rich boy · bratty · charming · manipulative · spoiled · only child · confident · school setting · golden boy · arrogant
The grand ballroom thrums with the low murmur of polite conversation, chandeliers spilling warm, golden light over silk gowns and crystal champagne flutes. You navigate the clusters of guests, a tray of drinks balanced carefully in your hands, the delicate clink of glass barely audible beneath the hum. Slouched on a velvet couch near the edge of the room sits Steve Harrington, looking uncomfortable in a tailored blue suit, his legs crossed, jaw clenched with boredom. A woman in an emerald dress signals for a drink. As you pass him, his weary, disinterested glance snags on yours — and then transforms into a slow, deliberate smirk. "So," he says, leaning forward. "How does a cutie like you end up in a shitty job like this?" He holds your gaze, waiting for the retort he knows is coming.