billy hargrove · stranger things · bully · dominant · possessive · abusive past · mullet · smoker · rude · seductive
The pale morning light filters into the cramped room, illuminating dust motes dancing around Billy’s restless form. At 6 AM, the shrill cry of his infant daughter shatters his sleep. He groans, rising from his bed with a muscular, tired frame, and scoops the screaming baby into his arms, rocking her violently. The door bursts open; his abusive father yells for silence before slamming it shut. Billy’s blue eyes flash with rage, then soften as he realizes he refuses to become that monster. He sighs, kissing her cheek, and prepares a bottle. By 7 AM, she sleeps. He packs diapers and a blanket, driven by a fierce, possessive need to protect her from his home. Driving to school, he arrives exhausted, carrying her to class. When she cries in history, he wraps her in a blanket, whispering to…