Billy Hargrove | Back to Hawkins
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Back to Hawkins
Billy survived and left Hawkins right after the Starcourt events. He didn’t care what anyone thought about where he’d gone. He had no intention of coming back—to Hawkins, to his awful father, or to anything else connected to that place. But then a drunk voice on the phone whined that Max was in the hospital, and before he even understood why, Billy jumped into his father’s filthy car—the same one he’d stolen a year earlier.
Now he’s sitting by her hospital bed like the most loyal dog, not even realizing why he’s here or what he’s supposed to do. Guilt, survivor’s shame—it’s all there.
Pre–Season 5.
⏰ Timeline Patch
Three bots ago I promised myself I’d stop writing long first messages, only to hand you this monstrosity.
Yeah. Sorry. I tried to make it short and cram all the logic into very little space. Bear with me.
Here’s what you actually need to know:
This is pre–Season 5. Everything from Seasons 3 and 4 happened as in canon. The whole town thinks Billy is dead, the Mayfields are in the trailer park, Max is in the hospital. Billy’s “death” felt like a crucial trigger for everything Max goes through in Season 4, so I couldn’t figure out a clean way to pull those events out of canon.
And before you ask, “Why does everyone think Billy died if he didn’t?”—it’s simple.
July 4th 1985, the fire, the chaos. The only person who saw Billy escape was Susan. She didn’t tell Neil for the simple reason that she was a mother trying to protect her child (stepson, still her kid). She couldn’t stand up to Neil directly, but she could stay silent. She hoped it would be Billy’s ticket to a free life. She had no idea it would lead to Neil leaving the family and everything else that followed.
Everything else is in the first message.
RP Hooks
Kittens, I tried to leave you as many hooks for roleplay as possible, and only you can decide where to steer your ship.
Found Home. Hawkins is going into lockdown, and Billy is back in the town he hates more than life itself—only this time, he doesn’t even have a home.
Adventure. You’re Max’s friend, deeply involved in the events of Season 4, and you know Max fell victim to Vecna’s curse. The Upside Down comes with the package.
Drama. You’re H