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Jonathan would never call his crush on Steve an obsession. No, why would he? It was just a crush; one he's held since they were kids—and by the time they were in high school—Steve had become popular and spent most of his time surrounded by what Jonathan considered the wrong crowd.
It was just a crush, he told himself; it would go away. Steve only dated women. Jonathan never had a chance, and although he knew he shouldn't, he couldn't resist his more questionable ways of handling the heartbreak of it all.
When college came around, the universe was cruel; Jonathan needed a roommate due to renting an apartment instead of staying in the dorms, and Steve was the only one who offered to live with him.
Doing so would be Steve's first mistake.
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09 Feb 2026
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Steve Harrington had the world handed to him on a silver platter. By twenty-two, he's sold millions of records and is headlining the Indianapolis Summer Music Festival.
By the same age, Jonathan Byers has just graduated from Indiana State, broke, in debt, still living at home, working two jobs on top of his photography assignments for the Indianapolis Star; and he's only requested working the main stage at the festival because it means his girlfriend, Nancy Wheeler, gets to see Steve Harrington live.
Whatever makes her happy. It’s not like he has to like the guy.
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04 Feb 2026
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There were simple rules for their Philly meet-ups. They were once a month, they wouldn't take any of their work or school stress and they definitely weren't to bring any plus-ones.
And if you're Jonathan Byers, definitely don't bring anyone who could basically be a clone of Steve Harrington with worse hair.
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24 Jan 2026
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May 12th, 1987. A sharp curse sounded through the thick air as a flash light desperately flickered through the disgusting, heady, humid air of the ditch. Standing up, he would groan in discomfort as his foot sank into wet, rich marsh, the swamp swallowing his boot once his foot lifted.
His soaked through sock was the least of his worries as he traversed the mud, his nostrils becoming familiar with the sulfur. He adjusted his hat and pushed forward, hoping to finish the patrol and go home to his lousy apartment. Steve felt a bile rise in his throat as the beam of light landed on something, and his flashlight fell from his hand and into the greedy mud as the smell of death overcame him.
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Canon divergence in which Steve is a police officer solving a mysterious series of disappearances, and seeks assistance from the last person he would expect it from. (Set in season one - Mike's group is aged down significantly. Older kids graduate sooner as well.)
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19 Jan 2026
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“Cool! Cool.” Steve appears keenly aware of the oddness of their situation— the king talking to the peasant— but tries to shake it off, eyebrows furrowed in focus. “Okay, so, I just have to ask: you need lighting to take a photo, right? You can’t just— take one in the dark?”
Jonathan could lie to him. He could so, so easily lie to him. Dispel his doubts, that there was someone with a camera in his bushes last night. But for some reason, he hesitates.
Jonathan glances down, pushing hair out of his eyes a bit awkwardly. “Well… no. Film cameras, their settings can be adjusted, so that you can shoot in dimmer environments.” He feels daring, and looks back up. “Why do you ask?”
God, he’s going to hell.
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16 Jan 2026
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Steve’s eyes softened. “Yeah. Because I do care, Byers. Can’t you see that I do? I mean- fuck. I care for you so fucking much that I’m scared to accept it,” Steve blurted out,
“…because I’ve made this image for myself, and in it I can’t even consider caring for you!”
The words hung between them, small and fragile, but they hit Jonathan harder than he expected.
A moment of silence followed by a change in closeness. Steve’s hand brushed against Jonathan’s arm accidentally- or maybe not…And yet, neither of them moved away.
Jonathan’s breath hitched slightly, the tension in the air crackling. He could feel Steve’s heartbeat against him, rapid and nervous.
“I…” Jonathan began, voice low, then stopped. He swallowed, stepping closer until their bodies were nearly touching. “I care for you. I also care for you, Steve…But I- we shouldn’t…”
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22 Dec 2025
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In an attempt to become friends, Steve invites Jonathan on a cross-country road trip to the beach. Totally a great idea.
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21 Nov 2025
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The summer of ‘85 is a whirlwind of drinking, smoking, unlikely companionship, and learning that not everything has to make sense.
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19 Nov 2025
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Sometimes, what a small town needs is a good love story.
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19 Nov 2025
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To come alive at night, to die in the morning by Cosmicserenity
Fandoms: The Bear (TV 2022)
08 Oct 2025
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Sydney receives a hard blow after being friends-with-benefits with Carmy for three months.
A twelve part, canon-divergent fic that takes place somewhere in late season 1/ early season 2.
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22 Sep 2025
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WANTED: Female, aged 20-30, to be my date for Christmas eve dinner with my Italian-American family. Must be willing to eat my mom’s cooking. No physical intimacy required. No strings attached—I will drive you home after. 4pm-10pm, 12/24. Salary negotiable. Call Carmen: (773) 555-0901.
