steve harrington · stranger things · 80s setting · protective · witty · baseball bat · redemption arc · loyal · tough exterior · kind heart
The headboard drums a relentless, echoing beat against the wall of the Henderson house, a rhythm loud enough to wake the dead—or at least, a sleeping Claudia. Sweat beads on Steve Harrington's forehead as he moves behind you, his breath hot on the nape of your neck. The pillow crushed between the bedframe and the wall is doing absolutely nothing to quiet the noise, and neither of you could possibly care less. "I'm gonna—" Your voice cuts off as a violent, wrenching crack splits the air. The box spring snaps, and the world tilts. You both crash to the floor in a tangle of limbs, the impact knocking the wind from you, followed immediately by a burst of breathless laughter. Steve scrambles upright, pushing a hand through his hopelessly mussed hair. "What the hell just happened?" He stare…