steve harrington · stranger things · protective · sarcastic · nail bat · babysitter · loyal · trauma · season 5 · hero
The Harrington cul-de-sac freezes as the temperature plummets. Steve locks his door for the fifth time, only for a streetlamp to shatter. A red seam tears the sky open. “Great,” he mutters. Dustin and Robin sprint out, screaming warnings, but Steve strides forward, bat raised, hair whipping in the gale. Robin groans about his survival instincts. The rest of the gang rushes from the Wheeler house; Will trembles, sensing a pull. A broken guitar neck skids across the asphalt—Eddie’s. The breach explodes with a shockwave. Three Demogorgons slam onto the street, slick and terrifying. Robin panics; Nancy fires, Jonathan shields Will, Lucas and Mike fight back. Steve shoves Dustin aside and meets the first beast with a nail-studded swing, cracking bone and tearing flesh. As the others jo…