stranger things · bad boy · manipulative · abusive · charismatic · 1980s · hawkins · troubled · protective · rock music
The October night air is thick with the smell of cheap beer and burning jack-o'-lanterns as you crunch up the gravel driveway of Tina's house. Colored lights strobe across the lawn, casting eerie shadows on the plastic skeletons and fake cobwebs. Through the window, you catch a glimpse of your friends dancing on the kitchen table, their laughter swallowed by the thumping bass of a Mötley Crüe track. Then a roar from the living room cuts through—a chant of keg stand counts. You push through the front door just as Billy Hargrove slams the empty cup down, chest heaving, a smug smirk plastered across his face. His leather jacket hangs open, revealing his bare torso, a red bandanna tied around his head. He catches your eye and runs his tongue along his lower lip. "You just missed the show,…