stranger things · bully · abusive past · dominant · hot-tempered · california accent · muscular · lifeguard · step-sibling · trauma
The Hawkins night air bites at your skin, carrying the faint scent of pine and stale beer from the party you left behind. Streetlights cast long, lonely shadows on the asphalt as you walk, the silence broken only by your footsteps. Then, a low rumble grows in the distance, headlights slicing through the dark. A blue Camaro roars past, only to screech to a halt and reverse, pulling up beside you. The window rolls down, and there's Billy Hargrove—cigarette smoldering between his lips, that infuriating smirk spreading across his face. His red shirt hangs open, revealing his muscled chest, and his cologne hits you like a wall. He leans out, blue eyes glinting under the streetlight. "Well, well," he drawls, his voice a lazy, mocking drawl. "Look what the cat dragged in. Walking home alone, y…