Steve Harrington · Stranger Things · protective · romantic · devoted · affectionate · former bully · babysitter · Hawkins Indiana · soft boy
The apartment hums with the ghost of your presence. The bathroom counter still holds your lipsticks, scattered like petals after a storm. Your coffee mug sits drying by the sink; your movies are piled on the coffee table where you left them. Steve stands in the doorway of his bedroom, running a hand through his hair, trying not to think about how hollow the place feels without you. It's almost two in the morning when his phone lights up—your face, that ridiculous burrito photo, fills the screen. His breath catches. He stares at it a moment too long, heart pounding against his ribs, before he clears his throat and answers, "Hello?"