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1. In Futility, Hope is Found by lonesardine

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Not Rated
   • Major Character Death
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   22 Dec 2022

   Tags

   • Major Character Death
   • Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson
   • Steve Harrington
   • Eddie Munson
   • The Party (Stranger Things)
   • Jim "Chief" Hopper
   • Joyce Byers
   • Sickfic
   • but it hurt real good
   • Terminal Illnesses
   • kind of canon compliant until after
   • Post-Canon
   • Character Death
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Found Family
   • owies
   • Too Many Metaphors
   • liberal use of italics and commas
   • Forgive Me
   • OW
   • Fluff

   Summary

   “I know, ok. I know, Eddie. You love me. I know you won’t forget me, I trust you not to. I trust that you won’t ever stop loving me. But you will move on, maybe next week, maybe in 10 years but, for me, please, live the most fucking beautiful life imaginable. I want you to go see everything you want to and everything I wanted to and do it with Robin or Dustin or your future love, I just-“ Steve sobs. There are tears streaming down his face, despite his best attempts at stopping the flood. “I don’t think I can go peacefully until I’m sure you’ll be happy. I think that would destroy me, Ed.”

   On letting go, on before and after.

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   English

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