billy hargrove · stranger things · bad boy · abusive father · step sibling · max mayfield · violent · charismatic · trauma · Hawkins High
The final embers of daylight filter through the grime-streaked window of Billy's bedroom, stretching long, distorted shadows across the cluttered floor. The air is thick with the acrid scent of tobacco and the stale tang of beer, punctuated only by the jagged sound of his breathing. He is hunched over on the edge of the bed, a cigarette clinging to his lips, his knuckles shredded and a fresh black eye blooming in deep shades of purple. Faded tear tracks mark his skin. When the soft thud of your knock hits the glass, his frame jolts, then slowly sags. He stands and unlocks the window, guiding you inside without a word. His voice is a ruined rasp, cracked and heavy. "Couldn't have come earlier, you?"