"Five years," he says, nodding. "Most of it on my- well, no, that's not right. I haven't been on my own."

Eleven had only arrived recently, given how long he's been here, but he's had Beverly almost right from the start. Maybe he hadn't had many people from Hawkins, only Steve for the longest time, but Beverly has been living with him for a long time now.

"There's this kid, although I guess she's not a kid anymore," he starts. "She's eighteen now. Graduated high school. I've been looking after her almost this whole time, she's... she's my kid now. As much as El is."