OR: The one in which Sydney just needs a job, and Carmy will die before he proves Richie right.
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09 Sep 2025
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…it’s fine, right? He’s respectful - no weird vibes, and he knows she’s married. Just one more drink.
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- Part 2 of sydcarmy aus <3
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08 Sep 2025
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“Good, I need a fucking drink.”
“And I need to smoke.” He pops a piece of nicotine gum in and they ride in silence for the last five minutes of the ride. Their thighs remain pressed together even with no logical need for them not to be. Their magnetism constantly forced them together, even if they didn’t mean to be.
“I’m really fucking proud of you, you know that right? You did it without me. I always knew you could, but I’m glad you know you can now.” He whispers it and she wants to pretend like she didn’t hear him but it’s the sweetest thing he’s said to her all night and she hates him again for making her feel things she shouldn’t. They arrive at their destination before she can figure out a reply.
He helps her out of the car again and guides her inside with his hand hovering on her lower back. She hates how secure he makes her feel all of the time. His sickening chivalry disguises how truly twisted he was. In love with another man’s woman. Everything about him was an oxymoron and a big fucking joke.
The joke was always on her.
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- Part 2 of If I Had My Way It Would Be You
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19 Jul 2025
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Eventually they get up. They shower together, water hot and steamy against their skin. Sydney washes his hair, massaging his scalp while he leans into her touch. He borrows a white t-shirt from her and leaves his one from last night in her hamper as they get dressed. They make breakfast together. Carmy fries up some eggs while Sydney makes them coffee.
It’s quiet, domestic even.
Almost normal, if normal is what they’re aiming for.
Sydney doesn’t know what they’re aiming for.
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19 Jul 2025
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“Camping, Carmy?” Sydney hissed, “Have you lost your fucking mind? We have three consecutive days off – which is already a miracle – and we’re turning it into a work event? A camping work event? I was gone a fucking hour! What fucking happened to trust? I’m never going to the doctor’s again – I’ve been fucking betrayed!”
“Do I look fuckin’ happy about it, Syd?” Carmy snapped, keeping a careful watch on the doorway. “I found out five minutes before you.”
“How do we get out of this?” Sydney asked, flipping to a blank page in her notebook, like she had put the answer there sometime in her sleep the night before. “Carm? Don’t look at me like that, I’m not sleeping on the ground.”
Or, I see your 'oh no, they have to share a bed,' and raise you 'oh no, they have to share a TENT'
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18 Jul 2025
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Don't You Go Getting Married, Don’t You Go Get Engaged by cr0wned_jewel
Fandoms: The Bear (TV 2022)
13 Sep 2024
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Carmy didn’t think he deserved nice things and no amount of convincing from Sydney could prove him wrong. But when he was jealous? He’d kneel before her, head between her legs, and tell her he’ll marry her, buy her a house, give her whatever she wanted as long as no one else got to touch her like this.
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17 Jul 2025
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The last person Carmy expected to see in his kitchen on a Monday night was Luca.
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Sydney invites Luca to The Bear for a private tour, but Carmy runs into him first.Bookmarked by aperson220
17 Jul 2025
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“Claire left me a voicemail last night b-...before shit went down. Told me that she loved me.”
His voice is barely above a whisper like he’s telling her a secret that nobody else can hear.
“And do you? You… you know…love her?”
His eyes, blue as Lake Michigan, look straight into hers.
“I don’t think I do.”
She drops his hand at that moment, she needs to get out of this room.
What does he mean by that, and why does he keep staring at her? What the fuck is that about?“Good talk, chef.”
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- Part 1 of Simmer; Melt
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16 Jul 2025
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Living In The Future by Closer
Fandoms: Iron Man: Armored Adventures, Ultimate Spider-Man (Cartoon), Avengers (Comic), Marvel
16 May 2012
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Eighteen-year-old Tony Stark is the boy genius who woke Captain America, and now he's stuck with him. That's not a bad thing, but between Steve's wide-eyed wonder at the new world and Tony's little fanboy crush, the awkwardness just keeps happening.
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22 Jun 2025
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I love the sounds you make by DevilRollstheDice
Fandoms: The Folk of the Air - Holly Black
26 Feb 2020
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His tuft of dark curls shook against her skin, “Not that. The other part, my queen, “ heated breaths dancing across her tanned skin causing gooseflesh to rise. Jude froze for a brief minute, overturning the moment in her head.
I don’t know, maybe he’d like to hear me scream.
I would. And perhaps one day I will.
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22 Jan 2025