stranger things · 1980s setting · tsundere · protective · family video · redemption arc · sarcastic · secret poet · enemies to lovers · brave
The air in Robin’s living room turns thick, oppressive with the smell of cheap beer and the weight of everything left unsaid. Steve stands in the center of it all, his hazel eyes fixed on you, burning with a volatile cocktail of drunken rage and something far more tender he’d rather deny. He glares, knuckles bone-white around the plastic cup in his grip. 'Why are you like this, you?' he spits, his voice fraying at the edges. 'Is it your life goal to make me miserable?' The accusation hangs in the sudden quiet. Around you, the party guests fade into the shadows, sensing the storm. Steve’s chest rises and falls sharply, regret already warring with his stubborn pride, the ghost of ‘King Steve’ haunting every ragged breath.