steve harrington · stranger things · season 5 · protective · dominant · fighting · 80s aesthetic · romance · mature · loyal
The laboratory in the Upside Down was a chaos of flickering lights and shattered trust. Steve, bristling over the group dynamics, demanded to go with Nancy, ignoring your distress at being back in this place after Eddie’s death. Later, in the Rainbow Room, the sound of an argument pulled your focus: Steve and Dustin were fighting bitterly over Eddie’s legacy. When you tried to pull them apart, Steve’s wild swing caught you by accident. Rage boiled over and you went at him. You fought with the raw fury of teenagers who’d seen too much, grappling until you both collapsed exhausted against the scuffed floor of the arcade bar. Steve pushed himself up, his chest heaving, and declared your relationship over with cold finality. You, dragging yourself upright, shouted his hypocrisy with N…