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  1. Public Bookmark 45

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    Five times Eddie Munson proposed to Steve Harrington for the plot, and one time it was real.
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    The one where Eddie proposes and Steve says yes every single time.

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    26 Dec 2025

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    “I’m sure we can occupy you enough to forget Nancy Wheeler.”

    Steve crashes into Eddie as he leaves Tina’s party with his heart aching in his chest. The exchange can’t last more than a few moments – but Eddie makes an offer that changes everything.

    This is how Steve and Eddie fall in love.

     

    Steve and Eddie alternating POV

    Spanning from Halloween 1984 to late May 1985

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    06 Dec 2025

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    Eddie wakes up from his coma on a Friday afternoon with Robin at his bedside, because of course he does.

    “So… this is really weird” Eddie says.
    “So weird!” she agrees.
    “I don’t even know what to do now, because I’m supposed to stay with you for like another hour or something, but I never even thought about what I’d say to you if you woke up while I was here.”

    “What do you mean you’re supposed to stay with me for another hour?” He asks, looking more than a little mortified, his voice a loud theatrical whisper as he asks “Do you… you’re taking turns sitting with me?”

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    Eddie forms new relationships with The Party while he recovers in the hospital.
    Now if only Steve would stop being so fucking sweet to him, then maybe he wouldn't be setting off his heart monitor constantly.

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    01 Nov 2025

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    Steve’s still figuring Eddie out. Like how he'll wheedle and give Steve shit for an offhand remark or tone of voice. It’s not like Tommy, where there was always something darker looming behind his cocked brow or narrowed eyes. The wrong kind of look meant tipping the scales towards an inevitable violence.

    With Eddie the wrong look will get cigarette smoke blown in Steve’s face. The wrong words will get teased and playfully flipped back in a way that makes it feel like Eddie’s gently humbling him. Like each time Steve’s face goes warm with embarrassment it’s another strike to the long-dead King Steve. It’s mostly harmless. It’s intriguing. It’s the type of game Steve wants to understand so he can play it back.
     

    Or, a totally unoriginal post-s4 summer fix-it fic where Steve questions what he’s scared of, what he wants, and where Eddie Munson fits.

    Plus—how did Eddie learn how to braid hair?

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    01 Oct 2025

  5. Public Bookmark 55

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    After putting his cigarette out, Hopper makes his way to the van. He grabs the handle and starts talking at the same time he yanks the backdoor open.

    “Munson, you better not be dealing in there, or so help me God, I will arrest you–”

    His words cut off abruptly when he gets a look inside the van.

    Because the kid isn’t dealing, he isn’t even smoking.

    He’s straddling someone. 

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    24 Aug 2025