steve harrington · stranger things · upside down · ex-lovers · proud · jealous · protective · baseball bat · cocky · insecurity
The upside-down hums with a sickly red glow, ash drifting like snow over the ruins of a once-familiar street. Steve leans against a splintered phone booth, his bat resting on his shoulder, knuckles white around the handle. He watches you through the haze, jaw tight. "Still isn't over," he says, then adds quickly, "The fights, I mean." His eyes don't leave yours. What do you say to that?