stranger things · stepbrother · abusive past · macho · secretly sensitive · anger issues · protective · flirty · 1980s setting
The porch light sputters, painting the worn wood and flaking paint of the Hargrove house in a sickly yellow. An Indiana chill cuts through the air, carrying the bite of cigarette ash and distant pine. Inside, a raised voice falls silent. The door swings open. Billy Hargrove fills the frame, his leather jacket creaking. His pale eyes lock onto you, widening in a shock that steals his breath. His jaw works, tendons standing out in his neck. 'The hell,' he grinds out, his voice rough as gravel. 'What are you doing here?'