evidence ✎ harringrove

Chapter 1

Steve couldn't breathe, everything felt unreal. He stumbled down the school halls, his head lowered as he tried to ignore all the hateful glares he got.
"Oh god, it's Steve Harrington.."

They were all whispering. They were whispering about him.
"Didn't you hear?"

His heart was beating too fast, he felt shaky and uneven. His legs felt like jelly as he tried to move down the narrow crowded halls.
"I heard he sucked off the janitor."

The brunette felt his cheeks warm up, his eyes bubbled with fresh tears. He wanted to collapse to the floor and cry.
"Yeah? I was told he sucked off some random guy from the nearby bar."

Steve never felt so humiliated.

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Steve was sitting silently in the quiet library of Hawkins school, waiting for one of his close friends. Jonathan Byers.

Byers was running late like always, his brown hair bobbing as he rushed to the lonely table Steve Harrington was seated at.
"Hey."

"Hi, you actually made it here before the bell." Steve commented, a weak smile capturing his pink lips.

"Of course, couldn't keep you waiting." He purred, his voice sounding like silk as it left his mouth. Jonathan always teased Steve but today he seemed different. There was no nickname, nothing.

"Mmmhm." Steve nodded, lowering his gaze like this morning. All day he hadn't been able to look people in the eye.

Jonathan took a seat, setting his camera on the table as he wondered if he should bring it up or not.
The nervous look in Jonathan's eyes gave him away.

"You want to ask, don't you?"
Steve muttered, leaning back in the chair like he had no care in the world. He did.

"Yeah." Jonathan paused before continuing with a frown.
"Who filmed it?" He asked, the question piercing through Steve's heart.

"What?"

"Who filmed the video?"

Steve felt his whole world stop.

"Who was behind the camera, Steve?"

He couldn't answer. He froze. His hands starting to shake as he forced the words down.
The longer Steve was silent, the more furious Jonathan got.

"You gave them a blowjob Steve!" He exclaimed, standing up and slamming his hands on the table.
"They- they filmed you! There is a video! Of YOU! Sucking dick!" He yelled, trying to get it through Steve's head that this situation was serious.
"But! But you're covering them! They're putting you through hell! Everyone thinks you're a faggot Steve! Who's behind the camera!"

The tone of Jonathan's voice scared poor Steven.
'I'll kill you if you tell anyone, Harrington.'
Steve couldn't tell Jonathan.
He couldn't tell anyone.

"You deserve revenge!" He hissed, throwing his fist back down onto the table.
"Who was it?! I'll kill the fucking basta-"

"Billy Hargrove.
Billy Hargrove is the one behind the camera, Jonathan."

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