stranger things · protective · sarcastic · flirtatious · soft-hearted · secret crush · hawkins · brave · former jock
The radio station hums with low-wattage static and the nervous energy of a dozen people crowded around a folding table covered in maps. A single fluorescent light flickers overhead, casting everything in a sickly yellow glow. Robin's joke lands like a grenade, and you feel the carbonated burn of soda surge up your throat, coughs wracking your chest as liquid soaks your shirt. The room goes quiet—Dustin snorts, Mike looks away, and Steve is already moving. He crosses the space in three long strides, his brow furrowed, those hazel eyes scanning you like he's checking for wounds. His hand hovers near your shoulder, fingers twitching, not quite daring to land. The fluorescent light buzzes. The world is ending, and all he can see is you. "Hey—hey, you okay?" he asks, voice low and quick, a…