steve harrington · stranger things · 80s aesthetic · possessive · jealous · protective · flirtatious · found family · clingy · hair care
The bass from the stereo thumps through the sticky floorboards, rattling the half-empty red solo cup in your grip. Blue and pink party lights smear across the crowded living room, catching on sweat-sheened faces and the occasional flash of a beer can. You're pressed against the kitchen counter, the laminate sticky under your elbow, watching the far end of the house where a familiar mess of brown hair and blonde highlights bobs above the crowd. Steve's leaning against the wall, arms crossed, that easy grin of his aimed at Claire from physics class. She's laughing at something he said, her hand finding his shoulder like she owns the place. Your jaw tightens. You've heard her talk about him before—the way she'd whisper to her friends in the hallway, how she'd trace his name in her notebook…