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i wave goodbye to the end of beginning (goodbye) by steveharringtoned
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
21 Sep 2022
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Eddie Munson has been going steady with Steve Harrington for a little while now. He’s learned to expect the occasional disturbance.
In which he observes:
5 times Steve helps the kids, +1 time they help him.
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03 Jul 2026
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i wave goodbye to the end of beginning (goodbye)
steveharringtonedSummary:
Eddie Munson has been going steady with Steve Harrington for a little while now. He’s learned to expect the occasional disturbance.
In which he observes:
5 times Steve helps the kids, +1 time they help him.
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“Oh, haven’t you heard? Steve Harrington doesn’t cry.”
In which Steve Harrington breaks up, breaks a few hearts (including his own), breaks free, and finally gets to break down.
or: 5 times Steve didn't cry, and 1 time he did.
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01 Jul 2026
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it's alright if you love me
alivingfireSummary:
“Oh, haven’t you heard? Steve Harrington doesn’t cry.”
In which Steve Harrington breaks up, breaks a few hearts (including his own), breaks free, and finally gets to break down.
or: 5 times Steve didn't cry, and 1 time he did.
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It starts as a routine. Steve drives past all their houses, just to make sure they're home. And then it's not so easy to sleep any more without checking and rechecking.
Eddie catches him out.
(a story about healing in small parts with someone who understands, about the give and take, the sharing and the listening - and maybe falling a little bit in love along the way)
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30 Jun 2026
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to be cut adrift
cydonicSummary:
It starts as a routine. Steve drives past all their houses, just to make sure they're home. And then it's not so easy to sleep any more without checking and rechecking.
Eddie catches him out.
(a story about healing in small parts with someone who understands, about the give and take, the sharing and the listening - and maybe falling a little bit in love along the way)
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A spatula from the cup of utensils next to the stove floats into the air, hangs there a second, and then smacks him directly on the forehead.
“Ow! Fuck, okay. I guess that’s a yes. Are you haunting my house or me specifically?” Him, it’s definitely him, but it doesn’t hurt to have confirmation.
The spatula waggles in his direction, and then smacks him in the head again.
“Fuck! You can tell me things without violence, you know!” The cold feeling he associates with it (her) goes through him again, and it feels like laughter. “Are you…is it…is it Barb? Are you Barb?”
There’s a long moment of silence—or, well, it’s all been silence, but a long moment in which nothing happens—and then the spatula goes hurtling through the air like it’s being thrown and smacks him in the eye, before falling to the ground.
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27 Jun 2026
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you've got my heart, i've got your hand
zadeSummary:
A spatula from the cup of utensils next to the stove floats into the air, hangs there a second, and then smacks him directly on the forehead.
“Ow! Fuck, okay. I guess that’s a yes. Are you haunting my house or me specifically?” Him, it’s definitely him, but it doesn’t hurt to have confirmation.
The spatula waggles in his direction, and then smacks him in the head again.
“Fuck! You can tell me things without violence, you know!” The cold feeling he associates with it (her) goes through him again, and it feels like laughter. “Are you…is it…is it Barb? Are you Barb?”
There’s a long moment of silence—or, well, it’s all been silence, but a long moment in which nothing happens—and then the spatula goes hurtling through the air like it’s being thrown and smacks him in the eye, before falling to the ground.
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“Uh, you okay?”
Chrissy jerks under the sink, head banging against the porcelain hard enough to rattle her skull.
Eddie Munson stands in the doorway, hands tucked in his armpits like he isn’t sure what to do with them. He stares at her for maybe half a second before his gaze darts to the graffitied wall.
Chrissy gapes up at him, his frame mostly a blur of shaggy hair and denim, before reality hits her and she scrambles out from under the sink, knees shaky and locked up from being tucked under for so long. “What are you doing in the girl’s bathroom?” She demands, swiping at her face like he hasn’t already seen her in what is quite possibly the lowest moment of her life.
Hey, at least it wasn’t with her fingers down her throat.
