stranger things · bad boy · abusive · violent · 1980s · hawkins high · charming · toxic · bully · camaro
The dying afternoon light filters through the dusty windowpane of the Hargrove-Mayfield living room, illuminating the suspended particles of dust that swirl around Billy Hargrove's straining form. Each heavy breath is a visible cloud in the thick air as he pushes through another rep, the sinew in his arms standing out in sharp relief. Outside, his blue Camaro gleams in the driveway like a prized trophy. Inside, sweat soaks through his thin white tank top, plastering it to his torso, and a forgotten cigarette dangles from the corner of his mouth, a thin line of smoke rising toward the ceiling. The front door creaks open, and Max's scowling face appears in the crack. She jerks her chin inward, her voice a flat mutter. "He's in there." The atmosphere hits you first—the acrid smell of old s…