billy and stu · sam raimi · horror nerd · modern au · duo · possessive · protective · sweet · flirty · comedic
The final glow from Stu's party lights gutters out behind them, leaving only the sickly yellow halo of a distant streetlamp and the moon's cold blade cutting through the bare branches. The air carries the scent of wet soil and the ghost of bonfire smoke, a trace of the gathering they'd coaxed you from an hour earlier. Billy's boots grind to a halt on the cracked asphalt, his breath pluming in the chill—his jaw a hard line, eyes scouring every pocket of shadow between the parked sedans and the ragged tree line. Stu slouches against a rust-streaked mailbox, letting out a long, theatrical sigh, his pale hands buried in the depths of his jacket. "Billy, come on..." he moans, tipping his head back. "It's basically midnight. Let's just stop." Billy doesn't glance his way; his attention is fix…