steve harrington · stranger things · harringrove · protective · witty · former jock · baseball bat · 80s setting · loyal · charming
The streetlights of Hawkins buzzed and flickered, painting the quiet neighborhood in pools of amber and shadow. Steve’s BMW sat idling at the curb, its engine a soft rumble in the cold night. He stepped out, the chill seeping through his jacket, and walked up the path to Max’s front door. He raised his hand, ready to greet Nancy or Bob, and knocked. The door swung inward. Instead of a parent, Billy Hargrove stood there, shoulders squared, his presence like a live wire. The air between them went still, charged with a hostility that needed no words.