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Steve has never known who he wants to be. He’s always been a failure, a disappointment, a let-down, a shallow excuse of a son that’s supposed to inherit his father’s business. Either that, or he’s a rich kid who’s only good for parties and alcohol and money.
But then, Dustin enters the picture.
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AKA Steve figuring out who he wants to be post-canon!!
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14 Jul 2026
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Jay if you see this know that you’ve killed me dead holy shit
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you left a handprint on my heart (i knew it was permanent) by cyrvidae
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
09 Jul 2026
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Dustin never expected Steve to love him like this. To devote himself to Dustin like this.
But some things are bound to change for the better, he supposes.
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AKA an exploration of steve and dustin’s dynamic post-epilogue :-)
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Steve is hurt. Bruises bloom across his face in glaring shades of purple, and similar patches of colour litter the rest of his body as well. It's dark now, but Dustin got to witness the severity of his injuries when his mom cleaned Steve up in the many places his wounds started bleeding. It was by no means a pretty sight— He looked quite dreadful, actually. And not just because of the many ways his body was damaged… There was something frightened, almost animalistic in the way Steve's eyes darted around the room, visibly fighting the urge to lean away from Claudia and the wet wash cloth.
What did they do to you, buddy?
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Or Dustin feels the weight of what transpired at Starcourt; Steve is there to offer him reassurance.
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04 Jun 2026
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Dr Kay and her men refuse to believe that Eleven is dead, so instead of letting everyone go after the gate collapses, they hold them captive and interrogate them for information.
It's Steve's turn.
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To Fix by RandomPerson83338
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
04 Jul 2026
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“Grace. What are you testing, question?”
Rocky. I can’t put this all on the guy right now. He should be happy. We are going to Erid. We are going to save his planet.
“CBC. A complete blood count.” I answer, hoping he doesn’t ask me why.
“Purpose, question?”
Rocky, please. I’m trying to spare you right now.
Basically, Grace gets exposed to a dangerous amount of radiation during an EVA and doesn't want to tell Rocky bc of what happened to Rocky's crew <3
THIS IS A REWORKED VERSION OF "TEMPEST" - after some comments, I wanted to keep the soul of the story, but make it more scientifically plausible. While there are still probably some inaccuracies, I still hope this isn't as messy as before.
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it's the little things that count (until they don't) by cyrvidae
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
05 Jun 2026
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Steve is a giver. He loves to give, to provide, to fulfill— he loves to be needed by people, because he’s been taught that that’s the only way people will love him. That’s the only way people will value him.
But Dustin, who has never once considered that he only loves Steve because he provides— wants to change this. He has to change this.
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AKA Dustin has a dilemma over what to get Steve for Christmas because i love when the conflict is absolutely nothing
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God, Dustin really missed Steve. Between Eddie’s campaigns, attending Lucas’s games and diving into a whole new journey of learning, Dustin hardly had time to hang out with him. He tried to visit Family Video as much as he could, but as time passed, he started noticing that Steve was acting weirder and weirder. The worst thing? He wasn’t always weird. It was just in his interactions with Dustin that something seemed to have been shifting slightly, and it drove him up the wall. It was very hard to not grit his teeth at the observation that Steve was still completely the same with Robin.
OR: the story of Dustin's jealousy problem. Steve isn't faring much better.
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Platonic cuddling by Likelightinglass
Fandom Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
26 May 2026
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"I thought that was it," he mumbled, voice low, trying his hardest to focus on the steady thumping of his best friend's heart. "On the tower."
The arms holding him tightened slightly, cheek resting on his head. Familiar. Safe."Yeah, me too. And then in the Abyss-"
He shuddered at the memory of the claw coming down on him, of the cold certainty that he was about to die. He snuggled more into his brother and Steve responded in kind.
"I know," he whispered, but even that came out shaky and almost pathetic.
"We're still here. We're here. I've got you now."
Dustin nodded in acknowledgement, unable to say anything more. But they didn't really need to. They never had.
