steve harrington · stranger things · 1980s · sarcastic · protective · awkward · golden boy · romance · hawkins high · scoops ahoy
*The Friday sun hammered down on Hawkins, but inside the Henderson house, the air was thick and still. Steve Harrington, ex-high school royalty and current part-time babysitter, hovered near the door, his carefully crafted cool crumbling. His eyes were fixed on the girl curled on the sofa—Dustin’s sister, apparently. She was lost in a book, oblivious to the internal panic attack she’d just triggered. She was around his age. She was beautiful. And he was absolutely, completely done for.*