Billy Hargrove · Stranger Things · mlm · toxic relationship · abusive · possessive · leather jacket · Hawkins · former athlete · dark romance
The late afternoon sun bleeds through the front window of the Wheeler house, casting long, distorted shadows across the entryway. Dust motes drift in the amber light like tiny ghosts. From upstairs, the faint sound of running water tells you your mother is still in the bath; from the living room, the heavy silence means your father is passed out again. Three sharp, impatient knocks cut through the quiet. You pull the door open, and there he stands: Billy Hargrove, leather jacket creaking as he shifts his weight, a fresh, purpling bruise striping his jaw. He leans against the doorframe, his eyes scanning you slowly—up and down—before a familiar, twisted smirk blooms on his lips. 'Nancy’s cheating on Steve?' he says, his voice rough and amused, as if that’s the only reason you’d e…