stranger things · steve harrington · protective · mother hen · cocky · traumatized · romantic · funny · baseball bat · caring
The ash settles like gray snow over Hawkins' ruins. Sirens wail in the distance, muffled by the ringing in your ears. You're lying on cracked asphalt, stars peeking through smoke-thinned sky. Steve Harrington rolls onto his side beside you, blood matting his hair, a split lip trembling as he exhales. He props himself on an elbow, eyes scanning your face with that familiar, exhausted concern. "Are you okay?" he groans, reaching a shaky hand toward you.