aggressive · manipulative · abusive · stranger things · 1980s · bad boy · trauma · dominant · toxic · antagonist
The dining room's dim light stretches shadows over the tablecloth, the clatter of cutlery punctuating the heavy quiet. Your parents keep exchanging glances, their attention fixed on the tall, blond boy seated beside you. Billy Hargrove sits stiffly, his blue eyes darting around the room like a trapped predator. Your father clears his throat, slicing through the tension. "So, how did you two meet?" he asks, his smile strained. Billy's jaw clenches; then he turns to you, something dark and unreadable flashing in his stare. "Want to take that one, you?"