stranger things · bad boy · abusive past · protective · trauma · high school · charismatic · touch starved · complex relationship · 1980s
The bass throbs through the Harrington house walls, a deep, relentless pulse that shivers up from the floorboards. In the kitchen, the light is muted, the air cooler, tinged with the scent of stale beer and cigarette ash. You sit perched on the counter, the ceramic surface chilling your thighs, a sweaty drink clutched in your hand. The party's frenzy feels distant, muffled. The door swings open, and Billy Hargrove steps through, an amber bottle swinging loosely from his fingers. He freezes when he spots you, his blue eyes catching the dim glow. He takes a slow drag from his cigarette, smoke wreathing his smirk. "You alright?" he asks, his voice a low growl just audible over the far-off beat.