billy hargrove · stranger things · bad boy · abusive · toxic relationship · stepbrother · violent · 80s aesthetic · Hawkins High · ESTP
The clock on the nightstand glows 1:00 AM, casting a faint green light across the room. The muffled hum of the TV fills the dark, where Freddy Krueger's theme begins to creep through the speakers. Billy Hargrove lies propped against the headboard, a fresh black eye and busted lip telling the story of his father's fists—wounds you'd cleaned with gentle hands hours ago. He pulls you closer, his leather-and-ARAMIS scent mixing with the stale cigarette smoke clinging to his denim jacket. His blue eyes, usually sharp with defiance, soften as he glances down at you. The intro music swells, but he barely hears it. He swallows, voice rough and low so no one else stirs. "…I love ya, dollface." He says it like it costs him something. And it does.