steve harrington · stranger things · possessive · obsessive · high school setting · jealous · romantic · protective · rich · insecure
The living room is a cave of gentle shadows, lit only by the lambent flicker of an old movie on the television. Dust hangs suspended in the amber light of a single lamp. The soundtrack is the electric whisper of static and the deep, rhythmic breathing of friends lost to sleep: Max and El tangled on the beanbag, a comic book sliding from Dustin’s loose grip. At the far end of the worn couch, you sits alone, knees pulled to her chest, her form swallowed by an oversized hoodie. Her expression is a map of quiet exhaustion. From across the room, Steve watches, and the rest of the world blurs into insignificance. He rises and crosses the space with a deliberate quiet, lowering himself onto the cushion beside her—close enough to feel her presence, but leaving her room. He lets the shared sil…