Steddie Angsty August
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“Steve,” Robin says softly, “you don’t have to pretend with me. I know you’re still hurting.”
He lets out a heavy sigh, running a hand through his hair. “It’s not that simple, Robs. I can’t just… move on. Not when I see Eddie all the time because of Lily.”
Robin’s gaze softens even more, and she places a hand on his arm. “You don’t have to move on, but you do need to face how you feel. Avoiding it isn’t helping anyone, least of all you.”
He looks at her, his eyes big and pleading. Why is it still so hard, even after all these months? “I don’t know what you want me to say. That I still love him? That every time I see him, it feels like someone’s twisting a knife in my chest? Because it does, okay? But that doesn’t change anything.”
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- Part 1 of Steddie Angsty August
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I’ve got a ghost in the hallway grinning by sidekick_hero
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
02 Aug 2024
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Steve lay down on his bed and stared at the ceiling, a deep sigh escaping his lips.
He wondered what had changed between him and Eddie, when it stopped being so easy. He had known Eddie since he was six years old, when his parents and he moved into this house.
It was a hot summer day, and Steve had been hiding in his room, playing with his toy cars, when a voice behind him startled him. “What’re you doing there?” the voice had asked, and when Steve turned around, a little boy around his age was standing behind him.
Or: Eddie is Casper, the friendly ghost, living in Steve's house and Steve is the fool who falls in love with him. But is his love as hopeless as it seems?
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- Part 2 of Steddie Angsty August
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I'm in the corner, watching you kiss her by sidekick_hero
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
03 Aug 2024
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When he climbed into his rental car and started to drive towards the church in town, Eddie was convinced that he could do this. Watch the man he was in love with marry someone else. He wouldn’t be the first person in history and certainly not the last to do it.
For Steve, he would even face the Upside Down again. What was a wedding in comparison?
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- Part 3 of Steddie Angsty August
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“This one right here, Mr. Harrington. It has extra legroom and is situated next to an emergency exit. I will make sure you have a pleasant flight with us. You can call me with the call button or find me at the front or back of the plane.”
Steve nods with another smile that falls as soon as she walks away to prepare for takeoff. His thoughts wander back to the reason he’s on a flight to LA today.
Eddie.
Or: Steve flies to LA to talk to Eddie and tell him he loves him, but something happens that could threaten more than just his mission to get his man back. It's a good thing he has a guardian angel with him on that plane.
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- Part 4 of Steddie Angsty August
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After Starcourt, after Billy, after too many concussions and more trauma than anyone should endure, Steve found himself relying on weed to calm his nerves and help him sleep. It had become a routine, something that felt almost normal. He didn't see the need to tell anyone, especially not Robin.
Robin's strong stance against smoking made it clear she wouldn't approve of his weed habit either. Steve told himself he kept it from her to avoid adding to her worries. But deep down, he knew the real reason: he wasn't sure he could stop if she asked him to.
Weed dulled the relentless pain, both in his body and mind, like nothing else could. But there was another reason he didn't want to quit: without it, he'd have no reason to see Eddie again.
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- Part 5 of Steddie Angsty August
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If I only could, make a deal with God by sidekick_hero
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
11 Aug 2024
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“Where were you?”
A deep voice growls from behind, and when Steve turns around, the sight before him makes his blood run cold. He takes an instinctive step back, heart pounding in his chest.
It’s Eddie, but not quite.
The creature standing before him has Eddie’s familiar features—dark, curly hair, pale skin, those big dark eyes. But something’s wrong. The warm, soulful brown of Eddie's eyes is now tainted with a sinister red hue. He’s taller, his once-pale skin now tinged with an unnatural gray, and his fingernails have lengthened into sharp, claw-like points.
He looks terrifying.
And yet, beneath the nightmare, it’s still Eddie. Steve can see it, feel it.
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- Part 6 of Steddie Angsty August