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It’s a slow Monday morning in early September when Robin makes her proposal at the Family Video Store.
“I’m not marrying you, Rob,” Steve says, nonplussed. “No offense or anything.”
“No– I never said that– I said we could totally do something LIKE a lavender marriage.”
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Robin suggests a fake dating scheme that she believes will provide cover for both her and Steve as they both navigate their respective secret queer relationships. Nothing goes according to plan.
--Note that this work is already complete, with a new chapter to be added each day.
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- Part 2 of it can't happen in hawkins
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“Just stay here, okay? I’ll handle him,” Steve says to the younger teens with more confidence than he feels.
“Steve, seriously? Billy’s a firebender,” Dustin whines, looking pale. They’d talked about this, Dustin’s eyes say accusingly. Steve had reassured him that non-benders can be just as powerful as benders, if they played things smart.
This is definitely not Steve being smart, though.
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Steve Harrington isn't a bender. Neither is Dustin Henderson. In a universe where elemental bending is common, that can make the world a very dangerous place indeed.
An AU reimagining of Stranger Things s2ep9 where Billy is a firebender and Steve is too brave for his own good. Features moments of growth and learning for Max, Lucas, Dustin, and Mike. Hurt/comfort. A story about friendship.
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i wanna dance with somebody (who loves me) by pettypace
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
27 Mar 2026
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To celebrate his 21st birthday, Dustin visits Steve, Robin, and Will in NYC for a night of gay clubbing. Steve's the straight man out, or so everyone thinks.
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Steve and Dustin are private investigators who use their job as a cover to track down pieces of Mindflayer flesh that appear on the black market. Then Steve gets kidnapped by smugglers as leverage to force Dustin to return one such piece of Mindflayer flesh. One problem: they've already destroyed it.
The story takes place a decade after the events of the show. Dustin and Steve are in an established romantic relationship. Please note that the plot is a thinly veiled excuse for kidnapping, whump, and copious hurt/comfort.
Written as a gift.
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Dustin takes the leap on an unassuming Monday afternoon in early May.
“You want me to– what?” Eddie’s voice squeaks a little on the final word.
“Kiss me,” Dustin says matter-of-factly, not bothering to hide the blush that has risen to his cheeks. “Look, I know you’re gay. I… think I might be, too. But I’m not sure. I need more data.”
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Dustin asks Eddie to help him test two hypotheses:
Hypothesis 1: Dustin is gay. Hypothesis 2: Steve Harrington is gay.
Dustin thinks this may help him with his final (and most important) hypothesis: if both things are true, then maybe he has a chance after all.But Dustin may have forgotten some crucial variables. Namely, Steve’s feelings and his own. Emotional fallout ensues.
A story that takes place in a canon divergent world where Vecna never targets Hawkins after the events of Season 3. Events occur in May of Dustin's freshman year. Dustin is 15 and Steve is 19
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Note: There is no sex between minors (Dustin) and adults (Steve or Eddie) in this fic.Series
- Part 1 of it can't happen in hawkins
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i can't carry it for you, but i can carry you by pettypace
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
01 Feb 2026
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“Where are you taking him?” Dustin calls desperately before feeling a boot press hard into his back.
“Shut the hell up, or you’ll get it worse,” a voice snarls above him.
Blind fear chokes Dustin’s heart. They were supposed to have won. They had killed Vecna, saved the children, and destroyed the Upside Down once and for all. They were heroes.
And yet, they had fled from one hell straight into another.
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After the events of the finale, Dr. Kay doesn't let the party go so easily. And she believes she's found the perfect leverage to make Dustin Henderson, boy genius, talk-- Steve Harrington.
AKA the one where Steve and Dustin are interrogated by the military. Hurt followed by copious amounts of comfort and trauma recovery. This is a love story.
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not everybody does it but everybody should by pettypace for sablesea
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
18 Jan 2026
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“Let’s just play it cool, yeah?” Dustin asks, voice sounding nonchalant but his eyes are tender as they sweep across Steve’s face.
“The coolest,” Steve agrees easily. He starts to move forward, but Dustin grabs his wrist and stops him again.
“Here,” Dustin whispers, pressing something soft into Steve’s hand. He looks down at the red bandana and feels a flush of heat return to his cheeks when he remembers how it had come off. Dustin darts another look back at Steve’s face and mimes a wiping motion with his hand. “You may want to… uh…”
“Oh shit, thanks” Steve laughs, scraping the bandana across his cheeks and mouth. He follows Dustin up the stairs, taking them two at a time in his giddiness.---
Smutty little rewrite of the end of the end of Season 5 episode 7. Dustin and Steve have their "You die, I die" moment in the armory, but then things escalate from there... And then they both need to somehow act casual during Will's coming out scene.
AKA This is just porn with feelings and heavy dose of humor, written from Steve's POV. Don't take this too seriously.
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this is unlike the story it was written to be by pettypace
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
10 Jan 2026
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“I heard you weren’t at school this week,” Dustin said brightly. “So I figured you weren’t feeling well, which makes sense seeing as how you got the shit kicked out of you. So then I figured you’d probably want some company– and I figured we could watch a movie together, so I brought these!” And he held up a stack of rented VHS tapes. “Star Wars!”
“You’ve been doing a lot of figuring, Henderson,” Steve said, voice wry but not harsh. He was touched.
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After the end of Season 2, Dustin convinces Steve to watch Star Wars with him. Their friendship only deepens from there. This is an exploration of the changing relationship between Dustin and Steve through the years as shown through eight films they watch (or attempt to watch) together. Spans the entire series, ending post season 5.
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A/N: Please note that this begins with Dustin having an unrequited crush on Steve and builds towards eventual sexual tension and romance in the later chapters (There is no sex until Dustin is 18). Tags will be updated as new chapters are added. Expect fluff in early chapters, then angst, and (eventually) some smut. -
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When Max bought his roundtrip ticket to Pittsburgh, he’d paid for it with the last twenty bucks in his shoe. Those had been his emergency reserves, saved only for moments of direst need. He’d always believed in keeping back something for himself. It was another survival tactic of his. Don’t show your whole hand. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Hold something back for yourself, and more importantly, hide it from yourself so you don’t use it all up on a whim. That was Max’s way.
But he’d used up all his reserves now. He was exposed and spent. No point in holding back anymore.
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Picking up from the end of the film. Inspired by the original script, where Max offers to take a job at a private hospital to pay for Lion's care. When Lion wakes up, Max and Lion both need to pick up the pieces and find a way forward.
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A filler fic for S1e5, set when the lads are preparing to attend the posh dinner party. In which Stede has a penchant for flowers and growing things, and Ed has a penchant for Stede. Fluff, pre-relationship.
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“Flowers? At sea?” Ed reached out to touch a lilac colored flower. He was almost afraid his rough hands would somehow crush the delicate petal. But it was soft to the touch, like one of Stede’s fine fabrics. Like silk, or a ‘rather exquisite cashmere,’ as Stede would say. “Don’t you need freshwater for these?”
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"But Sebastien seemed to be the only one among them who knew shame. Had the years worn it out of them? Had the centuries worn propriety away like a badly fitted pair of shoes? "
In which Booker works through his feelings about Nicolo and Yusuf's relationship in less than healthy ways. There is a lot of confused yearning and self-hatred. Warnings for period-typical attitudes toward sexuality. Hopeful ending, though!