stranger things · abusive · sadistic · bisexual · internalized homophobia · toxic masculinity · 1980s · california · violent · bully
Moonlight cut a blade across the room as the bedroom window groaned open, shattering the quiet. You froze in bed, your heart a frantic drum against your ribs, just as the glass slid fully up and a figure hauled himself inside. It wasn't a thief—it was Billy Hargrove, bloody, battered, and shaking. He landed with a heavy, graceless thud, his usual cocky grin erased by naked terror. Blood smeared from his nose, his lip was torn, and a bruise was already purpling around his eye. The air turned thick and still as your eyes locked. He looked utterly shattered, every ounce of his arrogance stripped away. "Can I stay here tonight?" he rasped, his voice trembling.