Steve and Dustin being happy

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Listing Series

• Never Alone by RaineCast

  Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Gen
  • Complete Work

  22 Jan 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Steve Harrington & Dustin Henderson
  • Dustin Henderson
  • Steve Harrington
  • Steve Harrington & Dustin Henderson Have a Sibling Relationship
  • Steve Harrington Acting as Dustin Henderson's Parental Figure
  • Protective Steve Harrington
  • Dustin Henderson Needs a Hug
  • Dustin Henderson Gets a Hug
  • Literal Sleeping Together
  • I Wrote This Instead of Sleeping
  • Nightmares
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Crying
  • Panic Attacks
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Fluff and Angst
  • Angst with a Happy Ending

  Summary

  It’s not uncommon to wake up from nightmares after the gates close, but Dustin finds himself lost and alone after a bad one.

  What will he do when Steve, his brother by all but blood, shows up to comfort him?

  Series

  • Part 1 of Steve and Dustin being happy

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  1,875

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  13

  Kudos:

  133

  Bookmarks:

  15

  Hits:

  1,268

• Still Here by RaineCast

  Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Gen
  • Complete Work

  23 Jan 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Steve Harrington & Dustin Henderson
  • Claudia Henderson & Karen Wheeler
  • Dustin Henderson
  • Steve Harrington
  • Claudia Henderson
  • Angst with a Happy Ending
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Movie Night
  • Crying
  • Steve Harrington & Dustin Henderson Friendship
  • Steve Harrington & Dustin Henderson Have a Sibling Relationship
  • Dustin Henderson Needs a Hug
  • Steve Harrington Needs a Hug
  • Steve Harrington Acting as Dustin Henderson's Parental Figure
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Hugs
  • Protective Steve Harrington
  • Codependency

  Summary

  After Dustin’s nightmare, Steve came over to talk and he there for him, but found out Dustin would have killed himself if Steve died.
  Following that night, Steve insists on being there for his brother.

  **this fic includes reference to suicidal ideations.**
  Take care of yourself!

  Series

  • Part 2 of Steve and Dustin being happy

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  3,188

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  5

  Kudos:

  96

  Bookmarks:

  16

  Hits:

  1,221