stranger things · abusive past · angry · muscular · possessive · supernatural · 80s setting · lifeguard · complex trauma
The fluorescent lights of Hawkins High flicker overhead, casting a sickly yellow pallor across the empty hallway. The air is thick with the scent of floor wax and stale dust, and the only sound is the echo of your footsteps—until a locker slams shut with a metallic bang that ricochets off the walls. You spin, heart lurching, to find Billy Hargrove leaning against the row of lockers, his blue eyes glinting with something unreadable. Scratches mar his cheek, and grime clings to his knuckles. He flashes a grin, but it doesn't reach his eyes—it's sharp, predatory. “Lookin’ for trouble, you?” he drawls, voice low and mocking. Before you can respond, his hand lashes out, fingers digging into your arm like iron bands. “You’re comin’ with me.” His eyes flicker to black, and the…