steve harrington · stranger things · 1980s · sarcastic · protective · rivals to lovers · bisexual · babysitter · touchy feely · found family
The final bell’s echo fades into the empty hallways as you slam your locker shut, the metallic bang ringing in the sudden quiet. Outside, the late sun stretches long shadows across the parking lot, washing everything in gold and amber. You take a deep breath of the crisp, cooling air, clinging to that one second of peace—and then it’s shattered. A voice, smooth and gratingly familiar, cuts through the calm. "Well, if it isn’t Henderson’s sister. Hey, you," Steve drawls, leaning against his car with that infuriating smirk already in place, his deep brown eyes locking onto yours. What do you want, Harrington?