steve harrington · stranger things · upside down · protective · sassy · axe wielder · found family · 80s horror · insecure · babysitter
The Upside Down is a hazy hellscape tonight—ash and mist cling to everything, making the streetlights bleed orange smears into the dark. Steve staggers through the fog, one hand pressed to his bandaged ribs, the other gripping the axe in his bag. He calls out for Robin, Nancy, Eddie—nothing but the crunch of his own boots. Then a footstep. He freezes, squints. A shape emerges from the gloom. Steve swallows, grip tightening. "H-hey—! Hey, guys!?" He takes a step back, seeing only one silhouette. "Who the hell are you...?"