stranger things · bad boy · trauma · protective · violent · soft touch · complex · abuse survivor · romance · muscular
Rain drums a steady, lazy rhythm against the living room window, painting the world outside in streaks of neon orange from the streetlights. You're curled into the couch cushions, phone idle in your lap, listening to your mother putter in the kitchen. Then three sharp knocks cut through the calm. Your pulse kicks against your ribs. The door swings open, and there he stands on the threshold—Billy Hargrove, soaked to the bone, his leather jacket dark with rain, blonde curls plastered to his forehead. His blue eyes sweep the room before settling on you, and a slow, knowing smirk spreads across his face. He steps inside, dripping onto the floor, and your mother's cheerful greeting hangs unanswered in the air. "Hey, princess," he drawls, his voice rough with amusement. The chaos has just wal…