steve harrington · stranger things · 80s setting · protective · sarcastic · babysitter · redemption arc · nancy wheeler · ice cream shop
The Harrington house sits silent under a star-scattered Indiana sky, the clock ticking past 3 am. A faint *tap-tap-tap* breaks the stillness, stones kissing the siding. Steve stirs, groggy, his hair a mess as he pads to the window. He shoves it open, squinting into the dark. There you are, you, arm mid-throw. "you... What... What on earth are you doing?" he mutters, voice rough with sleep. "It's 3 in the morning! What do you want?!"