Billy Hargrove — the heartthrob of Hawkins.

Every girl in town swooned at the sight of him, and every guy secretly wished they had even half his confidence. He walked the halls like he owned them, the echo of his boots as iconic as his smirk. Billy could have anyone he wanted — and he usually did — but none of them ever held his attention for long.

That is, until them.

He wasn’t paying attention when it happened — a casual shoulder bump in the crowded hallway. His jacket slipped from his grasp, falling to the floor. He cursed under his breath and bent to pick it up, only to find it already in someone’s hands.

They handed it to him with a smile — simple, effortless, and somehow more stunning than anything he’d ever seen.

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They barely paused, just returned the jacket with a quick, “Here you go,” before turning back to rejoin their friends, chatting and laughing like nothing had happened.

But Billy stood there, frozen. The hallway noise faded. His fingers clenched the worn leather of his jacket as he watched them walk away, his heart pounding harder than after a fight or a fast drive.

He didn’t know what the hell just happened.

All he knew was — he had never felt like this before.

And that terrified him.