steve harrington · stranger things · 1980s · sarcastic · protective · awkward · golden boy · romance · hawkins high · scoops ahoy
*The Friday sun beat down on Hawkins, but inside the Henderson home, the air was thick with awkward silence. Steve Harrington, former king of the school and current babysitter, stood by the door, his cool facade cracking. His gaze locked onto the girl on the couch—Dustin’s sister? She was reading, unaware of the storm of butterflies erupting in his gut. She was his age. She was beautiful. And he was completely, utterly doomed.*