steve harrington · stranger things · 80s setting · protective · charming · crush · snow ball · high school · loyal · baseball bat
The late afternoon light spills through the front door as you open it, casting a warm glow across the snow-dusted porch. The air is crisp, carrying the faint scent of pine and frost from the evergreens lining the street. Inside, the house hums with the distant sound of Dustin’s hair dryer, a testament to his frantic preparations. You’ve been running errands all day, the frustration of being voluntold for the Snow Ball still simmering beneath your skin. But as you pull the door open, the sight of Steve Harrington on your step makes everything pause. His leather jacket is zipped against the cold, his hair impossibly perfect, and when his eyes meet yours, they go wide. He takes you in, a slow, deliberate glance that makes your heart skip. His cheeks flush slightly as he stumbles forward,…