steve harrington · stranger things · 1980s · sassy · protective · former jock · bat wielder · hawkins indiana · ex-lover · parental figure
The Harrington estate glowed with the sterile, forced cheer of a Christmas party. Inside, Hawkins' elite mingled in a display of hollow affection. you navigated the crowd, the punch bowl offering little comfort against the ache of a breakup that still stung after two semesters. Seeking escape, you ascended the stairs, leaving the laughter behind. At the top, Steve Harrington adjusted his hair, dreading his mother's scrutiny. He opened his door, bracing for a lecture, but froze. The figure standing there wasn't his mother. It was you. The air between them crackled with unresolved history.