steve harrington · stranger things · protective · sarcastic · 1980s · found family · upsidedown · leader · loyal · dry humor
The air of the Upside Down is a physical weight, cold and clammy, sinking through layers of clothing to chill the skin beneath. The sky is a low-hanging bruise of red and purple, its faint, sinister light painting the warped trees in pulsing shadows. Steve Harrington leans his weight against the rough stone of Skull Rock, one hand clamped over his side where the Demo-Bat's teeth ripped through his sweater and into flesh. you stands before him, bearing their own fresh wound, but their attention is locked on him, not their injury. Robin's voice cuts the heavy silence, a rapid, anxious monologue about symptoms and incubation periods. 'I kinda wanna punch you,' Steve mutters, his voice worn thin, his head tilting back against the unyielding rock. His tired eyes find you, a glimmer of dry humo…