--- description: Joe Keery and Dacre Montgomery prove that their onscreen enmity is fiction, not real-life fact, in an interview for Good Mythical Morning. title: Stranger Things' Steve & Billy Get Along Great in Real Life image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Steve and Billy From _Stranger Things_ Actually Get Along Extremely Well in Real Life ## Video: The Stranger Things Opening Credits Could Have Looked Really Different [Watch (HLS stream): The Stranger Things Opening Credits Could Have Looked Really Different](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/9kbPh5t1.m3u8) (1:59)  _Published 2017-10-24. In the summer of 2016, the hypnotic glowing red Stranger Things font lured fans into every new episode on Netflix like it was a chapter in their own personal paperback_  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 7, 2017 9:40 PM CUT  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 7, 2017 9:40 PM CUT [Joe Keery](http://time.com/5004529/stranger-things-steve-season-2/ "undefined")‘s Steve and Dacre Montgomery’s [Billy](http://time.com/5000537/zac-efron-dacre-montgomery/ "undefined") may play opposing forces on Netflix breakout hit[ _Stranger Things_ ](http://time.com/5008471/stranger-things-2-neilsen-ratings-binge/ "undefined")— they’re high school enemies, after all — but as it turns out, the two actors are nothing short of perfectly friendly in real life. In fact, they seem to get along quite well. For an interview with _Good Mythical Morning_, a YouTube show, the two sat down (well, upside down) with hosts Rhett and Link to hash things out. Between discussing their preferred fictional superpowers (of the provided choices, Keery opted for a talent that would let him turn things into chocolate, while Montgomery went for a limited time travel option) and sharing their haircare routines, they dug into some unexpected trivia. And when Montgomery was asked his thoughts on his co-star’s hair, he only had good things to say. “It’s a very good head of hair, very well coiffed,” he said, all flattery. They also outed Montgomery for the true meaning of his first name: “Dacre” comes from the Cumbrian dialect, and apparently it translates roughly to “trickling stream.” “Only one other person knows that, and now it’s out,” Montgomery responded bashfully to the news. The two are also not opposed to working together in the future. The show hosts asked Montgomery if he would hire Keery as a waiter for a fictional restaurant he would run — and his response was an unequivocal positive. “Of course, mate. 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