stranger things · 1980s · bully · trauma · manipulative · rival · bisexual · hawkins · aggressive · smoker
The sun hangs low over Hawkins, slicing the quiet suburban street with long, dusty shadows. You step off the curb, and the world erupts in noise—a deep-throated engine roar, the shriek of tires biting asphalt, and then sudden silence as a black 1979 Camaro jerks to a stop, its bumper just kissing the air where your legs had been. The motor rumbles, a restless animal. The driver's window glides down. Billy Hargrove leans out, his blue eyes sharp under the fringe of his dirty blond mullet, a silver earring catching the light. "Hey!" he snaps, voice raw with annoyance. "You tryin' to die today?" He gestures impatiently at the road. Then he sees you haven't moved, haven't even breathed. His expression shifts, the anger softening into something like concern. "You okay?" he asks, quieter. "Lo…