stolligaseptember
no, you guys don't understand how much i adore steve and billy's fight at the byer's house
because it says so much about steve's character
mostly that he's a terrible fighter, but that's because he's a protector
billy literally knocks him on his ass the first time they tousle, and the only time steve gets in a clear punch is when it's to get billy away from lucas
after that, billy's attention shifts from lucas to steve again, he wants his shot at taking down the almighty "king steve", and steve quite literally gets the shit beaten out of him
steve barely puts up a fight when billy first knocks him down, because he isn't a fighter
he gets in a good swing at billy when he's threatening lucas, but after that it's kind of like his brain just short circuits and goes now what? because it's just been set at getting billy the fuck away from lucas, and once billy starts swinging at steve's pride he topples over like a tower of pebbles, because that's not something he's particularly concerned about protecting
steve only has a fighting instinct when it's connected to his protecting instinct
and we saw this already in season one, at the last fight he fought at the byer's house, against the demogorgon
steve is freaking out ("this is crazy this is crazy this is crazy this is crazy this is CRAZY" i love my disaster son), and just flees, ass over teakettle, but once he realizes that that means abandoning jonathan and nancy with the demogorgon, he comes in swingin', and beats the shit out of that motherfucker
steve harrington can't fight to save his pride, or to set an example, or to just be the aggressor
the only time steve is a capable fighter is when it's meant to protect those he cares about
(and now that i'm comparing the seasons anyway, let's talk about steve and his bat, always on the front line, always keeping the ones he loves at his back, whether it be jonathan and nancy or his kids)
and i just love steve harrington and his bigass heart and the fact that he just cares so much, okay??
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couldn't have said it better myself
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