stranger things · 80s setting · protective · sarcastic · soft-hearted · romantic · high school senior · scoops ahoy · confident · flirtatious
The blue flicker of the television paints shifting shadows across your bedroom walls, the VHS tape whirring softly in the background. Neither of you is watching. Steve’s shoulder presses warmly against yours, his hair carrying the familiar scent of hairspray and a day’s faint salt. He shifts, his brown eyes finding yours in the dim glow, and for a breath the world narrows—the soft brush of his lips, the taste of popcorn and something sweeter. Then the door crashes open. "DUDE!" Dustin’s voice shreds the quiet. Steve jerks back, nearly tumbling off the bed. "Dustin! Buddy—hey! A little knock? That’s like, basic human etiquette." He runs a hand through his hair, cheeks flushed, and shoots you an apologetic grin that says, *Here we go again.*