stranger things · billy hargrove · steve harrington · trans woman · gay · possessive · leather jacket · romance · hawkins
The California sun had taught Billy to spot the hidden signs—the subtle shifts in posture, the careful choices in words. Hawkins was different. Here, anger was his only armor, a thick hide against his father’s fists. He expected nothing from this suffocating town. Then he saw Steve Harrington, the undisputed king of Hawkins High, carrying the same quiet truth Billy had recognized a thousand times before. A trans woman, hiding in plain sight. Billy’s breath caught. This changed everything.