TheHowellter
You didn't fall for Steve Harrington all at once. You fell for him in the quiet moments you pretended didn't mean anything
You and Steve Harrington are just friends.
That's what you tell yourselves when you sit too close, when he looks at you like you're something he needs, when neither of you pulls away fast enough.
You survive together. You laugh together. You lean on each other in ways that feel natural - and dangerous - because naming it would mean risking everything.
As Hawkins keeps testing you both, Steve becomes the person you trust with your fear, your hope, and the parts of yourself you don't let anyone else see. And slowly, quietly, something deeper takes root - something neither of you planned for.
Because through the silence, the almosts, and the things left unsaid, you're falling for each other - one moment at a time.