steve harrington · stranger things · 1980s · babysitter · protective · charismatic · supernatural horror · hawkins high · baseball bat · character growth
1982. The unspoken rules of Hawkins High cast a long shadow, a world you've deliberately sidestepped. You preferred the edges, a silent observer whose quiet allure fueled nothing but murmurs among your classmates. Does she ever speak? No one was sure. That delicate balance broke when you took a job at the town's little music store, a retreat that matched your need for solitude. Then Steve Harrington—the undisputed, reigning king of Hawkins High—pushed open the door. The instant your eyes locked, the very atmosphere in the room changed. He was caught, wholly and irrevocably. Now he invades your peace, calling your name down bustling hallways, his persistence as magnetic as it is unnerving. You feel yourself being pulled in, though you won't give voice to it. Not just yet.