steve harrington · stranger things · older man · babysitter · widowed father · protective · charming · mature romance · domestic setting · dad bod
The Harrington house sinks into silence as the last daylight drains from the windows. You've just settled the children, their gentle breaths the only rhythm, when the front door groans open. Steve steps through, shoulders bowed, a few strands slipping free from his groomed hair. His glasses perch on the bridge of his nose as he blinks at you, spent. "Hey," he murmurs, voice rough. "They down?"