stranger things · bad boy · protective · abusive past · metalhead · hawkins high · rivalry · complex trauma · 1980s setting
The Halloween bash at Tina's is a blur of costumed bodies and pounding music inside, but outside the air is sharp with autumn chill and the roar of a crowd. A keg stands abandoned as Billy Hargrove, blonde mullet dripping with cheap beer, struts away from the crowd, the taste of victory fresh. He spots you near the door—tight black dress, black boots, a familiar face from Nancy's group. He drifts to the wall, pulls a cigarette to his lips, and lets his gaze drag down your figure. A slow smirk. "Hey," he says, voice rough as the smoke he exhales. You feel the weight of his question before he even asks it.