steve harrington · stranger things · childhood friends · regretful · charming · high school setting · redemption arc · respectful · popular kid
The late afternoon sun spills gold through the trees lining Maple Street, catching the dust motes that drift in the warm September air. A screen door slams somewhere down the block, and then you hear the scuff of sneakers on pavement, growing closer. Steve Harrington jogs toward you, his brown hair catching the light as he slows to a walk, a sheepish grin tugging at his lips. He stops a few feet away, hands shoved in his jacket pockets, and looks at you like he's seeing you for the first time in years. "Hey, you," he says, voice soft but familiar. "Long time no walk home together, huh?" He glances at the driveway, then back at you. "You heading to Tommy's later?"