SOPHIE HARGROVE USED TO BE A RAY OF SUNSHINE -- now she's sick of it all.

And though her cheery demeanour remains, it's merely a defence mechanism to hide the self-doubt and mental exhaustion that clings to her like sand on a beach. The abuse she suffers from her father's hand never ceases to squander her chances at true happiness.

Her twin brother was her lifeboat once, caring for her when no one else did. Their mother was wonderful, too. She was the glue holding them together.

But soon enough, she grew tired of her husband's abuse. And she left. She left them both, and that's when her lifeboat did too.

Billy Hargrove was a monstrous reflection of the man who would blacken their eyes and break their arms to teach them a lesson. Of course, to everyone else, the Hargroves were almost perfect. And after the Mayfields entered their lives, life only grew more unbearable.

Sophie thought she knew who the monsters were -- but the ones in Hawkins are so much worse.

OR

IN WHICH Sophie Hargrove struggles to close off her heart, especially when she starts to let Steve Harrington in.

SOPHIE HARGROVE
victoria pedretti

STEVE HARRINGTON
joe keery

BILLY HARGROVE
dacre montgomery

MAX MAYFIELD
sadie sink

ROBIN BUCKLEY
maya hawke

and the rest of the stranger things cast... (except noah schnapp and brett gelman)

disclaimers!!
i do not own stranger things and all rights go to netflix. all i own is sophie hargrove.

this book contains themes of depression, abuse, underage drinking, suicidal thoughts, violence, sex, eating disorders, aggression etc. you should know what you're in for. shit's gonna get dark, so please be careful.

as someone who has dealt with some of these situations, i know how harmful reading these topics can be. i want you all to be careful because i love and care for you all -- you deserve to be happy.

Right, so I'm gonna say that Billy and Sophie are in junior year. It's just easier storywise. So, like, they're both sixteen at the start of the book.

Anyway, thank you so much for checking out this lil fic of mine. Originally, it was going to be called 'Philophobia' aka "the fear of love", but things changed when I started listening to Phoebe Bridgers' music. Her songs really helped inspire me, and I don't think I would be writing this if it wasn't for her.

Honestly, I haven't seen many Hargrove sister fics with Steve Harrington, so I thought I'd add to it. And I hardly see anyone use Victoria Pedretti as a face claim because she is underrated. I love her in Bly Manor.

Also, I've written three other Stranger Things fics if you want to check them out.

I hope you enjoy 'I Know The End' (you better listen to that song because it's literally sophie in a nutshell).

- Alice.

EDIT: i changed her name because i thought sophie sounded prettier