some point, he knows that, but this isn’t the place for it. ] - Misses you. Or thinks about you, but I think she misses you in her … Max way.
[ Honestly, Steve’s not even sure if he should have said that much. He regrets it as soon as he says it but doesn’t everyone want people to still think about them when they’re gone? ]
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The question makes that guilt bubble up inside Steve again, because, yeah, he was sorry that Billy had to endure what he did, but he was guilty that he couldn’t save Max. He’d been so vigilant. Wouldn’t let her out of his sight for too long, stuck close by, then, what? He just let her put herself out there as bait while he was stuck in the Upside Down. ]
He left. Max and Sue moved to the trailer park. Max - [ Steve isn’t going to try and open that can of worms. Not right now. He has to at some point, he knows that, but this isn’t the place for it. ] - Misses you. Or thinks about you, but I think she misses you in her … Max way.
[ Honestly, Steve’s not even sure if he should have said that much. He regrets it as soon as he says it but doesn’t everyone want people to still think about them when they’re gone? ]