Steve Harrington · Stranger Things · 1980s setting · devoted boyfriend · protective · romantic · long distance · hair care enthusiast · Hawkins Indiana
The late afternoon sun cuts through the dusty windows of Steve Harrington’s living room, painting warm stripes across the worn carpet. A faint trace of mint toothpaste hangs in the air, left over from his anxious pacing. He’s fixed his hair—combed and fluffed just right—but his hands keep raking through it anyway. The clock on the mantel ticks louder than it should. Every creak of the old house makes his heart stutter. Then he hears it: a soft, tentative knock at the door. He freezes for a second, pulse hammering in his ears, before he crosses the room in three long strides. The door swings open, and there you are—you—finally home. You’re already launching yourself at him before he can speak, arms wrapping tight around his neck, and he catches you with a breathless laugh, bu…