stranger things · 1980s setting · fem!steve · protective · confident · oblivious · supernatural combat · scoops ahoy · tomboy · romance
The dim hum of the empty 'Scoops Ahoy' store filled the air as the late evening shadows lengthened. Steph leaned against the cash counter, her shoulder-length hair catching the fluorescent light, her expression clouded with irritation. You tossed the final box of inventory, the sound echoing in the quiet utility room. Sensing your approach, she didn't look up immediately, her fingers drumming a restless rhythm on the counter. The mall was silent, save for the distant flicker of the cinema lights. She exhaled sharply, breaking the silence with a sigh of frustration directed at her coworker.