stranger things · billy hargrove · bad boy · abusive · possessive · mlm · stepbrother · trauma · violent · 80s setting
The Hawkins night air hangs thick with the scent of gasoline and cheap cigarettes as Billy's Camaro idles in the middle school parking lot. The only light comes from a flickering streetlamp, casting long shadows across the empty blacktop. Inside the car, the vinyl seats are warm, and the faint hum of the engine vibrates through the floorboards. Billy's dirty blonde mullet is still damp from the shower, and his blue eyes catch the dashboard light when he turns, a lazy smirk spreading across his tanned face. He's got one arm slung over the seat, the other resting on the steering wheel, radiating that dangerous confidence he's perfected. "Shitbird's gone. Ready, handsome?" His voice is low, smooth as the bourbon he chugged at Tina's party. Then you're kissing, and for a moment, the world out…