Eddie rocks on his feet, still avoiding her gaze, “I don’t have a good answer for that seeing as how this is the men’s bathroom.”
Chrissy feels the urge to gag again.
Something in the corner catches her eye.
A fucking urinal.
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- Part 1 of Roll For Befriending Cheerleaders
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26 Jun 2026
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Roll For Befriending Cheerleaders
PhenomenalWomanSummary:
“Uh, you okay?”
Chrissy jerks under the sink, head banging against the porcelain hard enough to rattle her skull.
Eddie Munson stands in the doorway, hands tucked in his armpits like he isn’t sure what to do with them. He stares at her for maybe half a second before his gaze darts to the graffitied wall.
Chrissy gapes up at him, his frame mostly a blur of shaggy hair and denim, before reality hits her and she scrambles out from under the sink, knees shaky and locked up from being tucked under for so long. “What are you doing in the girl’s bathroom?” She demands, swiping at her face like he hasn’t already seen her in what is quite possibly the lowest moment of her life.
Hey, at least it wasn’t with her fingers down her throat.
Eddie rocks on his feet, still avoiding her gaze, “I don’t have a good answer for that seeing as how this is the men’s bathroom.”
Chrissy feels the urge to gag again.
Something in the corner catches her eye.
A fucking urinal.
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All I Wanna Do (Is Trade This Life for Something New) by alenie
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
20 Mar 2026
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Wayne finds Steve drunk at a bar and looking for trouble and brings him home in an effort to save him from himself. Eddie's not sure what to think.
“What you're gonna do,” Wayne says, “is come sit down at the table while I fix you something to eat and you tell me what's going on. Then I'm either gonna take you home—”
Steve freezes at that suggestion.
“—or you can stay here for the night and we'll see how things are looking in the morning."
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20 Jun 2026
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All I Wanna Do (Is Trade This Life for Something New)
alenieSummary:
Wayne finds Steve drunk at a bar and looking for trouble and brings him home in an effort to save him from himself. Eddie's not sure what to think.
“What you're gonna do,” Wayne says, “is come sit down at the table while I fix you something to eat and you tell me what's going on. Then I'm either gonna take you home—”
Steve freezes at that suggestion.
“—or you can stay here for the night and we'll see how things are looking in the morning.
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Steve learns from an early age that when your birthday happens to be on Christmas it's easy to be forgotten, overshadowed by the festive lights and holiday traditions. It's fine. Steve accepted it years ago. It's not like he's going to stomp his feet and throw a tantrum demanding people to pay attention to him. Instead, he lies, tells everyone he has plans, and let's them celebrate Christmas the way they really want to. And it works.
At least until his friends figure out what he's doing and decide to take matters into their own hands.- Language:
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14 Jun 2026
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Code Green
LavenderWaterSummary:
Steve learns from an early age that when your birthday happens to be on Christmas it's easy to be forgotten, overshadowed by the festive lights and holiday traditions. It's fine. Steve accepted it years ago. It's not like he's going to stomp his feet and throw a tantrum demanding people to pay attention to him. Instead, he lies, tells everyone he has plans, and let's them celebrate Christmas the way they really want to. And it works.
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always an angel (never a god) by voidedfalling (Pterodactyl)
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
31 Dec 2025
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Eddie can’t move. Can’t even think, because he’s staring into this stranger’s eyes and the stranger is staring back. He’s looking at Eddie with recognition, with surprise and then confusion and then joy, and he fucking smiles. Face smeared with dirt, eyes shining like he’s just seen something incredible, something impossible and -
A hand cups Eddie’s cheek. Trembling, warm and broad, soft skin against the scar tissue on his jaw. A thumb brushing over his cheekbone - gentle, reverent.
“It’s you,” the man whispers. His voice cracks, uneven but sweet. “Eddie.”
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a death, a resurrection, and falling in love. not necessarily in that order.
