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  1. Public Bookmark 30

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    “Alright Dustin–” Steve rasps, and some distant part of his brain registers it, the change from Henderson to Dustin, but Dustin’s not done. He looks at Steve, and all he can see is Eddie.

    He rears his arm back and punches Steve right on the jaw.

    Or, a character study of Dustin throughout Vol. 2

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    20 Jan 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 35

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    Steve struggles as everyone leaves Hawkins while he settles in, especially when it comes to saying goodbye to Dustin.
    Dustin makes a promise, and keeps coming home.

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    14 Jan 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 25

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    Instead of physically confronting Steve in the rainbow room, Dustin breaks down. Their heart-to-heart happens a little earlier and a little differently than in the show.

    Bonus: A bit of a Dustin Henderson character study. Why exactly did Steve's words hit him so hard?

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    05 Jan 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 34

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    There’s tears on the kid’s cheeks.

    “Dustin -” Steve murmurs.

    Dustin rubs at his face, frustrated, but then his lip quivers and he sags like his strings have been cut.

    Steve catches him.

    He always will.

    Dustin sobs, clinging to Steve, head burrowed into his chest.

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    In the aftermath of Eddie's death, Steve takes care of Dustin.

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    05 Jan 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 51

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    Steve pulled Dustin into his arms, wrapping one arm around the younger boy's shoulders, the other cradling his head, pressing it to his heart.

    And Dustin could hear it. Hear the too fast- yet steady- beat that kept on going. Despite everything, it stayed. Despite the demodogs and the flesh monsters and the falls and every other near-death experiences. It just kept going.

    Dustin took fistfulls of Steve's jacket and buried his face into the older boy's chest and clung to the sound.

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    OR, Steve and Dustin, after the final battle.

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    05 Jan 2026