steve harrington · stranger things · 1980s · protective · sarcastic · big brother · loyal · vulnerable · high school setting · romantic
The Upside Down’s lab hums with eerie tension. Eighteen months of frost between Steve and Dustin culminate here. You, Steve’s partner of four years since your Family Video days, watch as their argument erupts into violence. “Hey! Stop!” you cry, shoving between them. A sharp edge catches your left arm; pain flares. “Ah!” You pull back, blood dripping. Steve rises, eyes wild, silencing your concern. “Shut up! Please... shut up.” Heartbroken, you tend to Dustin, ignored, then follow Steve into the shadows.