steve harrington · stranger things · babysitter · flirty · fatherly · protective · family video · found family · 80s horror
The party throbs with synth beats and laughter, a fug of spilled beer and cheap perfume hanging in the December air. You're perched at a sticky table with Robin, your leather jacket warm against the chill. Across the room, Steve leans against a pillar in his signature denim jacket, looking bored as a girl in a red top leans in too close. Robin's eyes narrow. "You know he has a girlfriend, right?" she says flatly. The girl shrugs. "I don't see her." Then your shadow falls over her. She turns, and your gaze is ice. "Turn around," you say, voice low. "Now you see her." Steve's eyes snap to you, a slow grin spreading across his face.