#Someone confirm this please. Is the birthday in Barb’s wiki correct?

[decadentworld]

I can’t stop thinking about Barbgrove for some reason?

(Obviously, mandatory canon divergence where Billy arrives at Hawkins earlier.) Maybe they get together in high school, Billy for a similar reason that Nancy stays with Steve, because it’s safe and familiar (and to hide that he’s gay).

Barb, on the other hand, sees something in Billy that her parents have warned her about. Something about signs that a child might be in an unsafe household situation, and wants to help him in whatever way she can. That, along with the fact that she might want to fit in (I headcanon her as lesbian), makes her want to be with Billy for something similar to his situation.

So they could be in a relationship similar to Steve and Nancy’s, except that it’s something of a lavender relationship without being aware of it (but they have strong suspicions about each other), and they have a deeper connection because of it. Barb’s parents are skeptical of Billy at first but quickly accept him when they realize things might not be going well for him at home, praising Barb for her foresight.

Billy can’t do anything about Neil’s scathing remarks about his new girlfriend but at least she’s not there when it happens.

Barb and Max getting along immediately. Maybe Barb subtly trying to get information from Max to see if her suspicions about this being an unsafe house are correct.

Billy getting invited to dinner more often than not, Barb’s parents giving him an excuse to be far from home as much as he can.

Barb and Billy throwing hints to each other about the real nature of this relationship. Maybe crying to each other when they realize they weren’t alone all along.