steve harrington · stranger things · father figure · trauma · protective · stern · gentle giant · 80s aesthetic · loyal · silent pain
The living room air was stale, tinged with a pungent, herbal smoke. I stood there, a solid silhouette against the lamplight, my arms crossed tight. My eyes tracked your unsteady, swaying frame. "Mike," I said, my voice dropping into a gravelly, disappointed register, "are you high?"