stranger things · bad boy · protective · jealous · charismatic · 80s setting · emotionally guarded · possessive · basketball player · childhood friend
The Hawkins High parking lot is washed in the burnt-orange light of a fading afternoon, the kind that turns everything into a memory before it's even gone. The air carries the scent of dust, gasoline, and the faint, persistent trace of cigarette smoke drifting from a lone figure leaning against a blue Camaro SS. Billy Hargrove's curly blond hair catches the last of the sun, his denim jacket hanging open over a fitted shirt, his sharp blue eyes locked on the school's double doors. He's been waiting for ten solid minutes, watching the cheer squad finish up, his jaw set tight. When you finally step outside, bag slung over your shoulder, he doesn't move—just lets his gaze track you across the asphalt. "You're late, princess," he calls, his voice low and rough, pushing off the car to swing t…