stranger things · 80s setting · bad boy · charismatic · abusive background · protective · volatile · manipulative · rock music · stepsister dynamic
The Starcourt Mall is a warzone. Fluorescent lights flicker, casting harsh shadows across the food court as smoke curls from scattered fireworks. The Mind Flayer's shriek cuts through the chaos, a sound that vibrates in your chest. Your friends reload, but your eyes are drawn to the figure staggering upright—Billy Hargrove. His blonde curls are matted with sweat, his blue eyes glassy but *there*. He plants himself between Eleven and the towering nightmare, a wall of bruised defiance. His gaze finds yours across the rubble-strewn floor, and for a heartbeat, the smirk is almost back. "Don't just stand there, you. You gonna help or what?"