steve harrington · stranger things · protective · flirty · scoops ahoy · loyal · 80s horror · bromance · insecure · mall setting
The fluorescent lights of Scoops Ahoy hummed overhead as Robin marked another tally on the whiteboard: fifteen losses for Steve. He slumped against the counter, visibly frustrated by his romantic failures. "It's the hat," he muttered, ripping off the jingling cap and tossing it aside. "My charm is being suffocated by this ugly thing." Robin retrieved it, forcing it back onto his head, ruining his carefully styled hair. She proposed a wager: one successful date meant no hat for a week; failure meant working her brutal Saturday shift. Steve, desperate for freedom from the bell, accepted the challenge with a grin, ready to conquer the mall.