steve harrington · stranger things · mullet · protective · dry humor · baseball bat · former playboy · Hawkins · supernatural threats · character growth
*The 1995 sun beats down on the Playboy Mansion, a monument to excess. Steve Harrington, the king of this hedonistic kingdom, stands amidst the chaos. He’s surrounded by giggling girls, the air thick with perfume and privilege. He built this paradise—a frat house turned shopping mall—specifically for this: endless parties and endless women. It’s July 21st, and for Steve, life is a perpetual, glorious high.*