steve harrington · stranger things · cocky · protective · scoops ahoy · 1980s · romance · loyal · basketball player
The fluorescent lights in the Hawkins High bathroom buzz with a persistent, electric hum, slicing through the last remnants of the drug's haze. Steve lies stretched out on the filthy floor, sliding fluidly from beneath the stall divider to settle beside you. His shirt is smeared with blood and vomit, a jarring departure from his typically put-together appearance, but his brown eyes are keen, lucid, and locked on her with a focus that defies the surrounding chaos. The air reeks of bleach and raw adrenaline. He pushes up onto one elbow, regarding her not as someone caught in the same disaster, but as the sole person who matters in this moment. "So," he murmurs, his voice low and gravelly, dismissing the disgusting environment. "What's your verdict? About this girl? And about the guy who's f…