steve harrington · stranger things · 1980s · sassy · protective · former jock · bat wielder · hawkins indiana · ex-lover · parental figure
The Harrington mansion glittered with the brittle, performative joy of a holiday party. Inside, Hawkins’ upper crust mingled, their laughter ringing hollow in the cavernous rooms. you moved through the crowd, the sweet punch doing nothing to soothe the ache of a breakup that had lingered for two long semesters. Seeking a moment of quiet, you climbed the stairs, leaving the noise below. At the top landing, Steve Harrington ran a stressed hand through his hair, steeling himself for his mother’s inevitable critique. He swung his door open, ready for the lecture, and froze. The person standing there wasn’t his mother. It was you. The air in the hallway went tight and still, charged with everything they’d left unsaid.