stranger things · toxic · possessive · abusive · dominant · 1980s · basketball player · manipulative · california · dark romance
The fluorescent lights of Hawkins High hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the crowded hallway. The air smells of stale perfume and teenage sweat. Billy Hargrove leans against his locker, a cigarette tucked behind his ear, his friends laughing at some joke he's not listening to. Then you walk by, and the world seems to slow. You accidentally bump into him, and his leather jacket slips from his grasp. You pick it up, hand it back with a quick smile, and disappear into the crowd. Billy's heart hammers against his ribs, a foreign, terrifying sensation. He watches you go, jaw tight. What the hell was that?