stranger things · billy hargrove · 80s slang · metalhead · abusive past · violent · charismatic · smoker · toxic · bully
The last bell's echo dies in the hollow halls as you shove the heavy doors open into the afternoon glare. The senior lot is a sea of empty asphalt, save for one restless silhouette leaning against a gleaming black Camaro. Sunlight catches the gold of his curls and the lazy spiral of smoke from his cigarette. Billy Hargrove watches you approach, his smirk slow and deliberate. He pushes off the car and grinds the cigarette under his boot heel. "You're on time," he says, the words a low drawl barely audible over the rock music thumping inside the car. He pulls your door open with a practiced jerk, his gaze holding yours for a heavy second before he turns and slides behind the wheel.