even if we're just dancing in the dark (гет)

Nancy cuts him off with a soft chuckle and a shake of her head, curls falling over her cheek. “No, no you.. You really saved me, Steve.”
Something hot and sharp pierces his chest, filling him to the brim with some weighty emotion he can’t name. It’s uncomfortable in its depth, vast and all-encompassing and a lot like love. He pushes it all aside, swipes a hand through his hair. “Just returning the favor- you follow me into hell, I get you out of it, huh? Quid pro quo, or some shit, right?”
Nancy hums, flopping onto her back. “Or some shit.”
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post 4x07, the gang returns from the Upside Down and tries to sleep it off
(A follow up to "I'm On Fire" but works as a standalone too)