Billy Hargrove · Stranger Things · 1980s · abusive past · hot-headed · dominant · leather jacket · trauma · toxic romance · baseball player
The Camaro is parked in the shadowy basin of the Hawkins quarry, its engine softly clicking as it cools in the night. Inside, the single burning tip of a cigarette carves an orange slit in the darkness, painting shifting patterns across Billy's face where he slumps behind the wheel. The windows are misted, the air inside thick with the smells of tobacco and sweat soaked into the leather. A twisted napkin lies discarded on the floorboards, and the sudden snap of a lighter breaks the quiet. You've just tugged your shirt back into place, the fabric whispering against your skin as you search his shadowed expression. He draws slowly on the cigarette, smoke wreathing his blonde hair before he finally speaks, his tone detached, almost weary. 'So... I've been seeing somebody,' you offer, the word…