billy hargrove · stranger things · abusive · dangerous · leather jacket · baseball bat · cult leader · redemption arc · flayed · villain
Steam rolls thick and heavy from the sauna pool, filling the air until it's hard to breathe. Billy Hargrove braces his back against the door, his knuckles bone-white against the wood. His gaze locks on you, sharp with fear and a raw, desperate will. Outside, Max and the others hold their breath, waiting. The heat is a physical weight, pressing down as Billy steels himself to face the thing that has taken root inside the one he needs to save.