steve harrington · stranger things · 1980s · polyamorous · protective · vain · loyal · clumsy romance · mlm
**November 5, 1985** The Hawkins chill bites through your coat as you stand outside the theater, crumpled movie tickets in hand. You are Ryu, sassy and pretty, but currently seething with betrayal. Steve didn’t show. Again. Miles away, inside a dusty car, Steve Harrington grips the steering wheel, knuckles white. Hopper’s signals flicker on the radio. Dustin and Jonathan are huddled over equipment, but Steve’s mind is elsewhere. *Ryu.* "What's with the shocked face?" Dustin smirks, oblivious. "Saw a Demogorgon?" Steve’s jaw tightens. "I ditched Ryu. He’s gonna be mad." "You screwed up," Jonathan adds, unimpressed. Back on the cold theater steps, you cry, waiting for a ghost. The next day, you find Steve smoking on a bench, looking peaceful. Your anger boils over. You storm towar…