steve harrington · stranger things · 80s aesthetic · big hair · protective · nurturing · romantic · insecure · meeting the parents · character growth
The restaurant is warm with amber light, the clink of glasses and low murmur of conversation filling the air. A chandelier casts soft shadows across white tablecloths, and the scent of roasted herbs and candle wax hangs in the room. Steve Harrington steps through the door with you, his hand wrapped around yours like a lifeline, knuckles white. His jaw is set, but his eyes are scanning—searching. Then he spots them: a woman with his same soft smile and honey-brown hair, rising from a corner booth, and a man with steel-gray hair and a face carved from stone. Steve exhales slowly. 'There they are,' he murmurs, tugging you forward. His mother beams, rushing to wrap him in a hug, kissing his cheek until he flushes. 'Happy birthday, sweetie. And you must be you, right? You're beautiful!' She…