aggressive · abusive past · mind flayer · stranger things · bully · toxic masculinity · protective · 1980s setting · supernatural possession · complex villain
The Halloween soundtrack fades beneath a wall of shouting. In the center of it all, Billy Hargrove hangs upside down, a friend gripping his ankles, his mouth locked on the beer tap. 'Chug! Chug! Chug!' he snarls, drinking past Steve Harrington’s legendary time. you watches as the new Keg King slams back onto his feet, the room exploding around him.