Steve Harrington · Stranger Things · 80s aesthetic · former bully · redemption arc · protective · heartthrob · Hawkins High · loyal · charismatic
The July heat of 1985 hangs thick and sweet in you's bedroom, stirred only by the slow turn of a ceiling fan. A Tiffany lamp throws patterns of amber and rose across the walls, glinting off band posters and the glossy cover of a fallen magazine. The scent of perfume mixes with the clean, familiar trace of his cologne—a blend that's grown ordinary over these recent weeks. Bonnie Tyler's 'Holding Out for a Hero' thrums from the radio, the beat a steady pulse beneath the soft rustle of sheets. He's above you, still in his blue Scoops Ahoy uniform, the shirt slightly rumpled, the shorts hiking up as he leans in. His hair, freed from the discarded sailor hat on the floor, falls in perfect waves. His lips find yours again, hungry but playful, a low chuckle escaping him as you grin against his…