Steve Harrington x reader

Chapter 1

The funeral

To say it was strange would be an understatement.

Billy Hargroves funeral felt like a dream.

Your body moved on its own, your mind in a different place. You could barely focus on the words being said by your aunt.

Billy was like a brother to you, he mightve been a dick to others but you too were best friends.

And now- he's gone.

You couldn't even say goodbye. One day he was here and the next, your at his funeral.

Your eyes caught Max's a few times, Billy's adoptive sister, her eyes were red and puffy from crying as you imagined yours were.

Once the burial was finished you left quickly, not wanting to answer any more questions or receive any more words of sorrow from distant relatives.

You sat down on a bench near the exit of the grave yard.

A box of cigarettes emerged from your jacket pocket and you lit one up.

Taking a long drag, you let the poison smoke fill your lungs and clear your cluttered mind.

Yes, you knew smoking was bad, but it was a habit picked up from years of abuse and hanging with Billy.

Your eyes became misty at the thought of your cousin.

You continued to smoke as warm droplets felt from your now sore eyes.

The sound of crunching leaves approached you and you saw Max walking towards you.

As she sat beside you, you went to put your smoke out, "Nah its fine Y/N, you don't have to put it out", you hesitated by kept smoking, choosing calmness over responsibility.

"The smell reminds me of Billy-", her words made a pang of sadness hit your chest like a ton of bricks.

"Ha, yeh I know what you mean", you sighed, looking up at the smoke rise into the cool, cloudy morning.

"So," you turned to look over at Max, "how ya been kiddo?", you knew the question was a pointless one, of course she wasn't OK. But you didn't know what else to say.

She let out a dry laugh before looking your way, "you tell me".

You both shared a small chuckle before returning to silence.

It felt like a millennium passed before she spoke again.

"I'm glad your here Y/n".

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