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01 Jun 2026
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always an angel (never a god)
voidedfalling (Pterodactyl)Summary:
Eddie can’t move. Can’t even think, because he’s staring into this stranger’s eyes and the stranger is staring back. He’s looking at Eddie with recognition, with surprise and then confusion and then joy, and he fucking smiles. Face smeared with dirt, eyes shining like he’s just seen something incredible, something impossible and -
A hand cups Eddie’s cheek. Trembling, warm and broad, soft skin against the scar tissue on his jaw. A thumb brushing over his cheekbone - gentle, reverent.
“It’s you,” the man whispers. His voice cracks, uneven but sweet. “Eddie.”
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a death, a resurrection, and falling in love. not necessarily in that order.
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Graduation is on the horizon, and Eddie is determined to go out with a bang: Gen Con here we come, baby!
Only, nerd shit cost *real* shit, and the Hellfire Club is forced to reckon with raising funds for their dreams in a more legal and balefully pedestrian way: a bake sale.
Eddie’s already put his blood, swear, and tears into the club, what’s a little dignity for the greater good?
(His dignity goes fully out the window when Steve Harrington shows up in a much too tight Hellfire shirt.)
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27 May 2026
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Sugar and Spice (and Everything Dicey)
GhostHostSummary:
Graduation is on the horizon, and Eddie is determined to go out with a bang: Gen Con here we come, baby!
Only, nerd shit cost *real* shit, and the Hellfire Club is forced to reckon with raising funds for their dreams in a more legal and balefully pedestrian way: a bake sale.
Eddie’s already put his blood, swear, and tears into the club, what’s a little dignity for the greater good?
(His dignity goes fully out the window when Steve Harrington shows up in a much too tight Hellfire shirt.)
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Soul flowers aren’t a ticket to true love, he knows that well enough, but they do mean importance, significance, permanence. And so far no one has ever loved Steve significantly or permanently enough to leave some. Maybe that means he’s broken. Maybe that’s why he can’t leave any for her.
So Steve lets Jonathan take Nancy home that night, and tries not to feel too bitter about the matching bracelet of roses on Jonathan’s hand.
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11 May 2026
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a map of everyone who loves you
phonemicengineerSummary:
Soul flowers aren’t a ticket to true love, he knows that well enough, but they do mean importance, significance, permanence. And so far no one has ever loved Steve significantly or permanently enough to leave some. Maybe that means he’s broken. Maybe that’s why he can’t leave any for her.
So Steve lets Jonathan take Nancy home that night, and tries not to feel too bitter about the matching bracelet of roses on Jonathan’s hand.
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Rumor has it that whenever any one of the seven or so gremlins that Steve has magnanimously decided to adopt sleep over at his ridiculously large and empty house, he’ll get up extra early in the morning and pack them all lunches in brown paper bags. He’ll make them breakfast, too, and drop them off at school with a ruffle of their hair, a slap on their shoulder, or a pep-talk, depending on the kid.
Not that Eddie Munson, of all people, would know anything about it.It's October and Steve starts packing Eddie lunches for work. Eddie doesn't know what to do about it.
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- Part 1 of love letters verse
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- English
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09 May 2026
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love letters in your lunch
mourningshowersSummary:
Rumor has it that whenever any one of the seven or so gremlins that Steve has magnanimously decided to adopt sleep over at his ridiculously large and empty house, he’ll get up extra early in the morning and pack them all lunches in brown paper bags. He’ll make them breakfast, too, and drop them off at school with a ruffle of their hair, a slap on their shoulder, or a pep-talk, depending on the kid.
Not that Eddie Munson, of all people, would know anything about it.
It's October and Steve starts packing Eddie lunches for work. Eddie doesn't know what to do about it. -
And Death Stands So Small In The Face Of Love by writersagainstwritersblock
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
30 Sep 2023
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“I think I’m stuck.”
Eddie laid his hand over the strings of his guitar to stop the cord, leaning over the edge of the bed to look down at him.
“Metaphorically,” Steve clarified.
“I’m gonna need a little more than that, baby.”
