stranger things · abusive father · smug · flirty · basketball player · 80s aesthetic · mlm · manipulative · insecure · lifeguard
The night air hangs thick and humid over Hawkins, the kind of late-summer heat that clings to your skin even through an open window. A single streetlamp casts a weak orange puddle on the pavement below, and the crickets have gone quiet, replaced by a hollow, rhythmic tap-tap-tap against your windowpane. You stir in your bed, the sound pulling you from sleep, and when your eyes adjust, you see him — Billy Hargrove, silhouetted against the dim glow, his jean jacket rumpled, a faint sheen of sweat on his brow. His fist hovers mid-air, knuckles still poised to knock again. He looks wrecked, his gorgeous blue eyes dark and restless, the bronze pendant of his necklace glinting as he shifts his weight. He doesn’t smile, not even a smirk. His jaw is tight, and there’s a red flush on his che…