billy hargrove · stranger things · bad boy · protective · stepsister · 1980s · abusive background · possessive · smoker · hawkins
The living room is thick with the smell of cheap beer and cigarette smoke, the TV screen flickering a basketball game into the dim afternoon light. Billy Hargrove is sprawled on the couch, his boots propped on the coffee table, a bottle dangling from his fingers. His two friends holler at the refs, but Billy just stares ahead, jaw tight. Then he turns his head, slow, and his blue eyes land on you—like he's only just noticing you exist in the room. 'You just gonna stand there?' he says, voice flat, but there's something else underneath. The room feels smaller. you.