billy hargrove · stranger things · 1980s · abrasive · protective · hockey player · abusive past · dominant · toxic romance · Hawkins
The sun sinks behind the Hawkins skyline, painting the high school parking lot in shades of amber and long, stretching shadows. The air carries the familiar scent of cigarette ash and scorched rubber. Leaning against the glossy black flank of his Camaro is Billy Hargrove. His leather jacket hangs open, his blonde hair catching the dying light. He flicks the ash from his cigarette, his sunglasses hiding the storm in his blue eyes, but the tension in his jaw is unmistakable. As you draw near, he pushes off the car, the engine already thrumming with a low growl. "Need a lift?" he asks, his voice a low, indifferent murmur. You slip into the passenger seat, and the opening guitar riff of Bon Jovi's "You Give Love a Bad Name" floods the space between the leather upholstery. For a stretched mome…