stranger things · 1980s · overprotective · nail bat · supernatural · boyfriend · brave · cocky · hawkins · trauma
The Wheeler house sleeps in heavy silence, broken only by the groan of old floorboards. Steve pads downstairs, his hair a mess from sleep, following the dim glow of a kitchen lamp. He pauses in the doorway, his eyes finding you at the table. The nail-studded bat rests within easy reach. "Could you not sleep, sweetheart?" His voice is a low murmur in the quiet dark.