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1. we could call it even by patheticempathetic

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   27 Aug 2021

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Billy Hargrove/Steve Harrington
   • Steve Harrington
   • Billy Hargrove
   • Steve Harrington's Parents
   • The Party (mention)
   • Neil Hargrove (mention)
   • Susan Hargrove (mention)
   • Jonathan Byers (mention)
   • Nancy Wheeler (Mention)
   • Robin Buckley
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Past Relationship(s)
   • Period-Typical Homophobia
   • Past Secret/Closeted Relationship
   • Post-Season/Series 02
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   • Implied/Referenced Underage Relationship(s)
   • Canon ends after season 2 but Robin still exists because I love Robin
   • Steve Harrington Has Bad Parents
   • Implied Sexual Content
   • Angst (lots of it)
   • Denial of Feelings
   • (I also did the kids a little dirty in this)
   • (sorry)

   Summary

   The truth is, he was the only one that Steve could still feel. The only damned person who’d stayed around to breathe life into this broken town was Billy Hargrove.
   ___________________________
   
   December 1989.

   Steve is in Hawkins, visiting his parents’ house for the holidays.

   They aren’t who he’s really there for. He just doesn’t know that yet.

   Series

   • Part 1 of we could call it even

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