OOC INFORMATION
Name: Cass
Contact: dandymott or vellocet#7191
Age: 32
Other Characters: Terry Silver

CHARACTER INFORMATION
Character Name: Billy Hargrove
Age: 18
Canon: Stranger Things
Canon Point: Post-S3
Character Information: wiki

Personality:
cw: the following section contains references to spousal and child abuse

Wherever Billy goes he makes a strong impression; he's loud and flashy and refuses to be ignored. He was only in Hawkins for a few days before declaring himself the new "king" and openly challenging the previous top dog, Steve Harrington. Even his style reflects this part of his personality: heavy boots, clothes that are either a little too tight or are revealing, and a loud car that he revs the engine on as much as possible. He wants a reputation, even if it's a bad one.

While he's not a particularly skilled planner or inspirational figure, Billy tends to fall into the leadership role in his social circle because of his aggressive nature and unwillingness to concede to others. Billy is generally cruel towards others, using both physical strength and verbal attacks to try and bully them into submission. He gets his kicks from terrorizing others and even if he's not being outright violent he isn't terribly concerned with the safety of the people he bullies, either (for example, he thinks it's fun to rev his engine and speed up when he sees kids on bikes, hoping to force them off of the road). He tries to bait other people into fighting him, pushing their buttons until they give in.

He's also very competitive and will show off when playing sports and brag about his own accomplishments while putting his opponent down. He feels the need to win everything from sports to hostile conversations, and won't let even the slightest challenge to his alpha male image go unpunished.

A true rebel, he hates being told what to do, and tends to push back against anyone who tries to assert their authority over him too much. His dislike of authority stems from his negative relationship with his father, a very strict and controlling man. When Billy is given any authority, though, he can be just as tyrannical as the authority figures he rebels against. When put in charge of the Hawkins Public Pool, he enforced the rules with an iron fist, threatening small children with lifetime bans for minor infractions. He was also very controlling of his sister's personal life when he was put in charge of looking after her, trying to dictate who she could date or be friends with.

Although he would deny it if asked, Billy is a very sensitive person. He can go from zero to a hundred in a split second (usually this means going from relatively calm to enraged), and when he feels something he feels it very intensely and has a hard time not showing it. In particular, he cries quite a bit. Because he tries to be macho and buys into the notion that emotions aren't masculine, he prefers to either run off to be by himself or mask any emotions he considers 'weak' (sadness, fear, etc) with anger. Even when he was possessed and there was clearly something wrong with him, he tried to keep his composure around others and waited until he was alone to scream and cry.

A reckless adrenaline junkie, Billy likes to live life on the edge with very little regard to his own safety or the consequences of his actions. He smokes and drinks constantly, drives dangerously, and puts himself at risk for the sake of getting a rush. When he moved to Hawkins he found himself bored very easily in comparison to the life he used to have in California, and he became very agitated because he didn't have enough to entertain him. If he gets an impulse, he follows it, and works better when he has to think on his feet.

That, combined with his general moodiness means he can be extremely unpredictable and dangerous to be around. He has a lot of destructive urges, both towards himself and others. His first instinct is to deal with his anger by hurting others, or by breaking their things if he can't get away with hurting them. And part of the reason why he's such a threat in a fight is because he laughs off any damage he receives (as long as it's a fight he actually wants to be in).

He's not book-smart, but Billy has a talent for reading people and can be quite clever when it comes to emotional manipulation. Unsurprisingly, he's also a huge flirt who will bat his long eyelashes and schmooze with anyone in order to get some positive attention. He has a different girl on his arm every week despite having a reputation as a heartbreaker, and has a group of otherwise sensible women wrapped around his finger with some well-placed compliments during his stint as a lifeguard. It doesn't matter if you're older than him or married, if he thinks flirtation will work, he'll go for it.

Although Billy initially seems vain, his cocky attitude is masking the fact that he is deeply insecure. He has a lot of emotional issues due to his home life. His relationship with his father is extremely negative, rife with physical and emotional abuse. A lot of the abuse his father inflicts on him ends up being internalized and inflicted on other people. As a younger child especially, the cruel things he'd say to other children were word-for-word what his father said to him. Despite the fact that Billy seems willing to fight with anyone, he's deeply afraid of his father and backs down from confrontations with him.

He had a positive relationship with his mother and was a happier person when she was around, but she had to endure the same abuse that Billy did and left without taking him with her. This left him with deep-seated abandonment issues and a distrust of other people in general. He doesn't like opening up to people and assumes that he'll just be burned again if anyone gets too close. Despite being in the popular crowd at school, Billy has no close friends and even his sister doesn't know him very well. Although he was hurt by her actions, Billy doesn't seem to resent his mother and regards the time they spent together as the happiest time of his life.

Billy is a deeply unhealthy person with a lot of issues to work through, but he has some good qualities lurking beneath the surface. When he's in a good mood, he can bring a lot of genuine enthusiasm to a group, and in his rare relaxed states there's a playful, free-spirited quality to him, as seen when he's surfing or casually playing sports. And, when he actually cares about someone he can be protective of them (such as with his mom, or with El & Max at the end of Season 3), but although that's a quality he could nurture in the future it currently takes a lot for him to push through his destructive nature and look out for other people.

5-10 Key Character Traits: flashy, rebellious, aggressive, controlling, sensitive, reckless, competitive, insecure, flirtatious, destructive
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