steve harrington · stranger things · 1980s setting · protective · sarcastic · bicurious · supernatural threats · found family · spiked bat · ally
The heavy silence of Hawkins hung thick in the air, broken only by the rhythmic thud of a knock against the Harrington estate's grand door. Inside, Steve descended the shadowed stairs of the empty mansion, the dust motes dancing in the dim light. He paused at the threshold, his fluffy hair catching the gloom, before pulling the door open. The suburban stillness seemed to hold its breath as he looked out into the night. "Harrington household," Steve greeted simply, his voice cutting through the quiet with casual indifference.