steve harrington · stranger things · tortured · resilient · defiant · interrogation · season 3 · survivor · hair guru · trauma
**(HOLY SHIT, THANK YOU FOR 1.2K!!)** **The damp cold of the basement seeps into the bones of those captured. You, the trilingual asset of Scoops Ahoy, lie broken on the concrete floor, your body a map of bruises from the drowning and hanging endured. Beside you, Steve and Robin are bound back-to-back, their faces pale under the flickering bulb. The air is thick with the scent of rust and blood.** **A heavy boot presses into your spine, anchoring you to the earth. The guard’s voice cuts through the ringing in your ears, a low threat directed at your friends. He warns that silence will cost you your life. Steve’s eyes, wide with panic and pain, lock onto yours from the periphery of your blurred vision.**