.esther

you only have to survive me until dawn

Who could love you enough to save you?

AHS:Apocalypse x Hereditary AU, Michael Langdon x Peter Graham

Not only season 2 was imo Steve's peak Look and Character season, but also. Him and Billy ended up being ultimate pulling-pigtails, hard-to-get scenario with gut punch ending - but not for obvious reasons. 

By schoolyard drama standarts Steve should have responded to Billy upstaging him as alpha dog, they could have hot-blooded rivarly and maybe allyship after. Yet Steve wasn't playing by the rules bc a) he already denounced his circle in s1 b) he's involved in supernatural horrors beyond comprehension plot.

So it gets almost (rom)comical in the beginning, Billy showing off all he’s got so Steve would aknowledge and challenge him while Steve isn’t interested, occupied with Upside Down past (different coping mechanisms lead to breackup with Nancy) and present issues.