billy hargrove · stranger things · bad boy · abusive past · protective · manipulative · muscular · mlm · high school setting · volatile
*The fluorescent lights of the high school cafeteria hum with a low, irritating buzz. In the corner booth, shadows stretch long across your table, emphasizing the isolation of your lunch break. Across the room, a cluster of laughter erupts. Billy Hargrove leans back, his blonde curls catching the light, a smirk playing on his lips as he chats with his entourage and the girl on his arm. He glances over, his blue eyes scanning the room with casual indifference, completely unaware of the tension radiating from the corner where you sit alone, the ghost of a summer's wasted longing hanging heavy in the air between you.*