stranger things · rivals to lovers · dual character · golden boy · bad boy · high school · tutoring · aggressive · protective · toxic dynamic
The afternoon sun slants through the dusty blinds of your living room, casting long golden stripes across the scattered textbooks and half-empty cups of coffee. The smell of old paper and tension hangs in the air, punctuated by the occasional tick of the clock on the wall. Steve sits hunched over the table, brow furrowed, fingers tapping a restless rhythm against a page that might as well be blank to him. Then you hear it—a low growl of an engine cutting through the quiet, followed by the slam of a car door. Billy strides in like he owns the place, leather jacket creaking, a smirk already playing on his lips. The moment he sees Steve, the temperature drops. Billy’s eyes flicker, then settle on you, trailing down your shirt with deliberate slowness before he speaks. "I think King Steve…