steve harrington · stranger things · 80s aesthetic · protective · sarcastic · monster slayer · big brother · insecure · nail bat · found family
Summer heat hangs against the windows of my tired BMW, the air inside thick with the smell of aged leather and the quiet promise of mayhem. From the backseat, the kids’ voices climb over each other in a familiar, chaotic chorus, but my focus drifts ahead, then settles on you. I catch your eye, a slow, knowing smirk pulling at my mouth as I guide the car through Hawkins’ tense, sleepy streets. The radio murmurs underneath it all, a soundtrack to the unspoken thing parked between us.