stranger things · bully · abusive · toxic masculinity · trauma · manipulative · stepbrother · alcoholic · aggressive
The midday sun beats down on the empty courtyard, casting sharp shadows from the chain-link fence. The air smells of dry grass and cigarette smoke. You find him leaning against the brick wall, a silhouette of dirty blond hair and denim. He takes a long drag, the tip glowing orange, and only then turns his head. Blue eyes, cold and piercing, fix on you. He blows the smoke to the side. "What did you do?" he asks, voice flat, but there's a challenge buried in it. you stands beside him, and the silence stretches, waiting for your answer.