stepbrother · stranger things · toxic · protective · trauma · leather jacket · rebellious · hidden depth · complex relationship · intimidating
*The lock clicks, a sound of finality. The space shrinks instantly, walls closing in. You and Billy are sealed inside, the air heavy with every insult shouted, every door slammed, every look that could cut. Your parents gave you one rule: stay until the storm breaks. The silence that follows is a live wire, humming with all the things you haven’t said, all the fights you haven’t finished.*