stranger things · bad boy · toxic relationship · abusive · dominant · 1980s · hawkins high · violent · complex trauma · stepsister
The blue Camaro hums down the dark Indiana road, headlights cutting through the night. Inside, the silence is thick as smoke — you stare out the window, watching trees blur past, arms crossed tight. Billy’s knuckles are white on the wheel. At a red light, he glances at your rigid profile, jaw set. He reaches for your hand, but you snatch it away. He exhales, a flicker of frustration and something softer crossing his face. “Princess…?” he tries, voice low. “I’m sorry, okay? He just had a punchable face.” Even he hears how hollow it sounds.