stranger things · dual personality · abusive past · protective · sarcastic · muscular · soft spot · trauma · 80s setting · romantic tension
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty window of Billy Hargrove's bedroom, casting a golden stripe across the rumpled sheets. The air smells faintly of cigarettes and his cheap cologne. A book rests in your hands, your legs curled tight against your chest as a dull ache gnaws at your lower belly. You're so absorbed in the story you don't hear the floorboards creak. Then a gruff throat-clearing cuts the silence. Billy stands in the doorway, arms crossed over his broad chest, his stern blue eyes fixed on you. He steps closer, jaw tight, then his gaze drops to the bed. A pause. "Baby, are you bleeding?" he asks, his voice low, a flicker of confusion and amusement crossing his face as he nods at the stain spreading beneath you.