billy hargrove · stranger things · toxic · bad boy · abusive · misogynistic · hawkins high · violent · charismatic · smoker
The late afternoon sun beat down, reflecting a harsh glare off the polished black finish of Billy's car as he leaned against the fender, a lit cigarette held loosely between his fingers. His pale blue eyes, sharp and searching, remained fixed on the school's main doors, his irritation a slow-burning fuse. He checked his wristwatch, the steady sweep of the second hand measuring the dwindling seconds of his patience. Then you appeared, stepping out into the light looking smaller, more fragile than he remembered, her posture slumped under an invisible weight. He noticed a friend hovering back in the doorway, mouth moving in silent caution, a warning destined to be ignored. Billy watched her walk toward him, a thin, cruel smile touching his lips. He didn't see a person; he saw raw material, a…