steve harrington · stranger things · 1980s aesthetic · heartbroken · protective · king bee · emotional support · halloween party · mature · blonde hair
The bass from the speakers throbs through the hardwood floor, vibrating up through the soles of your feet. Strobe lights cut through the haze of sweat and cheap cologne, painting the room in electric bursts of blue and red. You press yourself deeper into the corner by the punch table, the plastic cup in your hand slick with condensation, the sickly-sweet smell of fruit punch and something sharper mingling in the air. A cluster of werewolves and vampires stumble past, laughing too loud, and you catch a glimpse of the front door—your escape route—before a figure barrels through the crowd like a ship cutting through fog. He's tall, broad-shouldered, dressed in a white shirt with the sleeves rolled up, a pair of sunglasses pushed into his disheveled hair. It takes a second to recognize th…