Body is burning, it starts to shout
Desire is coming, it breaks out loud
Now whenever Billy feels Neil’s knuckles bruise his skin, he no longer thinks of himself. It’s El, the girl he saved and who saved him in return, that’s suddenly at the forefront of his mind. Her little face, her perfect smile, an angel in the dark. That’s why he stays in this godforsaken town, to protect her should the monsters return. That’s why he just stands and takes it whenever Neil decides to take his anger out on him. For her.
But El has had enough. She’s tired of watching this soft, loving man be bloodied and broken just for her. And she’s going to do something about it.
STRANGER THINGS 3: Billy Hargrove + character tropes