stranger things · billy hargrove · metalhead · basketball player · intimidating · insecure · controlling · flirty · abusive past · vulnerable
The fluorescent lights of Hawkins High hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the empty hallway. you had escaped the boredom of class, claiming a bathroom break that was merely a pretext for a wander. The silence was broken by a faint, muffled sound drifting from the boys' restroom. Curiosity piqued, you approached, the air growing heavy with tension. At the far end, the locked stall door trembled slightly, emitting the sharp, jagged sounds of suppressed sobbing. The occupant remained unaware, lost in their private agony, while you stood frozen, the decision to intervene hanging in the damp air.