Steve sighed, leaning back against the edge of the bed. “I don’t want to work minimum wage or climb the corporate ladder or whatever, I want… I want something that makes me feel the way you do when you’re on stage. I want to feel like it means something that I’m still kicking.”
“What do you want to do?”
“You’re gonna laugh.”
“You planning on becoming a comedian?”
“Eds.”
“Stevie.”
Soulmate AU where soulmarks don't turn until the person actually loves you, rather than upon meeting. Unturned marks are just ink until the person who loves you touches them and turns them into bright, colorful tattoos. Or a character study on Steve, the people he loves, and the people who love him.
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05 May 2026
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And Death Stands So Small In The Face Of Love
writersagainstwritersblockSummary:
“I think I’m stuck.”
Eddie laid his hand over the strings of his guitar to stop the cord, leaning over the edge of the bed to look down at him.
“Metaphorically,” Steve clarified.
“I’m gonna need a little more than that, baby.”
Steve sighed, leaning back against the edge of the bed. “I don’t want to work minimum wage or climb the corporate ladder or whatever, I want… I want something that makes me feel the way you do when you’re on stage. I want to feel like it means something that I’m still kicking.”
“What do you want to do?”
“You’re gonna laugh.”
“You planning on becoming a comedian?”
“Eds.”
“Stevie.”
Soulmate AU where soulmarks don't turn until the person actually loves you, rather than upon meeting. Unturned marks are just ink until the person who loves you touches them and turns them into bright, colorful tattoos. Or a character study on Steve, the people he loves, and the people who love him
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“Well, apparently…you uh had some fun too, huh, Steve?” Eddie’s voice sounded weird, almost like there was an accusatory undertone. Steve’s frown deepened. This was about him finding someone to make out with?
“Yeah? What about it? I know I said I’d make sure you were safe and everything, but does that mean I can’t enjoy myself? You were both pretty preoccupied, weren’t you?”
“I-” Robin actually looked speechless. “Of course you can, just…it was…” She tucks a strand of hair behind her ear, frustrated. “That was a guy, Steve!”
Steve nodded. “Yeah, I’m aware.”
Robin blinked. “A guy,” she repeated, an exasperated expression on her face, her hands making some sort of gesture, underlining the word.
“I know,” Steve said, in the same manner, starting to get frustrated now, too. “Was pretty hard to miss with his dick against my thigh.” He narrowed his eyes. “No pun intended.”
or: 5 times Steve enjoys kissing boys and 1 time he realizes what that means
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25 Apr 2026
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too good to deny it
steph_fangirlSummary:
“Well, apparently…you uh had some fun too, huh, Steve?” Eddie’s voice sounded weird, almost like there was an accusatory undertone. Steve’s frown deepened. This was about him finding someone to make out with?
“Yeah? What about it? I know I said I’d make sure you were safe and everything, but does that mean I can’t enjoy myself? You were both pretty preoccupied, weren’t you?”
“I-” Robin actually looked speechless. “Of course you can, just…it was…” She tucks a strand of hair behind her ear, frustrated. “That was a guy, Steve!”
Steve nodded. “Yeah, I’m aware.”
Robin blinked. “A guy,” she repeated, an exasperated expression on her face, her hands making some sort of gesture, underlining the word.
“I know,” Steve said, in the same manner, starting to get frustrated now, too. “Was pretty hard to miss with his dick against my thigh.” He narrowed his eyes. “No pun intended.”
or: 5 times Steve enjoys kissing boys and 1 time he realizes what that means
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Eddie's chain-smoking cigarettes. Lucky Strikes. In the early September humidity he wears a sleeveless graphic t-shirt and ripped black jeans. He has tattoos all over, long wild hair, and a wicked smile that only widens when he and Steve lock eyes. His grin is sharp, tongue coated in silver, and Steve feels a bit like he’s looking in a mirror.
Eddie looks something like a bad idea.
“Hey,” Steve calls anyway.
He’s grieving. Sue him.
