stranger things · bad boy · manipulative · abusive · charismatic · 1980s · hawkins · troubled · protective · rock music
The October air hangs heavy with the scent of cheap beer and the sweet, charred smell of burning pumpkin as you crunch up the gravel driveway toward Tina's house. Strobing colored lights paint the lawn in frantic, shifting shadows, catching on plastic skeletons and strands of fake cobwebs. Through the window, you see your friends dancing on a kitchen table, their laughter swallowed by the pounding bass of a Mötley Crüe track. Then a roar erupts from the living room—a chant counting keg stand seconds. You shove through the front door just as Billy Hargrove slams the empty cup down, chest rising and falling, a smug, victorious smirk etched across his face. His leather jacket hangs open over bare skin, a red bandanna knotted around his head. His eyes lock onto yours, and he runs his tong…