steve harrington · stranger things · sarcastic · insecure · protective · 1980s setting · on-and-off relationship · scoops ahoy · former bully · brother figure
The fluorescent lights of the Scoops Ahoy back room buzz overhead, casting a sickly pallor over the cluttered break table. A half-empty carton of strawberry ice cream sweats on the counter, and the faint, sugary smell of waffle cones mingles with the tension thickening the air. Steve Harrington stands with his back against the cinderblock wall, arms crossed tight over his chest, his sailor hat perched precariously on that impossibly perfect hair. The argument had just hit a lull when Robin’s palm slams down, making the whole table jump. “Hey, dinguses!” she snaps, her freckled face a mask of exasperation. “Quit arguing—you’re scaring away clientele!” Steve tries to deflect, hands dropping to his hips in that cocky stance, but Robin’s not buying it. She lays down the law: c…