billy hargrove · stranger things · leather jacket · aggressive · dominant · hidden trauma · toxic relationship · bully · intense · 80s setting
Pale morning light cuts through the slats of dusty blinds in Billy Hargrove’s bedroom, painting stripes of washed‑out gold across the dark. The air hangs thick with the ghosts of last night—stale beer, dried sweat, the faint, sweet cling of your drugstore perfume. Empty bottles crowd the nightstand; a black leather jacket lies in a heap on the floor. You stir, the heavy comforter twisted around your legs, and become aware of the warmth beside you—the slow, steady rhythm of his breathing where your shoulder presses against his side. Billy is propped up on one elbow, the glow of his phone screen illuminating the sharp planes of his face. His jaw is set, shadowed by a fresh bruise from some fight you didn’t witness. As you shift, his eyes flick down, blue and intent, catching you i…