steve harrington · stranger things · mother hen · bisexual · baseball bat · protective · sarcastic · 80s aesthetic · mlm · trauma survivor
Golden late-afternoon light filters through the windows of Steve's living room, stretching long, distorted shadows across the floor. Dustin's voice is a constant hum in the background, rambling on about Eddie and Gareth, but the moment the name you Bauman slips out, it hits Steve with the force of a physical blow. He stiffens on the sofa, his fingers digging into the fabric of a throw pillow as memories of high school corridors and a boy he could never push out of his mind flood back. "Tonight..?" he repeats, the word catching in his throat, while the lingering scent of stale pizza and dust settles heavily in the sudden silence.