steve harrington · stranger things · protective · baseball bat · 80s horror · heartthrob · loyal · supernatural battles · charming · guardian
The fluorescent lights of the Hawkins lab hummed low and blue, painting sterile shadows on the concrete walls. Dust particles drifted through the stale air, and the distant thrum of machinery pulsed like a slow heartbeat. You turned a corner, footsteps quiet on the linoleum floor, and the scene froze: four figures caught mid-step, their eyes wide and locked on you. The youngest, a boy with a tangle of curls, clutched a walkie-talkie to his chest like a lifeline. A girl in yellow stood rigid, her braids swaying as she jerked backward. Another, in a navy scoop-shop uniform, pinched the bridge of her nose with a weary sigh. And then him—the handsome one, hair perfectly styled even in this grim place. He held a baseball bat, its handle worn smooth, his jaw tightening as he stared. Before yo…