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    “Still not graduated, Harrington?”
     
    It’s something Eddie would have said teasingly when they were teens. Steve would have smacked him on the shoulder, affectionately calling him an asshole before being pulled into an apologetic kiss. But they are not teenagers anymore and Eddie’s voice lacks any of the warmth that used to be reserved for Steve. Now, it’s just loaded with resentment, which, yeah, is a fair reaction.
     
    “I…eh…work here now,” Steve says lamely and points at his office door. “Guidance counselor.”
     
    or: 14 years after his first big heartbreak, Steve's life is relatively stable. It's been two years since the tragic incident that led to him becoming Dustin's guardian, both of them slowly healing. He is doing amazing at his job and his social life is great. Of course, that's when a person from Steve's past has to come and shake everything up.

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    05 Apr 2026

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    “You are immediately, horribly down bad for our neighbor.” Robin stated, staring him in the eyes. “It’s amazing. He was flirting with you so hard, your face is the same shade as our sign.” He assumed she meant the red “Right Side Up” on their main sign, and he rolled his eyes.

    “He wasn’t flirting with me, Robin. He was being nice. We’re neighbors.” Steve attempted to walk back towards his office, but Robin boxed him in. “Denial isn’t a good look on you, Steve.”

    Or; Steve owns a quaint little shop downtown. His new neighbor, the owner of a Tattoo parlor, is stupidly distracting. And infuriatingly attractive.

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    16 Mar 2026

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    It starts when whispers are heard, and then Billy hears it all and finds out about Steve's secret and finds a way to blackmail him. He didn't anticipate coming to be so protective of Steve though.

    or, billy finds out steve's got issues with his mom and uses it to blackmail him, only to end up protecting him instead

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    10 Mar 2026

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    Steve knows he’s a monster.

    It’s always been in his head that he’s a freak, something cruel and unforgiving and something that can’t get into its own goddamn pool because he still feels the dark pressure of the Upside Down just beyond it, the vengeful eyes of Barbara Holland inside it. He still feels like he’ll take off his shirt and the dark imprints of his wings, just inches under the skin of his back, will be tattooed on him like a brand for all his new family to see. And he’s terrified of that most of all ‒ the unshakeable imprint of every monstrous thing he is, every terrible thing he’s done, permanent and glaring in the faces of everything anyone knows about Steve ‘the hair’ Harrington.

    Or, Steve Harrington is eighteen years old, and he loves.

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    23 Feb 2026

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    “Your heart’s racing,” Steve noted, quietly.

    Eddie laughed. It was more of a shaky exhale, lashes fluttering as he struggled to keep his composure. “Stevie,” he whispered, fingers cradling Steve’s side like he was precious. “Yeah, no fucking shit.”

    OR: Ma Henderson & Wayne Munson get cosy, Dustin makes an off-hand remark, and Steve spirals. It works out in the end.

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    22 Feb 2026