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• Riddles in the Dark by anr042

  Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

  • Mature
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • F/M, Multi, F/F
  • Work in Progress

  13 Mar 2026

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Steve Harrington/Original Female Character(s)
  • Jonathan Byers & Nancy Wheeler
  • Maxine "Max" Mayfield/Lucas Sinclair
  • Eleven | Jane Hopper/Mike Wheeler
  • Suzie Bingham/Dustin Henderson
  • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
  • Robin Buckley/Vickie
  • Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington
  • Robin Buckley & Original Female Character(s)
  • Steve Harrington/Original Character(s)
  • Joyce Byers/Jim "Chief" Hopper
  • Mike Wheeler
  • Eleven | Jane Hopper
  • Dustin Henderson
  • Lucas Sinclair
  • Will Byers
  • Jonathan Byers
  • Maxine "Max" Mayfield
  • Billy Hargrove
  • Joyce Byers
  • Jim "Chief" Hopper
  • Robin Buckley
  • Nancy Wheeler
  • Tommy Hagan
  • Steve Harrington's Parents
  • Steve Harrington's Mother
  • Steve Harrington's Father
  • Claudia Henderson
  • Coming Out
  • Slow Burn
  • Slow Build
  • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
  • Angst
  • Fluff
  • Good Babysitter Steve Harrington
  • Soft Steve Harrington
  • Trauma
  • Steve Harrington Has Head Trauma
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
  • Steve Harrington Has Absent Parents
  • Steve Harrington Needs Love
  • Everyone Needs A Hug
  • Orphanage
  • Daddy Issues
  • Implied/Referenced Torture
  • Implied/Referenced Character Death
  • Dustin Henderson is the Best
  • Post-Stranger Things 1
  • Sexual Tension
  • Swearing
  • Established Jonathan Byers/Nancy Wheeler
  • Hawkins High School (Stranger Things)
  • Vecna's Curse (Stranger Things)
  • Dustin Henderson is a Little Shit
  • Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington Are Best Friends
  • Friends to Lovers
  • Denial of Feelings

  Summary

  Sixteen-year-old Josefina Navarro has a secret; one she tries to hide from the world. After moving to the small town of Hawkins, Indiana with her estranged father in the Fall of 1984, a shrouded mystery from her past is revealed. As the strange and unusual creep into her life, a revelation of alternate dimensions and monsters materialize. It's only then she can find the key to her secret...if only she can endure it.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  184,885

  Chapters:

  32/?

  Comments:

  71

  Kudos:

  84

  Bookmarks:

  35

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