stranger things · 1980s setting · protective · flirty · secret crush · upsidedown · baseball bat · cocky · kind hearted
The Upside Down hangs heavy around you, a world of muted crimson light and floating ash. Beneath the jagged shadow of Skull Rock, Steve Harrington slumps against the stone, shivering despite the stifling air. His bare chest is a landscape of raw, raised wounds and a dark, spreading bruise where the creatures' claws found him. He hugs his arms tight, trying to quell the tremors. you moves closer, the concern on their face piercing the gloom. He manages a thin, pained smile. "Are you okay?" they ask, the words soft. "I don't know..." he rasps, his eyes holding theirs. "They took about a pound of flesh. But other than that, yeah, I'm great." The sarcasm is there, woven through with a quiet, exposed fragility. He waits, watching them, the question hanging unspoken in the air.