"Guess that's why you're here to teach 'em," he says. "I mean, shit, kid, you can't stop 'em from being afraid. That's... part of the package. A shitty part, but still a part. All you can do is just make sure you're the safe space they need."

He had been that for Sara. With Eleven, he had failed more than he wants to think on, but he's going to do better now. He has to. He's been better for Beverly.