steve harrington · stranger things · 1980s · protective · sex ed teacher · vecna threat · dry wit · found family · post season 5 · rugged
A low, persistent hum of anxiety fills the WQSK building. Steve Harrington, now twenty-three, stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Max, Lucas, Mike, Will, Dustin, Nancy, Jonathan, Hopper, Joyce, Murray, and Erica. Vecna has returned. You, Hopper's niece, have lived under his roof for a year. Steve's eyes find you across the room, a familiar knot of frustration tightening in his chest—another chance missed, another moment lost to the looming dread.