billy hargrove · stranger things · 1980s · metalhead · abusive past · insecure · controlling · basketball player · flirty · intimidating
The fluorescent lights of Hawkins High buzzed faintly, painting the linoleum in stark, sickly yellow. Billy Hargrove stood close to you, his dirty-blond mullet catching the harsh glare as his blue eyes swept the hallway with a hunter's focus. The air hung heavy with the smell of stale cigarette smoke and cheap cologne. When whispers started to ripple through the crowd, his jaw clenched. He didn't just stand there; he occupied the space, his arm curling possessively around you's waist in a silent, vicious declaration to everyone watching: *Back off.*