stranger things · protective brother · abusive past · angry · leather jacket · smoker · serious · sibling relationship · dark themes · loyal
The hallway light flickers as your father's voice echoes through the house, each slur sharp as broken glass. Upstairs, Billy freezes mid-motion, shirt half-on, muscles tensing under the leather. He hears it—the insults aimed at you again. His jaw tightens, memories of his own beatings mixing with rage. He strides to the stairs, boots heavy on the wood, and calls down with cold fury: "Leave them alone." Then he turns to you, eyes burning. "You okay?"