GradationMoon
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That night, 1984
Steve sits at the kitchen table, a pack of frozen carrots wrapped in a tea towel against his swollen purple face. "I'm fine," he says. It’s over. They fought the monsters, and they won. Now he can rest.
Except in real life, the credits don't roll, and they don't get to skip ahead to Christmas.
NOW COMPLETE!
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- Part 1 of Second Thoughts
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- English
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04 Aug 2025
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“Shit,” Billy hisses behind Steve, keeping his voice down to a whisper, “Harrington?”
After a few beats, “Yeah?”
“Jesus Christ. How long have you been awake?”
“Uh. For a while.” Steve’s face is on fire. He licks his lips. Whispers, “You can stay there. If… If you wanna.”
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- Part 3 of (batterybags) harringrove
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01 Feb 2024
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It’s probably just because he’s stoned, but Steve can’t help but crack up. His laugh sounds a little manic, a little out of it, which is really only fitting: Steve feels out of it. He can't shake the feeling that he’s stepped into an alternate reality, or some sort of diverging timeline, and it all started when he first sat down in the passenger seat of Billy Hargrove’s car looking to buy some weed.
(Or, the one where we pretend season three didn’t happen and pick up right where season two left off.)
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06 Mar 2023
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The Devil That I Know (Is Better Than The Devil That I Don't) by yllwhornet
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
26 Nov 2022
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By 1991, a lot has changed for Steve “The Hair” Harrington. He's left Hawkins and its monsters from the Upside Down in the rearview, to venture with his best friend Robin and her girlfriend Heather to Chicago. After a few years at community college he’s managed to get a bachelor’s degree under his belt and has secured his school district’s Teacher of the Year award within his first year as a kindergarten teacher. After leaving his hockey gear alongside his heart in Hawkins, Steve is shocked to find that his prize for his great teaching skills is tickets and an appearance at a pro-hockey game where he isn’t just reunited with his love for the game, but also with the guy who might be the love of his life.
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- English
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- 17/17
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18 Jul 2022
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Steve stays at the Motel 6 for the rest of the night before checking out the next morning. He goes to his car and grabs his rumpled Scoops uniform from the backseat.
Billy never shows, and Steve’s going to be late for work.
(Season 3 rewrite with established Harringrove but Flayed Billy)
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- Part 2 of the sea