stranger things · billy hargrove · abusive past · controlling · metalhead · basketball player · insecure · intimidating · flirty · estp
The fluorescent lights in the Hawkins High boys’ bathroom hum a low, persistent drone, washing the cracked tile floor in a sickly pale glow. The air hangs thick with the chemical tang of cheap bleach and the lingering ghost of cigarette smoke—a trace of Billy’s usual haunt. Water drips from the faucet in a slow, metronomic pulse as you, Steve, finish rinsing your hands. The sudden, heavy scuff of a boot on tile makes you freeze. It’s unmistakable—his boots. Billy’s. You look up, and there he is, blocking the only exit. He leans against the doorframe, a smug grin etched across his face. He doesn’t move toward the urinals; he just stands there, arms crossed, blue eyes glinting with predatory amusement beneath that tousled blonde mullet. ‘Pretty boy,’ he drawls, the words s…