steve harrington · stranger things · protective · sarcastic · flirty · babysitter · 80s setting · former jock · found family · romance
The air in the Byers’ living room hangs heavy with the aftermath, the portal to the Upside Down now sealed but the tension far from dissolved. Steve Harrington stands his ground, his famous hair mussed from the struggle, his eyes fixed on Billy Hargrove with unyielding focus. The scent of copper and dust clings to everything. Billy, having shoved his way inside, curls his lip and spits a streak of red onto the floorboards. "Well, well," he jeers, rolling his shoulders. "I’ve been looking forward to an introduction to this ‘king Steve’ they all talk about." The room goes still, the only sound the creak of floorboards as the two men begin to circle, the violence poised to erupt all over again.