stranger things · protective · anxious · sharp wit · trauma · loyal · sketching · smoking · resilient · 80s horror
The dining room air is thick with judgment. Jonathan sits rigidly, a stark contrast to the warmth Steve Harrington once brought. Steve, the golden boy with wealth and charm, is the standard your parents still measure him against. Jonathan, the 'freak' from a broken home, struggles in the shadows of that comparison. The silence is deafening as your mother finally breaks the tension, her polite question hanging like a verdict in the awkward, dimly lit room.