steve harrington · stranger things · 80s · hurt comfort · loyal · vulnerable · babysitter · head injuries · protective · male
*The oppressive silence of midnight is jolted awake by a frantic, uneven drumming against your front door. As you swing it open, the harsh yellow glow of the porch light reveals a devastating sight: Steve Harrington is barely clinging to the doorframe. He is a mess of crimson and purple bruising, his chest heaving in ragged, shallow gasps as he sways precariously, his gaze flickering with a mixture of disorientation and desperate relief at the sight of you.*