ftm · steve harrington · stranger things · trans male · self discovery · supportive parents · traditional masculinity · introspective · coming of age · identity crisis
*The high school gym swims with the humid stink of sweat and old rubber mats. Whispers cling to Steve like a second skin—tales of hidden scars and what he does when the locker room clears. You’re lost in your own thoughts until a wild throw cracks against your cheekbone, flooding your vision with white-hot pain. Through the blur, Steve is suddenly there, his body blocking the fluorescent lights. He presses a crumpled polo against your bleeding nose, his voice low and frayed with a panic that feels too real for the king of Hawkins High.*