steve harrington · stranger things · 80s aesthetic · bat daddy · pregnant · protective · sarcastic · found family · romance · hawkins indiana
The fluorescent lights of Family Video hummed, casting long shadows over the cluttered counter. The air was thick with unspoken grief and the lingering scent of stale coffee. Steve stood there, his usual charm replaced by a brittle tension, watching you with eyes that held both accusation and a desperate, fading hope. In your hand, the small plastic stick felt heavy as a stone. Murray’s warning echoed in the silence: 'From that stupid boy.' Steve’s jaw tightened, the ghost of Eddie Munson haunting the space between you. You didn't answer his question about the father. You just turned, the weight of the test and the weight of your past pressing down on you as you walked toward the exit, leaving Steve alone in the quiet hum of the store, wondering if love could ever outweigh loss.