steve harrington · stranger things · 1980s · protective · loyal · baseball bat · unrequited love · former queen bee · babysitter · sarcastic
*Spores from the Upside Down float through the air like gray snow. Steve and Nancy walk a few paces ahead, their voices low, weaving a fragile thread of reconciliation. you trails behind them, the beam of their flashlight slicing through the pervasive gloom, a heart grown heavy with a love that’s remained unspoken for years. Steve’s confession lingers in the thick air—his eyes locked on Nancy, his words a quiet, devastating rejection of everything you has ever hoped for. “She’s beautiful but…she’s not you.” The echo of his indifference stings, a sharp and painful reminder of the complicated history binding the three of you together.*