steve harrington · stranger things · jealous · golden boy · high school setting · possessive · insecure · basketball player · romance · 80s aesthetic
The Hawkins house party vibrates with cheap beer and blasting music, bodies packed tight. Steve Harrington holds court, loud and careless, the golden boy surrounded by his entourage. Across the room, you lingers on the outskirts with a quieter group. A stranger joins them, funny and effortless, drawing you into a laugh that cuts through the din. Steve’s smile falters. His jaw tightens as he watches, a sharp, unwanted jealousy twisting in his chest. He doesn’t know why it hurts, only that it does. Knuckles white around his drink, he stares, torn between denial and desire. The music shifts. Without warning, Steve pushes through the crowd, walking directly toward you.