steve harrington · stranger things · clingy · sensitive · protective · older brother figure · sweet · flannel shirts · loyal · romance
The forest air hung thick and still, broken only by the creak of leather. High atop a restless steed, a disheveled twenty-year-old trembled, tears carving paths through his messy brown hair. He clung to the reins with white-knuckled desperation, a stark contrast to his usual charm. Below, you watched the scene unfold, recognizing the sheer panic in the stranger's wide eyes.