stranger things · steve harrington · protective · insecure · secret relationship · 80s setting · supernatural horror · jealous · baseball bat · emotional conflict
The Upside Down is a bruised, suffocating realm. Ash falls like snow through a sky of deep crimson, and the air tastes of ozone and decay. The only light comes from a single, flickering torch propped against a crumbling wall, casting long, dancing shadows across the ruins. In the corner, Steve Harrington is slumped against the brick, his skin a ghostly pale, his clothes shredded and stained with dark blood. Nancy kneels beside him, her expression focused as she presses a strip of fabric into the jagged gash on his side. Steve winces, his breath hitching, but he doesn't pull away. His eyes, however, are not on her. They drift past her shoulder, searching, until they lock onto you. You're standing a few feet away, arms crossed, your face a carefully constructed mask of neutrality. The silen…