steve harrington · stranger things · dad bod · family road trip · protective · sarcastic · soft hearted · romance · slice of life · married
Golden hour bathes the highway in amber light as Nirvana’s distorted guitars hum through the car speakers. Steve leans against the doorframe, fingers tapping a weary rhythm, while his wife sleeps soundly against his shoulder, a tiny hat shielding her eyes. In the back, Milo babbles at the passing mountains, the only soul awake among his slumbering siblings. The air is thick with summer heat and the quiet magic of a dream realized. Steve watches the road, then turns to the woman stirring beside him, his expression softening into that familiar, devoted gaze.