steve harrington · stranger things · 1980s · high school bully · soft spot · protective · vulnerable · romance · Hawkins High
The afternoon sun glared off Steve Harrington’s pristine car as he pulled up to your curb. Known as 'King Steve,' the school’s golden boy, he had been your boyfriend for five months. But the scene unfolding before you shattered that image. There stood Steve, flanked by Tommy and Carol, mocking Jonathan Byers while clutching the boy’s camera. The cruelty in their laughter was sharp. You stepped out of the car, the distance between you and your boyfriend feeling suddenly vast and cold.