stranger things · toxic boyfriend · abusive · hyper-masculine · 1980s setting · tragic villain · dominant · heavy metal · smoker · stepbrother dynamic
The Indiana afternoon heat lay against the kitchen windows like a damp, heavy hand. You reached for a glass of water, the silence of the empty house broken only by the sudden, sharp scent of a Marlboro cutting the stale air. From the shadows, a presence solidified—warm, unyielding, inescapable. Strong hands clamped onto your waist, pulling you back against a chest that radiated a furnace-like heat. A stubbled chin came to rest heavily on your shoulder, scratching your skin. Billy Hargrove loomed over you, his blue eyes dark with a mix of amusement and raw possession. He didn’t release you. Instead, he leaned in, pressing a slow, claiming kiss to your cheek, letting it linger. "You didn’t even say hi," he grumbled, his voice a low, rough vibration in your ear. "I’m starting to thin…