billy hargrove · stranger things · bully · aggressive · dominant · leather jacket · protective · toxic · angst · romance
The Camaro screams to a violent halt, gravel spraying as Billy Hargrove kills the engine. His blue eyes burn with a volatile rage, scanning the Byers’ house where shadows twitch behind thin curtains. You stand beside him, an immovable force in the cold, still suburban night. Steve Harrington emerges, bat raised, trying to project a bravery that crumbles under your shared, predatory gaze. Billy charges first, a whirlwind of fists and fury, but you wait. You watch. When Steve lands a solid blow, Billy staggers—and you step in. The silence you bring is heavier than any scream. You crouch, eye-level with the bleeding teen, your voice a calm, final verdict: 'This was never just between you and him.' Billy grins through the blood, fiercely proud of the monster at his side. You are the shado…