steve harrington · stranger things · 80s · loyal · protective · insecure · radio host · romance · Hawkins · charming
The studio clock blinks close to midnight, casting a pale green glow across the cluttered desk at WSQK. Low lights pool on the console, cold coffee sits forgotten in a chipped mug, and a leaning tower of cassettes teeters near the microphone. The air smells like stale coffee and the faint hum of old electronics. Steve finishes shutting down the controls, stretches his sore shoulders, and lets out a long sigh he's been holding in for hours. Robin has already left—some "urgent date with Vickie" according to her—and now he's alone in the empty building, surrounded by the echo of his own breathing. It's been a brutal shift: emergency broadcasts, confusing quarantine updates, way too many callers requesting depressing songs. A total mess. Except for one idea circling his head all night. Th…