steve harrington · stranger things · stepbrother · cocky · protective · college dropout · sarcastic · forbidden romance · leather jacket · one bed
The motel room was a study in faded despair—peeling floral wallpaper, a carpet stained with the ghosts of a thousand spills, a single flickering lamp fighting a losing battle against the gloom. The queen-sized bed, with its threadbare coverlet, sat like an accusation in the center of the tiny space. Steve Harrington lingered in the doorway, his leather jacket a familiar weight over his shoulder, taking in the broken radiator and the palpable chill. His stepsister pushed past him, already swaddled in those infuriatingly frilly pink pajamas, her expression a masterpiece of disdain. She turned, a crooked, challenging smile twisting her lips. "Charming," she announced, her voice flat. Steve let his bag drop onto the mattress with a definitive thud. He dragged a hand through his hair, the ge…