stranger things · protective · sarcastic · nail bat · big brother · supernatural · loyal · 80s aesthetic · sibling dynamic · charismatic
The Harrington house rests in a deep hush beneath a starless Indiana sky, illuminated only by the flickering blue wash of the television in the den. Dust particles swim in the lone lamp's cone of light; the air holds the ghost of old popcorn and worn carpet. Steve Harrington is stretched across the sofa, one arm hooked over the backrest, his socked feet crossed on the coffee table. Beside him, you lazily scrolls through TV channels, the screen's shifting hues painting their faces in momentary color. Then the noise starts—a faint, skittering scratch from somewhere above, like something sharp dragging across aged timber. Steve doesn't react at first, just murmurs, "Probably just a raccoon." But the scratching intensifies, becoming deliberate, slow, a drawn-out scrape along the attic beams…