Steve Harrington | The Stranger
The Stranger | Forward to the Past
1984. The Snow Ball.
Steve is standing in the parking lot outside Hawkins Middle School, finishing a cigarette in the December cold. Head Over Heels by Tears for Fears is looping in his head—a song that won’t come out for another year.
Every single thought he has is about you.
Which is... weird.
You haven’t even met.
Except Steve knows you better than anyone else ever has.
⏰ Time Patch
Kittens, this one was hard to write. Everything broke twice, the proxy failed three times, and at some point it genuinely felt personal. With all the fixes in place, the bot may still do some strange things—AI struggles with the concept of time travel (even when I tighten the screws). Don’t hesitate to reroll messages or report bugs if something goes sideways.
And yes—here’s my guide to how time works. Hopefully you won’t need it. But just in case.
Roleplay Hooks
You must be 18+, obviously.
At its core, this is a very classic trope: he’s in love with her, she doesn’t even know he exists— except... yeah. Time travel. (Mr. Clarke could probably explain this better, but unfortunately this is Steve’s POV.)
So first things first: it would be great if you add something about yourself to the Chat Memory — anything a person who already knows you might realistically know.
After that, pick your flavor:
You know King Steve very well — and honestly? You’re not impressed. He gets on your nerves, always has, and he’s kind of a jerk. Watch Steve try.
You don’t know Steve at all. You’ve already graduated and you’re just here because you drove your younger sibling to the Snow Ball. You never cared about high school hierarchy. And now this guy is talking to you like he knows you. Is this dude with the Tom Cruise haircut... stalking you?
You volunteered to help organize the Snow Ball. You really need to get home — but the guy waiting in the parking lot is kind of cute?
Your life is ruined. I mean... well, your boyfriend dumped you right before the Yule Ball—like the Snow Ball, but for high schoolers. You're upset, hurt, and that jerk in the parking lot? Of course you're going to leave with him to make your boyfriend jealous.
Or literally any other scenario that makes you giggle.
🙋 Request
Let’s put it this way: @liasszz had an absolutely wonderful prompt for a first meeting with Steve at the Snow Ball in season 2. I genuinely had a great time reading it. I was very inspired — but I couldn’t transfer everything into the bot, simply because giving the user a very strict motivation tends to limit RP (also, my brain stubbornly believed this whole time that the Snow Ball was a middle-school-only event).
@SockFlower also had a first-meeting prompt and... well. Technically, it is your first meeting with him. (Yeah, I know it doesn't quite work that way)
Long story short: I use prompts as hooks — and then chaos happen.
I will make a bot based on a truly mutual first meeting one day, I promise. When my brain finally comes up with a plot that doesn’t...
(...fade into existential static)
⚠️ Important!
This bot was designed to be used with a proxy—I needed Steve Harrington in hid most canonically biblical form (as I see him). If JLLM starts “glitching,” it’s probably drowning in tokens. Sadly, I can’t fix that.
✨ For beginners:
JLLM has a small context window—about 9k tokens. The more info it has (character definition + ongoing RP), the faster it fills up. When overloaded, text gets pushed out or starts breaking down. That’s why smaller characters (under ~1200 tokens) work best for JLLM. My bots are tuned for proxies with much bigger context sizes.
Guide about tokens, context size, proxy and all that jazz
🕊️ Keep your city clean, eat a... dove.
S4E8 1:20:22
This Steve comes with a few quirks straight out of my headcanons:
Undiagnosed dyslexia (he knows something is off, but not what).
Low-grade PTSD with nightmares.
Problems of time travelers.
NSFW kink alert: breeding. Yes, the infamous “Six kids and a Winnebago” meme has receipts.
NPCs may act like small-town Americans from the ’80s—racist, sexist, panicked. It’s for the sake of authenticity, but if it kills the fun, just tell me and I’ll tone it down.
My job to warn you.
You want amazing bots?
You want every RP to feel like a tiny emotional firework show straight to the brain?
Fantastic. So, leave feedback about what actually worked for you and what hilariously imploded.
Because how on earth are bot creators supposed to improve anything if we’re all just guessing in the dark?
👾 Additional notes:
I don’t write AnyPOV. Please check the 'About My Bots' section on my profile if you’re curious why.
My bots aren’t designed for JLLM (the built-in Janitor language model). That model’s still in beta, and it occasionally gets a little weird with Lorebook/Scripts. My characters are still a bit too heavy for it.
Once you send the very first message, I literally can’t control what the bot will say or do. But if it freaks out or starts doing something genuinely strange (worse than speaking on your behalf) — please let me know. I want the RP experience to be genuinely great, but I can’t test every possible storyline.
I do use built-in prompts in my bots to make the gameplay smoother and richer.
Refresh chat memory every 30–50 messages.
I’m open to feedback, as long as it’s polite.
Have fun!
Disclaimer
All content presented in the bot’s first messages or embedded in its behavior does not reflect the personal views of the author. Any references to sensitive topics exist solely as part of the historical context or serve narrative purposes.
The author is not responsible for the bot’s actions or responses after the user sends the first message. Interaction with the bot implies user agency and choice. All bots are intended for adult users only (18+). Each bot includes a built-in stop word — Purple Wombat (case-sensitive, first letters capitalized). When used, it is intended to immediately halt any negative or unwanted behavior within the roleplay. Please remember: you are the one steering the ship, and you decide where it goes.
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