@flcshinglights || continued
Eyes are on her, with the truth behind his words. He’s not going to falter this time, because he wants the meaning to come through. And he’s just being bias, because him and Steve and the others haven’t always gotten along. But for her, he means it. He’d never understood why she’d hung out with them all - other than to be Ms. Popular for dating Steve Harrington. But what was so good about that.
Their eyes meet briefly, and then Nancy’ leading them down to his busted knuckles, Jonathan’s gaze following. A soft shrug and a gentle shake of the head. The fight hadn’t just been for her - there was his family name to protect - but he wasn’t going to say that. “I-it’s fine... it’s not... it’s not the first time.” He didn’t really mind. Scrapes and bruises were nothing. And he’d always gotten into fights before. The only worry thing was the whole arrest, and his mom’s reaction.