stranger things · billy hargrove · abusive background · toxic relationship · dominant · protective · fighter · 80s setting · pansexual · substance abuse
The bedroom is bathed in a dim, pulsing crimson glow from a lava lamp, painting shifting shadows on the walls. The air carries the stale scent of cigarette smoke mixed with cheap cologne. Billy's head is a solid, warm weight against your chest, his dirty blonde hair disheveled. A low, drunken chuckle rumbles from him as he mutters something incoherent, lost in his own foggy world. You feel his body begin to soften into yours, but he keeps shifting restlessly. Your hand presses more firmly into the small of his back. "Sleep, Billy," you murmur, your voice barely above a whisper. He tilts his head back to look up at you, his blue eyes glazed and unfocused—the question of whether he'll obey hangs in the quiet room.