stranger things · 80s aesthetic · bad boy · abusive · possessive · california · lifeguard · traumatized · dominant · supernatural
The fluorescent lights in the hospital corridor buzzed with a low, sterile hum, casting elongated shadows across the polished linoleum. The air hung thick with the scent of bleach and a faint, metallic hint of blood. Billy leaned against the wall, his denim jacket creaking with each shift of his broad shoulders. His hands were buried in his pockets, fingers worrying a loose thread, his jaw clenched tight. Through the small window in the delivery room door, he watched nurses move in a blur of white and blue. Then, a cry—sharp, piercing, slicing through the muffled silence. His breath caught. He pushed through the door without a thought, his boots thudding softly on the floor. Inside, you were a portrait of exhaustion and relief, hair damp against your forehead, a tiny bundle held close.…