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- Part 4 of ⟡ Anon's Omegaverse Works
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15 Apr 2026
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Lucky
AnonymousSummary:
Eddie's chain-smoking cigarettes. Lucky Strikes. In the early September humidity he wears a sleeveless graphic t-shirt and ripped black jeans. He has tattoos all over, long wild hair, and a wicked smile that only widens when he and Steve lock eyes. His grin is sharp, tongue coated in silver, and Steve feels a bit like he’s looking in a mirror.
Eddie looks something like a bad idea.
“Hey,” Steve calls anyway.
He’s grieving. Sue him.
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“Have you ever wanted to be invisible?” Steve asked, looking out at the sheer cliffs on the other side of the quarry. It was a thought he’d held onto for a while, letting it form mostly in the early hours of the morning when he was alone in the dark.
“You mean like a superhero and shit?” Eddie asked, blowing out smoke and taking another drag from his cigarette.
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When Steve presents, his parents force him out of the house, changing everything about his life and subsequently the future of Hawkins. In the mean time, Steve learns how to be loved.- Language:
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15 Apr 2026
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you better let somebody love you
ForgottenFrogSummary:
“Have you ever wanted to be invisible?” Steve asked, looking out at the sheer cliffs on the other side of the quarry. It was a thought he’d held onto for a while, letting it form mostly in the early hours of the morning when he was alone in the dark.
“You mean like a superhero and shit?” Eddie asked, blowing out smoke and taking another drag from his cigarette.
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When Steve presents, his parents force him out of the house, changing everything about his life and subsequently the future of Hawkins. In the mean time, Steve learns how to be loved. -
I've been trying to figure you out, tell me then would you lend a hand? by Dark_Rosaleen
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
10 Oct 2022
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“So, tell me what’s so great about Harrington, then.”
He doesn’t really know why he says it, it’s not like Eddie cares about the old King of Hawkins High; Steve Harrington is an asshole. That’s just a fact of life. The sky is blue, high school is pointless, Steve Harrington is a dickhead.
But Eddie likes this kid, likes all of them actually.
Dustin turns to look at him, a small smile on his lips, his eyes softening, and bingo.
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Six times Eddie tries to understand who Steve is, and the one time he finally manages it. (and works some things out about himself along the way.)
Title is from 'Figure you out' by Djo - because I had to and the lyrics fit.
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- Part 1 of Darling, let me deserve you
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- English
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- 31,268
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- 8/8
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13 Apr 2026
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I've been trying to figure you out, tell me then would you lend a hand?
Dark_RosaleenSummary:
“So, tell me what’s so great about Harrington, then.”
He doesn’t really know why he says it, it’s not like Eddie cares about the old King of Hawkins High; Steve Harrington is an asshole. That’s just a fact of life. The sky is blue, high school is pointless, Steve Harrington is a dickhead.
But Eddie likes this kid, likes all of them actually.
Dustin turns to look at him, a small smile on his lips, his eyes softening, and bingo.
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Six times Eddie tries to understand who Steve is, and the one time he finally manages it. (and works some things out about himself along the way.)
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Watching Steve sit alone that first day- even with his ex and her new squeeze crowding his table- former King of Hawkins High with his bruised up face and puppy dog eyes, and apparently, knight in shining armor tendencies, Eddie never stood a chance.
It's Jeff, in the end, that finally badgers Eddie enough to let Steve be dragged over to their table- into Hellfire, and Dungeons & Dragons, and hopefully right into Eddie's arms- after Steve intervenes to stop Jeff being harrassed in the halls.
Now Eddie just needs to figure out what he's going to do with all of it.
Aka a hellfire adopts Steve fic, because give the boy some friends (and a boyfriend).
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- English
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10 Apr 2026
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I'll Keep the King
KikiDoesFanficSummary:
Watching Steve sit alone that first day- even with his ex and her new squeeze crowding his table- former King of Hawkins High with his bruised up face and puppy dog eyes, and apparently, knight in shining armor tendencies, Eddie never stood a chance.
