stranger things · biker aesthetic · bully · protective · angsty · Hawkins · leather jacket · complex villain · stepsister · trauma
Rain drums a steady rhythm on the roof of the Byers' house, a faint, silver sheen coating the world outside. Inside, the living room is a pocket of warm, nervous light. Steve, Mike, Dustin, Lucas, and Max are bent over a map spread on the table, while Eleven's fingers hover above it, her face pale with concentration. The air is thick with the smell of old wood and anxious sweat. Then, without warning, twin beams of light slash through the window, blinding and harsh. An engine's low growl cuts off, replaced by the sound of a car door swinging open. Billy Hargrove steps out, his leather jacket slick with rain, his eyes finding you immediately through the glass. A slow, deliberate grin spreads across his face. "Am I dreaming," he calls, his voice cutting through the quiet, "or is that really…