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Two days after they failed to defeat Vecna, after Max died and came back, after Eddie died—and didn’t. Two days after they were forced to leave his body behind in the Upside Down because everything had gone to shit, a bright yellow pizza delivery van that looked like it’d been through its own apocalypse pulled into the Wheeler's driveway.
Jonathan, Mike, Will, and El finally made it home to Hawkins with the help of a friend.
On day three, Max woke up.
She’d have a long road to recovery, but the doctors seemed fairly confident she’d walk again. Though, no one could be sure how much of her eyesight would return, if any. The same day, in a twist no one saw coming, Joyce showed up, fresh off a plane from Alaska after escaping Russia—yes, Russia—with a miraculously alive and mostly well Jim Hopper.
And four days after the world both did and didn’t end, the ghost of Eddie Munson appeared in Steve’s living room.
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- Part 1 of When Shadows Held The World In Place
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After his split from Tommy and Carol, and his very public fall from grace, Steve reluctantly agreed to go to his senior prom fully expecting humiliation.
And he couldn't have been more right.
Between misunderstanding what the prom committee meant by “costume ball” and playing third wheel to Nancy and Jonathan—a familiar role these days—Steve was ready to go home early and spend the remaining weeks of his high school career with his head down and what little dignity he had left intact.
But everything changed when he spotted someone else who had taken the word costume a little too literally.
He couldn't tell who his mystery date was beneath the wrappings of her mask, but her big brown eyes and wild curly hair were enough to pull him in, and one touch of her hand was all it took for him to fall hard.
They danced. They kissed. Then she was gone, and the only hope he had of finding her again was the chunky silver ring she'd left behind.
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In the quiet between battles Steve and Eddie find a moment to rest, to be alone, and to find out what the butterflies in their stomachs might do if they took a chance and set them free.
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This summer they were eighteen, part of the graduating class of 1999, on the brink of college, and finally old enough to be hired as full fledged counselors with paychecks and days off and everything.
Not that it paid much, but Steve wasn’t in it for the money. He was in it for the love of the place. Sunset Lake Camp had become a second home to him over the last decade of his life, his real home, and the people there like family.
Robin was mainly in it for Steve, excited at the prospect of getting to spend the entire Summer with him for once instead of the single session, two short weeks, she was used to—all her folks had been able to afford each year growing up.
It was poised to be the best summer of Steve’s life.
Then he met Eddie.
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Eddie had been avoiding the inevitable for nearly a year, a gift certificate from Wayne for ice skating lessons, of all things, that was set to expire in a matter of days. When he finally dragged himself out to Lover’s Lake on a freezing December morning he discovered two things:
1. He was just as terrible at skating as he thought he would be.
2. The instructor he was bound to embarrass himself in front of was the most gorgeous man he’d ever seen.
Not to mention his adoring gaggle of small children.
But what started as the most humiliating Saturday of Eddie’s life took an unexpected turn with the arrival of a certain uninvited... guest.
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Fanart by Hbyrde, Penny00Dreadful, Penny00DreadfulArt (Penny00Dreadful)
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A collection of drabbles written for prompts in the Stranger Things Writers Guild
Prompts are in the titles!
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Paging Nurse Harrington by Thisusernameisunavailable for NilOtter
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
26 Feb 2026
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Steve (reluctantly) pops in to check on Eddie when he comes down with some kind of life ending flu. He tells himself it’s just because they’re friends now, but that big of a lie can only hold up for so long before it crumbles away beneath the weight of reality (and daytime television).
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sweet satisfaction (to soothe my soul) by svalinnside (swishyclang) for MysteriousMidnight
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
27 Feb 2026
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"Eddie Munson you are so full of shit!" Ronnie shrieks, and he can't tell if she's mad or just, y'know, insane. "No fucking way did you finally run into your scentmate in Hawkins of all places!"
in which it's 1996, and retired rockstar Eddie Munson buys the Creel House
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Bookmarked by Hbyrde
26 Feb 2026
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Eddie summons demon!Steve, who refuses to take Eddie's soul for less than it's worth. During the 40 days it takes to agree to terms, they both get attached.
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All I Could Ever Hope For by steddiehands86 (Steddiehands86) for QueenOfSwords1312
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
16 Jan 2026
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The holidays have never really been something that Steve Harrington chooses to celebrate, after having lost his parents at an early age. Having a whole team of people to take care of him, along with his mysterious uncle Nick as his distant benefactor seems like a sweet gig. But he’s losing his Holiday Spirit as each year slips by.
Santa Claus has been seeing a significant drop in belief- in the Holiday Spirit. Belief in love, family, and giving of oneself simply for the joy that it brings others. So he sends to Hawkins one of his most trusted elves, Fizzy Jinglenose, to help Steve believe again.
We all know who Fizzy is.
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Bookmarked by Hbyrde
03 Jan 2026
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Eddie is in his last year at the Creel House, a century old boys only institution in the middle of nowhere. He doesn’t fit in - he never has, but that’s never been an issue before.
Steve is the only son of one of the most wealthy families in town. On the outside he seems to have it all, but if you ask him, he’s always felt like something was missing.
Eddie learns Steve's secret - but what he can’t seem to understand is why sunshine always finds him even when he is determined to stay in the dark.
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Bookmarked by Hbyrde
09 Nov 2025