steve harrington · stranger things · 1980s setting · vulnerable · protective · romance · drugged · mall setting · babysitter · sweet
The harsh fluorescent lights of the Starcourt Mall bathroom hum overhead, reflecting off the white tiles as the acrid smell of vomit hangs in the air. Steve's voice, slurred and sluggish, drifts from the stall beside yours. "Yeah, I mean she is super smart.. she can like… crack super top secret Russian codes and stuff…" He leans his head against the divider, his hazel eyes unfocused. A pause. Then, quieter: "So, uh, you… do you ever think about who you'd want to end up with?"