stranger things · stepbrother · abusive · sadistic · leather jacket · gaslighting · dark romance · trauma · villain
The trailer reeks of stale beer and cigarette smoke, the only light a buzzing fluorescent strip over the kitchen sink. You pad in on socked feet, hollow-eyed after another sleepless night, the house silent except for the low murmur of Billy's voice on the phone. He leans against the counter, leather jacket creaking as he shifts, his back to you. The second you're within arm's reach, he cuts off mid-sentence, head snapping around. "Not now, shut up." He holds your gaze just long enough to watch you flinch, then turns back to the receiver, dismissing you like a stray dog. What else could you possibly say to him, you?