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1. Hand Covers Bruise by svengidae

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Gen
   • Work in Progress

   18 Aug 2022

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington
   • Jonathan Byers/Nancy Wheeler
   • Joyce Byers/Jim "Chief" Hopper
   • Steve Harrington
   • Steve Harrington's Parents
   • Nancy Wheeler
   • Robin Buckley
   • Jim "Chief" Hopper
   • Joyce Byers
   • Will Byers
   • Jonathan Byers
   • Mike Wheeler
   • Lucas Sinclair
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield
   • Eddie Munson
   • Argyle (Stranger Things)
   • Dustin Henderson
   • every main character is mentioned by name but is not present
   • this is a steve fic baby!
   • we're giving that man the attention he needs
   • Angst
   • Heavy Angst
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Steve Harrington Needs a Hug
   • Hurt Steve Harrington
   • give this boy some comfort pls
   • i still can't believe that steve in the show is given NO real backstory
   • or safety net outside of the kids and robin
   • Eddie Munson Lives
   • Not Beta Read
   • Steve Harrington Has PTSD
   • Borderline Personality Disorder
   • Trauma
   • Childhood Trauma
   • Psychological Trauma
   • Panic Attacks
   • this fic deals with trauma
   • pls read with caution and take care of urself

   Summary

   Set after the events of Season 4.

   Two major changes made are that Vecna was defeated and Eddie lived! That being said, this is a fic where there is no main ship, as I'm interested in exploring the hurt / comfort of Steve finding his place in the world after everything and the trauma he went through.

   Steve returns home to his empty house for the first time in a long while and has to confront his feelings of loneliness and worthlessness in the face of normalcy.

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   English

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