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1. Why Me? Or Better, Why You? by pip_pa_star

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   08 Apr 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Billy Hargrove/Steve Harrington
   • Billy Hargrove
   • Steve Harrington
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield
   • Dustin Henderson
   • Tommy Hagan
   • Nancy Wheeler
   • Neil Hargrove
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Billy Hargrove Being an Asshole
   • Steve Harrington Being an Asshole
   • Enemies to Lovers
   • Billy Hargrove & Maxine "Max" Mayfield Have a Good Relationship
   • or trying to do better
   • Billy Hargrove Finds Out About the Upside Down
   • Slow Burn
   • