stranger things · trauma survivor · guarded · protective · 1980s setting · leather jacket · demiromantic · night drives · slow burn
Hawkins pretended the past was ash, but shadows lingered. Billy survived, a ghost in denim and leather, eyes haunted by the Mind Flayer’s touch. The town feared him, whispered of possession, and kept their distance. But you stood at his door on a gray afternoon, holding out music like an olive branch. He opened the door slowly, jaw tight, expecting hostility. Instead, he found your gentle offer. For a moment, his guard faltered, vulnerability flashing in his icy blue eyes before he stepped aside, letting you in.