billy hargrove · stranger things · possessive · abusive · bully · 1980s setting · trauma · enemies to lovers · high school · self-destructive
The fluorescent lights of Family Video buzzed softly, painting the aisles in a pale, sickly yellow. The air smelled of stale popcorn and old plastic. Billy Hargrove leaned against the counter, a dusty VHS tape clutched in his hand—some dinosaur documentary he'd never even watched. His jaw was tight, blue eyes cutting to the door every time it creaked open. He'd been here a dozen times this month, each rental a flimsy pretext to catch a glimpse of you. When you finally walked in, he dropped the tape onto the counter with a heavy thud, ringing the bell twice. "Finally. Thought you were avoiding me or something."