It's Jeff, in the end, that finally badgers Eddie enough to let Steve be dragged over to their table- into Hellfire, and Dungeons & Dragons, and hopefully right into Eddie's arms- after Steve intervenes to stop Jeff being harrassed in the halls.
Now Eddie just needs to figure out what he's going to do with all of it.
Aka a hellfire adopts Steve fic, because give the boy some friends (and a boyfriend).
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“You ask a lot of questions about me,” Steve tells him.
“Because you’re interesting,” Munson says, quiet and honest. “You’re a lot different than what I’ve heard.”
Steve hums, eyes closed. “Yeah,” he says, eyes fluttering open when Munson takes the joint from him again, “you are, too.
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steve ditches the prom to get high.
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- Part 1 of slow down [you're doing fine]
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- English
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06 Apr 2026
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nothing else matters
bigskyandthecoldgunSummary:
“You ask a lot of questions about me,” Steve tells him.
“Because you’re interesting,” Munson says, quiet and honest. “You’re a lot different than what I’ve heard.”
Steve hums, eyes closed. “Yeah,” he says, eyes fluttering open when Munson takes the joint from him again, “you are, too.
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steve ditches the prom to get high.
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A year before Will Byers disappears, when Steve is 16 years old, he dreams of the Upside Down. The dream, a warning, means that high school plays out differently. Steve learns ahead of time who he actually wants to be, what to care about, and that he can be brave about a lot of things he wouldn’t expect--including Eddie Munson.
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This is my excuse to rewrite Steve Harrington at Hawkins High, who deserves to feel true friendship and to play Dungeons and Dragons. And, of course, a nice love story with Hawkins’ hottest.- Language:
- English
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- 75,094
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04 Apr 2026
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Monster Manual of Hawkins, Indiana
fayfayfaySummary:
A year before Will Byers disappears, when Steve is 16 years old, he dreams of the Upside Down. The dream, a warning, means that high school plays out differently. Steve learns ahead of time who he actually wants to be, what to care about, and that he can be brave about a lot of things he wouldn’t expect--including Eddie Munson.
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This is my excuse to rewrite Steve Harrington at Hawkins High, who deserves to feel true friendship and to play Dungeons and Dragons. And, of course, a nice love story with Hawkins’ hottest. -
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The mall is destroyed. El’s lost her powers. Billy’s dead. So is Hopper. Steve is probably fucked up mentally for life, but what else is new? Steve has a pretty good thing going. He has kids to take care of, an awkward lesbian to advise. Max needs a big brother. Hawkins is his home, and Steve can’t just leave. Not while he’s still needed. He knows one day he won’t be. But for now, it’s enough.
Or: the Harringtons sell their house before the real estate market goes belly-up. Hawkins has been going downhill for years, anyway. His parents give Steve a choice: move with them and finally take that job at his dad’s company or get left behind. For Steve, it wasn’t much of a choice at all. He may not have a house anymore, but his BMW’s backseat has served as a bed plenty of times already. No one has to know. The party has enough problems to worry about.
Or: Eddie Munson worms his way into Steve’s sorry little life months before Vecna rears his ugly head.
Or: Steve Harrington, a character study.
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The mall is destroyed. El’s lost her powers. Billy’s dead. So is Hopper. Steve is probably fucked up mentally for life, but what else is new? Steve has a pretty good thing going. He has kids to take care of, an awkward lesbian to advise. Max needs a big brother. Hawkins is his home, and Steve can’t just leave. Not while he’s still needed. He knows one day he won’t be. But for now, it’s enough.
Or: the Harringtons sell their house before the real estate market goes belly-up. Hawkins has been going downhill for years, anyway. His parents give Steve a choice: move with them and finally take that job at his dad’s company or get left behind. For Steve, it wasn’t much of a choice at all. He may not have a house anymore, but his BMW’s backseat has served as a bed plenty of times already. No one has to know. The party has enough problems to worry about.
Or: Eddie Munson worms his way into Steve’s sorry little life months before Vecna rears his ugly head.
Or: Steve Harrington, a character study.