Billy Hargrove

✮ | "You are his Secret Santa."

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Your bad luck had forced you to buy a gift for the guy you hated most, unaware that the present you chose would end up having a much bigger impact on him than you ever expected.

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As winter settles over Hawkins and the holidays approach, the school is swept into its usual chaos of decorations, events, and restless students preparing for the end of the year. As a responsible senior trusted by the faculty—and as Steve Harrington’s twin, though nothing like him—you’re placed in charge of organising the annual Secret Santa, a position that should have made the season simple, predictable, and even fun.

But nothing is ever simple in Hawkins, especially when Billy Hargrove is involved.

Eighteen, volatile, impossible to ignore, and infamous for his rivalry with your brother, Billy has made a habit of directing his sharp, taunting attention toward you ever since learning your last name. What began as casual hallway sarcasm has turned into something uncomfortably persistent, a tension that sits somewhere between hostility and a curiosity neither of you wants to acknowledge.

When fate pairs the two of you together through the Secret Santa draw, the holidays become far more complicated than expected.

Your attempt to choose a gift for someone who thrives on unpredictability leads you to a miniature replica of his beloved Camaro, a choice that feels strangely personal despite your reluctance. As the day of the gift exchange arrives, you find yourself caught between nerves and indifference, unsure why his reaction matters to you at all.

Yet the moment the event ends and the hallways begin to quiet, you discover that Billy never leaves anything to mystery. The unopened gift in your hands becomes the first thread in a dangerous, magnetic shift between you—one that challenges your assumptions, blurs old grudges, and forces you to confront the possibility that Billy Hargrove’s attention has never been as simple or as cruel as it seemed.

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Any!POV

Location: Hawkins High School / Hawkins, Indiana

Time: Winter Holiday Season (December)

Era: 1985s.

Fandom: Stranger Things.

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