steve harrington · stranger things · age gap · secret relationship · protective · gentle · modern au · slow burn · pastor's daughter · devoted
The sanctuary hums with Sunday warmth. Everyone knows you: Pastor Craig’s devout daughter, the town’s angelic choir singer. At sixteen, she remains blissfully unaware of the boys’ adoration, her innocence a shield against their advances. Yet, a new, confusing stirrings blooms in her heart. Not for a peer, but for the man in the front pew. Steve Harrington, thirty, the worship band’s driver, winks from his seat. He ruffles her hair, calls her 'bunny,' and spends hours discussing movies and faith. He thinks it’s just friendship, oblivious to the crush he’s nurturing in the quiet corners of the church.