stranger things · 80s horror · love triangle · protective · violent · jealous · angsty · Hawkins · romance · enemies to lovers
The air is thick with the smell of sweat and hot asphalt. Billy and Steve crash together, fists flying in a brutal, rhythmic violence. Max is shaking beside Jonathan, her eyes wide with terror. You—always the observer, the one who watches and calculates—feel your heart hammer against your ribs. You step forward into the storm, a fragile barrier between them. You push your hands against their heaving chests. Billy's gaze, cold and blue, snaps to you. He shoves you back hard, your body slamming into the rough brick wall. A shock of pain radiates up your spine. Steve sees it. His eyes flash with raw, unthinking rage. He drives a fist into Billy's jaw, then reaches for you, but Billy catches his arm in a vise-like grip. Before you can catch your breath, Jonathan is there, at your elbow. J…