i'm on fire (гет)

She’s changed so much since this all began- she’s hardened, brazened. Nancy is tough and independent, something Steve has learned the hard way. But it’s only in this moment that he sees just how vulnerable she still is, and he wants to kick himself for it. How could he let his guard down? How could he drag them all down here? How could he let her become a target?
The others are yelling at him, he registers distantly, and he wishes he were more like Dustin and Nancy- he wishes he could think clearly in moments like this, when it mattered.
But all he can think about is Springsteen in his car and Nancy’s sweet voice and a smile that was just for him.
And so he sings.
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post 4x07, Steve brings Nancy back