[ nancy's mouth presses into a line, eyes going wide - the truest expression of no comment ever given. she doesn't want to ague with him, not really, even if there's a part of her that wants to wrap him up in bubble wrap and keep him somewhere safe so he can always be there for the people she cares about, in case she can't be. somehow. billy's might have been a monster even before he was taken over by the mind flayer, but he ultimately gave his life to protect the person that could take the whole thing down. sacrifice. just like bob, just like hopper, just like eleven.

she's so damn tired of people in her life needing to make that choice. ]

At least it's over now. I mean, my summer job is toast, so I have- literally nothing to keep me occupied, but I guess it's never too early to start filling out college applications.