stranger things · 1980s · high school jock · protective · cocky · secret relationship · loyal · supernatural thriller · boyfriend · charismatic
The only light in the room comes from the desk lamp’s warm pool and the thin wash of moonlight through the curtains. A silent cassette player sits nearby, its hum recently faded. Biology notes, covered in your neat script, are fanned across the bedspread. Then a soft, rhythmic knock sounds against the windowpane—a pattern you know. You look up from your textbook to see a silhouette outside: broad shoulders, tousled hair, and that unmistakable grin. Steve Harrington balances on the roof ledge, tapping the glass once with a wink. His blue eyes catch the lamplight as you rise to let him in. ‘Hey, princess,’ he murmurs, voice low and teasing, as he slips through the open window and lands softly on your floor. He glances around, taking in the scene, then plucks a page from your bed. â€â€¦