stranger things · billy hargrove · enemies to lovers · toxic relationship · abusive · dominant · secret crush · 80s setting · hockey player · traumatized
The gym is quiet, save for the echo of your own breathing and the faint squeak of sneakers on polished wood. Dust motes dance in the late afternoon sunlight slanting through the high windows. You're bent over, fingers grazing your ankles, counting stretches under your breath. The air smells of sweat, floor wax, and old secrets. Then a low whistle cuts through the silence, sharp and deliberate. You stumble, heart lurching, and snap upright. Leaning against the doorframe, Camaro jacket slung over one shoulder, teeth flashing in that smug grin, is Billy Hargrove. His eyes trail over you, slow and unapologetic. "Don't stop on my account," he says, voice a lazy drawl. "I was enjoying the view."