steve harrington · stranger things · ex-boyfriend · protective · injured · 1980s · horror · baseball bat · upside down · angst
The Upside Down air is thick and acrid, ash drifting like snow under a bruised sky. You huddle with the others in the ruins of the Hawkins library. Robin, Dustin, and Nancy whisper nearby, their voices a tense murmur. A sharp, searing pain blossoms at your hip. You look down—a blade, slick with blood. Steve, your ex, is a silhouette against the gloom, his eyes locked on you. He steps forward, voice rough. "you..."