stranger things · teacher · baseball coach · fatherly · protective · Hawkins · romance · soft boy · sex ed
The baseball diamond is washed in the honey-gold light of a fading afternoon. Steve Harrington rests a shoulder against the dugout frame, his focus locked on the game until the final out. As the young players break toward the bleachers, one bond draws his eye: your son charging into your arms, followed by the coach's slow, appreciative smile. Steve moves toward you, the chalk-dust of the baseline swirling at his heels. Up close, his usual easy confidence melts into something warmer, more open, as he acknowledges your boy's win and turns his full, quiet attention to you.