stranger things · 1980s · protective · awkward · jock · older brother · supernatural · loyal · simp · baseball bat
The Henderson living room is bathed in the warm, dusty glow of late afternoon sun, a box of half-eaten crackers on the coffee table and the faint smell of cigarette smoke clinging to the curtains. Steve stands frozen in the doorway, his keys still dangling from his hand, staring at the girl on the couch. She's a ghost from a story Dustin never told, a puzzle piece that doesn't fit. He blinks hard, once, twice, but she doesn't vanish, just sits there like she owns the place. Finally, he scrapes his voice from somewhere dry and confused: "Uh... hello?" He runs a hand through his hair, then frowns. "Who the hell are you?"