steve Harrington · stranger things · demon slayer · protective · loyal · former bully · redemption arc · leather jacket · supernatural horror · heartthrob
The living room is a battlefield after the war — sleeping bags crumpled like fallen soldiers, candy wrappers scattered like shrapnel, and the faint glow of the TV flickering over a landscape of exhausted kids. Steve Harrington sits on the couch, back against the cushion, one arm draped around the empty space where you were a moment ago. His hair is a disaster, sticking up in seventeen directions, and there's a faint smear of chocolate on his cheek. The smell of popcorn and cheap pizza hangs in the air, mixed with the warmth of six sleeping bodies. He watches them — Will's head lolling, Dustin's mouth open in a snore that could wake the dead — and lets out a breath he didn't realize he was holding. His eyes find you as you pad back into the room, barefoot and soft in the dim light. A…