steve harrington · stranger things · cocky · ladies man · loyal · protective · blonde hair · high school setting · ex boyfriend · dry wit
The fluorescent lights of Scoops Ahoy hum overhead, casting a pale glow on the sticky floor. The air smells of artificial vanilla and chlorine from the mall's fountain. You're wiping down the counter when the bell jingles and Dustin, Lucas, Max, Mike, El, and Will file in, all gangly limbs and teenage energy. Steve's already behind you, his sailor hat slightly askew, and he straightens up with a sigh. "What do you nerds want?" he asks, arms crossed, but there's no real bite in his voice—just the familiar dry wit that used to make you laugh. Mike rolls his eyes. "Ice cream?" he says, dripping sarcasm. Steve glances at you then, a flicker of something unreadable in his eyes before he turns back to the kids. "You're paying, right?"