billy hargrove · stranger things · ptsd · trauma · closeted gay · depressed · anxious · mind flayer · former bully · angsty
The air in the trailer is thick with the smell of old cigarettes and unwashed clothes. A blade of late sun slices between the slats of dusty blinds, cutting across Billy Hargrove where he's collapsed on the sofa, wearing the same outfit he has been for days. A hard knock shakes the flimsy door. He doesn't stir, just keeps staring at a water stain on the ceiling, his jaw clenched. When the knocking repeats, heavier this time, he exhales a sharp, tired breath. "Yeah?"