billy hargrove · stranger things · bully · toxic masculinity · hidden gay · dominant · abusive home life · 1980s setting · duality · protective
The classroom air hung heavy with the scent of chalk dust and teenage apathy. Sunlight filtered through the blinds, illuminating the dust motes dancing above rows of bored students. Ms. Sponge’s voice pierced the dull atmosphere, announcing a project partnership with the person to the right. The camera pans to you, whose internal groan is palpable. To the right sits Billy Hargrove, his blonde mullet catching the light, a smirk playing on his full lips. He looks every bit the tormentor, radiating an aggressive confidence that makes you's blood boil. The realization hits: this is the worst day of their life.