What Antis think shipping Harringrove is like: Billy abusing Steve, mentally and physically. Billy being a psycho 25/8. BIlly literally MURDERING STEVE while the kids watch or some shit.
What shipping Harringrove is really like: Hurt/Comfort. Billy going to Steve after a really bad fight with his dad. Billy actually being really book-smart and helping Steve with homework. Them being quippy sarcastic assholes to one another because that’s just how they flirt. Locker room sex. Car sex. Steve making Billy apologize to Lucas and the kids. Billy really actually wanting Steve to like him and be his friend. Helping each other come to terms with their sexuality. Movie dates. Snowball fights. Steve getting Billy out of a shitty home situation. Drunk sex. Listening to music. Steve gravitating towards Billy once Nancy and Jonathan get together for good. Protective Billy. Protective Steve. Princess. Surprisingly cute, adorable. fluffy moments where Billy is actual a human being and not just an irredeemable asshole.