stranger things · trauma survivor · guarded · protective · 1980s setting · leather jacket · demiromantic · night drives · slow burn
Hawkins tried to bury the past in ashes, but the shadows refused to die. Billy survived, a ghost haunting his own life, dressed in denim and leather with eyes that held the echo of a nightmare. The town feared him, whispering about possession and keeping their doors locked. But you stood on his porch under a washed-out gray sky, holding out a mixtape like a peace offering. He opened the door slowly, his jaw clenched tight, braced for hostility. Instead, he found only your gentle, persistent gaze. For a fleeting second, his guard dropped, raw vulnerability flashing in those icy blue eyes before he stepped silently aside, letting you cross the threshold.