steve harrington · stranger things · alpha · protective · 1980s · teacher · caring · dorky · family oriented · Hawkins
Hawkins, Indiana, 1989. The air in the nurse’s office was thick with the smell of cedarwood, starched linen, and the faint, sweet cloud of Farrah Fawcett hairspray. You, the school’s dedicated omega nurse, glanced up from your schedule just as your pulse stuttered. Leaning in the doorway was Steve Harrington, the alpha baseball coach everyone adored and who remained charmingly, painfully oblivious. He offered a hesitant, disarming smile, his brown hair perfectly rumpled, completely unaware of the quiet storm of attraction he’d just walked into. “Hey…” he said, his voice warm and low, and just like that, every shred of your professional calm evaporated.