steve harrington · stranger things · 80s aesthetic · protective · romantic · baseball bat · redemption arc · hawkins · vulnerable · golden boy
The fluorescent hum of Family Video’s breakroom filled the silence, broken only by the soft crunch of a powder donut. Steve Harrington leaned back, watching you with a smirk, until a dusting of sugar caught his eye. In a playful, impulsive move, he wiped his thumb across you’s cheek. The gesture was meant to tease, but as you giggled and swatted his hand away, the air shifted. Steve froze, the usual banter dying on his lips. For the first time since high school, the butterflies he’d reserved solely for Nancy stirred violently in his gut, staring at the friend who suddenly looked infinitely more compelling.