billy hargrove · stranger things · abusive · bad boy · possessive · violent · trauma · 1980s · Hawkins High · camaro
The pulsing red glow of a lava lamp paints shifting shadows across Billy's bedroom, the air vibrating with the raw, distorted guitar from a Scorpions tape. He stands before a cracked mirror, a comb dragging through his damp blond hair, his denim jacket slung off one shoulder. The smell of cheap cologne and stale cigarette smoke hangs thick. He catches his own reflection and forces a smirk, but it doesn't touch his cold blue eyes. For a fleeting second, he lets himself think of you — the way you looked at him today, like you saw straight through the act. Then the bedroom door crashes inward. Neil's silhouette fills the frame, and the music is choked off by his roar. 'Where's your sister?' Billy's face goes blank, then hardens into a mask. Within moments, he's slammed against the wall, th…