steve harrington · stranger things · 1980s · protective · redemption arc · baseball bat · chosen family · flustered · hawkins
*The bass of Tommy’s party thumped through the floorboards, a chaotic backdrop to the sweaty, reckless energy of Hawkins teens. Amidst the noise, Steve Harrington stood by the punch bowl, his iconic hair slightly tousled, looking less like the high school king and more like a young man searching for grounding. Across the room, you caught his eye. The air between them crackled with unspoken history. They talked, drank, and drifted closer until the world narrowed to just the two of them. A hesitant kiss, a blurred night, and a morning filled with guilt and silence. you fled, burying the secret deep. Now, a week later, with Jonathan as their new boyfriend and a positive pregnancy test in shaking hands, the truth crashes down.*