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2023-08-12
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2023-10-21
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[Podfic] Hold On To What We’ve Got

Summary:

When Nancy tells Steve about Eleven, he starts searching the woods every single day to find her. He doesn’t know if she’ll recognize him- it’s been years since he escaped the lab- but the thought that his little sister could still be out there, cold and alone and starving, hurts more than he can say.

He finds the cabin by accident.

OR

How Hopper ends up adopting two super-powered kids who wind up saving the world at least once every year.

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Chapter 1: We Got Each Other

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Author: KatrinaCastillo

Reader: Aheada_Lettuce

Length: 00:10:44

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Chapter 2: we'll give it a shot

Summary:

Hopper, Steve, and Eleven become a family.

Notes:

Takes place between seasons 1 and 2; we get a little bit of Hopper's POV here before switching over to El's.

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Chapter 3: he's down on his luck

Summary:

Steve is not having a great time. Hopper's trying his best.

(season two part 1)

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Chapter 4: dreams of running away

Summary:

Dustin observes Steve’s form again, afraid to see him losing his strength. Steve still has both feet planted against the door, holding it shut. He’s straining, but… Dustin frowns. Something’s off. Wrong. Steve looks like he’s concentrating, more than anything else, like his brain is doing most of the work here-
Dustin’s eyes widen when he sees it.
Blood dripping out of Steve’s nose.
Holy shit.
Holy shit.

(aka season two part two)

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Chapter 5: when that’s all that you’ve got (part one)

Summary:

season two part three

Billy blows a puff of smoke before smirking. “Am I dreaming or is that you, Harrington?”
Steve rolls his eyes. “Yeah, it’s me. Don’t cream your pants.”

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Chapter 6: when that’s all that you’ve got (part two)

Summary:

As they continue down the tunnels, Steve and the kids don’t notice the vines growing once more, sealing the opening they came through. The rope snaps, falling to the ground, leaving them with no way out.

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Chapter 7: doesn’t make a difference

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“Do you think you could see something?” Henderson wonders. “You know, with…” He trails off and wiggles his fingers.
Steve frowns. “I don’t do that.”
“Oh right, it’s more like this.” Dustin does the exact same thing, but this time his eyes are closed.
Steve smacks the wiggling fingers even as Dustin laughs.

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Chapter 8: you live for the fight

Summary:

“If someone sees us, we don’t want to make it easier for them to find us,” Steve explains. He points to himself and Robin, “Wearing our work uniforms would practically give the Russians our names and addresses. Your My Little Pony backpack is hard to miss, and Henderson’s Camp Knowhere hat gives them a place to start narrowing down a list of suspects.”
Robin blinks in surprise at the amount of thought Steve’s given this in a short period of time, considering they just came up with this plan.
Robin huffs. “Paranoid much, Hopper?”
Steve doesn’t rise to the teasing like he usually does, something guarded and wary in his eyes. “For good reason, Buckley.”

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Chapter 9: if we make it or not

Summary:

season 3, part 3

Robin screams.

“What is that thing?!” Erica shouts.

“Shit, shit, shit,” Dustin panics.

Steve spreads his arms, pushing the three of them behind him. “It’s okay, it’s okay,” he assures. “It’s locked up, it can’t get us.”

“What the hell is that?” Robin demands.

“Demogorgon,” Dustin replies, voice just shy of high-pitched. “One of the things that comes from the gate.”

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Chapter 10: we've gotta hold on

Summary:

season 3, part 4

“Seven,” Papa insists, “I want to help you.”
“You’re a liar,” Steve murmurs.
Papa’s eyes narrow. “I do not lie, Seven,” he admonishes.
Steve shake his head in protest. “'Sometimes Papa lies,'” he insists, words slurring together.
Papa's eyes widen fractionally before he kneels in front of Steve. “Seven, who told you that?”

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Chapter 11: halfway there (sneak peak)

Summary:

season 3, part 5 (sneak peak)

Steve’s head hurts.
It hurts so fucking much.

Notes:

Notes From Podficer: So this is not a full chapter, but it is a preview that KatrinaCastillo has posted. I didn’t want to leave you all on the cliffhanger from chapter 10 so I decided to record this and if/when the rest of the chapter gets posted I will record the rest of this chapter. But for now this is it and I hope you have enjoy the ride so far. Thanks for listening.

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Length: 47:19

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Note from Podficer:
So, remember at the end of my last (and only other) podfic when I said I would probably never do another podfic unless I found a fic that just called out to me super loudly and for some reason didn't have a podfic for it yet. Well... Guess what I found. *Jazz hands*

Now, for my second podfic did I decide to do another one shot? NOPE!
It's a multi chapter, still being updated fic for me.
I do know how to take baby steps... I just choose not to.

Anyway my plan is to update this every Saturday until I'm fully caught up to the fic. Then update as the fic does. We'll see how that goes.

Please also know this was Podficced without author permission. I've tried reaching out to the author on several platforms but got not reply. If KatrinaCastillo ever takes issues with this, I'm completely willing to take it down. But I really wanted to give this work the love it deserved.

Thanks for listening!