Title from: "What's Left of You" by Chord Overstreet (LITERALLY THEIR SONG GO LISTEN TO IT BEFORE OR WHILE READING PLS)
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- Part 1 of Are we Out of the Woods Yet?
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The engine dies so quickly that at first Jonathan thinks they’ve lost power again. Then he suspects it’s some kind of animal, a stray cat, and that Steve’s just done an emergency stop to avoid hitting it.
Except Steve’s not looking out the front. He’s turned to the side, frozen.
“No,” he says. It’s quiet, almost calm. Like he’s objecting to something that’s just flat out wrong, impossible.
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Dustin has a flashback of Eddie’s death and Steve helps him calm down.
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Dustin listens to Steve’s heartbeat.
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Dustin hadn’t known how his grief looked to the others until he wasn’t the only one grieving. Until he saw that same grief mirrored in his friends.
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Dustin realizes that he has been hiding behind masks when the rest of the party starts doing the same thing.
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- Part 2 of Dustin's guide to grieving
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10 Mar 2026
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BIRDIE YOU DONT UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH I ADORE THIS FIC AGH
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Steve and Dustin get trapped in the upside down and struggle to find a way out before they succumb to its toxic atmosphere
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Dustin was used to the silence. And he didn't mind it. After all, he managed to take care of himself for years, right?
But sometimes the silence can get too loud. Especially if his house is getting colder and colder, lacking the warmth of a caring mother.
And everyone needs to come across a bigger difficulty in their life at least once.Dustin will overcome it, he always does.
OR: I make my favourite character suffer emotionally
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Steve thinks he has it under control. It’s just an unstable staircase and a bit of a climb— a calculated risk to get the job done.
But when the concrete begins to melt and Dustin screams, Steve realises they aren't looking at the same thing. Steve sees a mission; Dustin sees another person leaving him behind.
In the wreckage of a collapsed ladder, Steve has to face the one thing he didn't factor into his plan: the boy who refuses to watch him die.
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Set during the stairwell scene in Season 5, Episode 6.
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"I'm tired of feeling so angry, all the time, I mean, sometimes it feels like it'll never go away. Like that's all there is now, is just anger, and I'm not even scared anymore, which scares me a little, but I guess I know how you feel because I want to throw myself at something until it hurts-" He hears the slight intake of breath that Steve takes when he says that.
"Dustin-"
"And I'm sorry," his voice breaks, just slightly on that word, sorry, with how loaded it is.
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Dustin realizes with certainty, at the end of the world, that if Steve dies, it'll still be his fault, because no matter how much he pushes Steve away, it'll never be far enough to protect him.
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Eddie’s trying to plan the evening’s soundtrack in his head when he catches sight of Dustin Henderson.
The kid is on his own, sitting on the ground outside the school building. His back leaning against the school’s phone box, like he was hoping someone might ring. He looks completely pathetic, crumpled up and small. He’s basically the only person left in the parking lot; even the teachers have long fucked off home.
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Or: Eddie, Dustin, and Steve meet in the Hawkins High parking lot.
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16 Feb 2026
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Panic surges in Steve’s chest, and he’s fighting against the tide of the crowd—yelling frantically like he did in The Upside Down, in Nancy’s living room, “Dustin, Dustin!”
Except now he can’t hear Dustin, he can’t hear him, and Robin’s face flashes into view, eyes wide and wet, and all Steve can say desperately is, “I can’t leave him, I can’t leave him.”
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For the first time in years, as Dustin watched him jump off the boat and into the lake, he thought about the older brother he longed for as a kid and realized that if Steve didn’t come back up he would be losing something vital.
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Steve doesn't just drive Dustin to the dance. He comes over to help with Dustin's hair first (and gets some hugs while he's there).
"'Are you sure we have enough time?' Dustin asks, his voice urgent, not unlike how he sounded back when he convinced Steve to help him track down his demo-dog. Not that Steve blames him.
School dances are harder to navigate than just about anything, including the Upside Down."