Harringrove Ao3 Favorites Part 2

displays of adult male friendship

Triggers/Warnings: Implied smut

Author: soundboardkittens

Author's Summary: Nancy and Jonathan are so close to figuring out that Billy and Steve are more than friends, but no cigar.

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Jonathan did not know what to think when his mom came home from the hospital after visiting Billy Hargrove and announcing that he would be would staying with them when he was released. He did not remember Billy being a kind person in high school but he had saved everyone's life so, his mom must have saw something in him that made him an okay person. Will and El both seemed to get along with him due to their shared experiences and he had heard through the grape vine that he apologized to all the kids and Steve Harrington for what happened last November.

Once he was finally released and moved into the Byer's household, Jonathon was surprised to find that they got along just fine. Billy was always kind and helpful to his mother, he would chat with Will and be interested in what he was saying, and after a shared joint or two between them and bonding over their terrible fathers, Jonathan began considering him a friend. Nancy and Billy did not get along very well but it wasn't like they were at each other's throats so he considered it a win.

Jonathan did not know what to think when his mom came home from the hospital after visiting Billy Hargrove and announcing that he would be would staying with them when he was released. He did not remember Billy being a kind person in high school but he had saved everyone's life so, his mom must have saw something in him that made him an okay person. Will and El both seemed to get along with him due to their shared experiences and he had heard through the grape vine that he apologized to all the kids and Steve Harrington for what happened last November.

Once he was finally released and moved into the Byer's household, Jonathon was surprised to find that they got along just fine. Billy was always kind and helpful to his mother, he would chat with Will and be interested in what he was saying, and after a shared joint or two between them and bonding over their terrible fathers, Jonathan began considering him a friend. Nancy and Billy did not get along very well but it wasn't like they were at each other's throats so he considered it a win.

What he wasn't expecting was how close Steve and Billy had become. He was aware that the two had become friends while Billy was recovering but once Billy started living with them, he wasn't actually around all too often because he was with Steve.

Jonathan had even asked what they did together, "You know you just seem like an unlikely pair, what do guys do?" They were sitting behind the house sharing a joint. Billy had mentioned he was very appreciative of Jonathon's generosity because it helped with his pain.

"Uh, we drink and smoke, play basketball sometimes, watch TV. I don't know Byers, what do you do with your friends?"

"This." Jonathan gestured between them and they both laughed at that. It probably wasn't worth digging deeper, they were just two guys that liked to hang out, nothing wrong with that.

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One day Jonathan was with Nancy at his house, no one else was around except for Billy who had greeted them when he came home from his shift at the Bradley's Big Buy and then immediately went to the guest room which had become Billy's room.

A little bit after that there was a knock at the door. Jonathan answered it and found Steve Harrington, standing casually in a blue sweater, the chill of winter slowly fading away into spring. "Hey Jonathan, Billy's here right? We were gonna hang out."