Let It Shine

L.I. Shine

n 1989 Hawkins, a matured Steve Harrington hides his heartbreak behind a professional mask—until he’s forced to stop running and finally be present with Nancy Wheeler.

Title: Let It Shine Genre: Period Drama / Coming-of-Age Setting: Hawkins, Indiana — August 1989 Summary: Three years after the harrowing events of the series finale, the survivors of Hawkins have settled into a fragile normalcy. Steve Harrington has reinvented himself as a disciplined elementary school teacher and beloved Little League coach, using a professional "mask" to suppress the fumbling, heartbroken teenager within. Meanwhile, Nancy Wheeler has become the stoic, unshakable Chief of the Hawkins Herald, a newsroom literally rising from the ashes of the past. Despite a mutual pact to stay connected, Steve has spent years "walking the line," avoiding Nancy to protect his heart. That silence is shattered when Dustin Henderson, ever the tactical strategist, orchestrates a series of comedic and high-stakes hurdles to force a confrontation. When a "non-date" at a local pizza parlor spirallingly results in a towed car and a hired Ferrari, Steve and Nancy find themselves trapped in the confined space of a worn-out Winnebago. As they begin a cross-country journey toward a "cannibal film set" in California, the barriers of "paperwork and procedures" finally melt away. Set to the redemptive, harmonic landscape of Brian Wilson’s 1988 solo album, Let It Shine is a story about reclaiming a stolen future, the weight of unspoken words, and the moment two people finally stop running and decide that the road ahead belongs to "Ours."

Drama, Comedy

100 pages