steve harrington.

as portrayed by discord user @twentytwenty.

BASICS.
name: steve otis harrington.
age: twenty.
gender: cisgender male.
pronouns: he him.
sexuality: closeted homosexual.
birthdate: april 24th, 1966.
positive traits: debonair, valorous,
loyal, amicable.
neutral traits: stoic, protective,
sarcastic, cautious.
negative traits: cocky, snarky,
stubborn, clueless.
height: 5'10 ¾.
build: meso-endomorph.

PERSONALITY.
pre season four, steve is generally alert, overly confident and sassy, yet he has some softness to him under his bitchy exterior, especially with his close friends. he tends to be quite sarcastic and cocky, but also airheaded. he either otherthinks or underthinks, and he is quite protective of the people he cares about the most. he retains a modest amount of charm, however often blows it in an instant (and becomes… admittedly pretty cringefail), especially meeting new people or talking to someone he is attracted to.post season four – after defeating vecna – steve's entire demeanour became less prominently snarky. steve is now more laidback and softer to everyone, due to not feeling the need to protect himself and others, yet he can still be deliberately cocky or audacious – mostly in a more playful or teasing way. he takes everything less seriously and more light-heartedly as a result feeling safer and more comfortable with the people he involves himself with, as well as no need to fear vecna anymore.

HOBBIES. crocheting, exercising, swimming, cooking, spending time with friends, cleaning, party-going.HABITS. running his hands through his hair; popping his joints; fidgeting with objects; biting his lips, nails and inner cheek; bouncing his leg; thinning his lips and humming. these are mostly when he’s thinking or out of nervousness / anxiety.ASPIRATIONS. safety for him and his friends; a big family with the person he loves the most; a good-paying job that he enjoys.MENTAL HEALTH.
steve’s mental health isn’t… the best, to say the very least. he’s a “fake it ‘til you make it” kind of guy, but that idea doesn’t work very well when you’re trying to overcome severe trauma without therapy. due to the events of his life – democreatures, russian torture, watching people die, even just the general neglect of his parents – it really fucked up his head, as it would for most. he has complex post traumatic stress disorder, and after eddie’s death, severe suvivor’s guilt syndrome. he tries to do “the manly thing”; which to him is to shrug it off and get over it; but due to the c-ptsd he refuses to recognise, he suffers from chronic migraines and pain, flashbacks, nightmares, dissociation, phantom pain and incontrollable emotional difficulties. he’s trying to get better, but with all the wrong things. (eg, excessive weed usage).due to his brain injuries going untreated, his cognitive abilities are impaired. this leads him to need to process words for longer, and he often forgets things and slips up with wording/words, or forgets them entirely, making him create his own wording for it. (eg, if he forgot the word for socks, he would say “feet gloves” or something, etc etc). he is also hard of hearing in his left ear and has severe astigmatism, particularly in his left eye.steve has autism, and has absolutely zero concept of social cues, nor can he do well when he's very overstimulated (light & sound sensitive). when overwhelmed, he will often become emotionally unstable, and he has the tendency to verbally lash out. however, robin and eddie usually know how to calm him down and help him regulate his emotions.

UNDER PRESSURE. steve pretends to be good in high pressure situations to be the “calm and controlled” person, but just freaks out internally and processes everything later; it’s like his own little survival technique.his brain autopilots to “fight now think later” and it’s worse with others because he feels nothing but the need to protect everyone he loves. his body and even himself won’t allow the adrenaline to wear off until he fully knows everyone is safe. as an example, he will often be the one staying awake while the others sleep - rarely taking turns with some of the more stable young adults - because his paranoid, adrenaline-rush brain will fight sleep off just so he can be sure that everyone is safe and alright.he won’t let himself process his emotions in front of anyone else, not even robin, because he feels the need to just stay strong and stable and bring the group more comfort by being the most level-headed.INTERACTION. steve is a very touch starved individual, and is overall pretty very sensory seeking and enjoys physical contact with people he is close with (e.g robin, eddie, nance and jon) however doesnt necessarily know how to react to it most of the time.he is absolutely horrible at comforting people verbally so he just points out facts to try and make people feel better (eg, “at least you didn’t die”, “well, since your dad left you can do what you want”).values the opinions of the older adults - especially joyce, hopper and claudia - a lot. he wants to be seen as a good influence for their kids.DISLIKES. steve hates the cold. he can stand hot weather though; he’ll probably just end up taking his shirt off, wearing tiny shorts and dowsing himself in water. however, weirdly, he likes fall and winter.allergic and scared of cats, leading him to be very avoidant of them, as well as generally dislike them, with the exception of sabbath. he really loves dogs, though! he won't shut up about his favorite dog breeds once you get him started.

eddie munson     ⁺     best friend/lover.steve and eddie didn’t meet eye to eye initially, being admittedly jealous of each other as dustin's self-proclaimed caretakers. however, after they had been introduced to each other, they soon warmed up to one another, and became inseperable. steve has to reassure robin that there's nothing going on between them. but if they do happen to find each other at the quarry in the middle of the night, joint lit, fingers entwined and skimmed lips, that's just for them to know. ♡dustin henderson     ⁺     best friend.steve views and loves dustin as a younger brother – sure, he can be annoying, but he would do anything in his power for him... well, other than letting him drive his car. he aspires to be a good role model for dustin to follow, and the entire reason he decided to clean himself up and better his attitude is to serve as the big brother figure he strives to be in dustin's life. even though they poke fun and tease other, behind their shared insults and roughhousing are nothing but genuine fondness.robin buckley     ⁺     best friend.trauma-bonded from russian torture and generally bonded through confided identities, steve and robin quickly became joint at the hip through their will to protect each other and their shared confessions; opposites, but the same. no matter which job they inevitably end up applying for together next, they'll never leave one another alone. sometimes, they'll end up phoning each other up in the middle of the night. whether it's to gossip or have a heartfelt, serious conversation, they're always there for one another, no matter what.

ABOUT THE ROLEPLAYER.
hi ! i'm steve, roddy or kurt! im sixteen and i use he / pup pronouns. i am a gay trans man with autism & adhd. i'm a roleplayer in the stranger things discord roleplay the community. if it wasn't obvious, my muse is steve! my roleplay style ranges from semi-lit to novella. ships i will roleplay include steddie, and very tentative stonathan. i won't roleplay harringrove at all, please do not ask me to. hi edoomf!