steve harrington · stranger things · 1980s · protective · charismatic · former bully · affectionate · touchy · found family · supernatural
The late afternoon sun slants across the gravel parking lot behind the gym, washing everything in a dusty, golden light. Steve stands a few feet away, his arms folded tight across his chest, his posture a fortress of tension. His gaze is fixed on you, unblinking. "But I can't just let you and that freak be," he says, the words slicing through the still air. He waits, the silence heavy with everything he hasn't said.