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1. The Devil That I Know (Is Better Than The Devil That I Don't) by yllwhornet

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

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

   26 Nov 2022

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Billy Hargrove/Steve Harrington
   • Robin Buckley/Heather Holloway
   • Steve Harrington/OC
   • Billy Hargrove
   • Steve Harrington
   • Robin Buckley
   • Heather Holloway
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield
   • OCs
   • Minor Mentions of The Party
   • Post-Season/Series 03
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Alternate Universe - Sports
   • Alternate Universe - Hockey
   • Teacher Steve Harrington
   • Kindergarten Teacher Steve Harrington
   • Athlete Billy Hargrove
   • Gay Billy Hargrove
   • Bisexual Steve Harrington
   • Dyslexic Steve Harrington
   • Neil Hargrove's A+ Parenting
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • Break Up and Make Up
   • We will get to a happy ending
   • Reunions
   • Eventual Smut
   • Billy Hargrove Lives
   • Billy Hargrove Tries to Be a Better Person
   • Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington Friendship
   • Steve Harrington Has Bad Parents
   • Billy Hargrove Redemption
   • Billy Hargrove is Bad at Feelings
   • Billy Hargrove & Maxine "Max" Mayfield Have a Good Relationship
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   • Period-Typical Homophobia
   • Good Parent Jim "Chief" Hopper
   • Fluff and Smut
   • Period Typical Attitudes
   • Period-Typical Slurs

   Summary

   By 1991, a lot has changed for Steve “The Hair” Harrington. He's left Hawkins and its monsters from the Upside Down in the rearview, to venture with his best friend Robin and her girlfriend Heather to Chicago. After a few years at community college he’s managed to get a bachelor’s degree under his belt and has secured his school district’s Teacher of the Year award within his first year as a kindergarten teacher. After leaving his hockey gear alongside his heart in Hawkins, Steve is shocked to find that his prize for his great teaching skills is tickets and an appearance at a pro-hockey game where he isn’t just reunited with his love for the game, but also with the guy who might be the love of his life.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   139,667

   Chapters:

   17/17

   Comments:

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