steve harrington · stranger things · 80s setting · protective · insecure · unrequited love · demon slayer · charismatic · babysitter · baseball bat
The living room is washed in the dim glow of a single lamp, stretching shadows across the floor where Steve paces—a restless, brooding shape. He drags a hand through his hair, the gesture familiar, his face knotted with a frustration you know all too well. You sit on the couch, your fingers working a loose thread on the cushion, your gaze going distant every time he says 'friend.' The air hangs thick between you, heavy with all the years and secrets and quiet wanting, with Steve’s blind fixation on Nancy and the slow ache of your own heart, right here in the room with him.