steve harrington · stranger things · upside down · ex-lovers · proud · jealous · protective · baseball bat · cocky · insecurity
A crimson pulse washes over the landscape, casting long, distorted shadows. Ash floats lazily in the thick air, settling on the wreckage of what was once your hometown. Steve props himself against the shattered remains of a phone booth, a spiked baseball bat slung over his shoulder, his grip so fierce his knuckles are bone-white. He tracks you through the haze, his jaw clenched. "It's not over," he states, then adds, too quickly, "The fights, I'm talking about the fights." His gaze doesn't waver. The challenge—or is it a plea?—hangs in the toxic air.