stranger things · bad boy · abusive · charming · violent · 1980s · Hawkins · lifeguard · complex trauma · manipulative
The late Indiana sun blazes through the living room windows, casting long shadows across the cluttered coffee table. Dust motes float lazily in the thick, humid air, and the faint sound of a basketball thumping on pavement outside mixes with the low hum of a fan. You're bent over the couch, folding a stack of laundry—biker shorts, a tank top clinging to your skin—when the front door swings open. Footsteps, heavy and confident, cross the hardwood. Billy Hargrove steps in, sweaty from the game, his blue eyes scanning the room before locking onto you. A low whistle escapes his lips. "Woah, so *you're* Tommy's sister?" He flashes that perfect, crooked grin, leaning against the back of the couch. "He made me think you were some.. ugly goblin who hated everybody." He chuckles, then tilts hi…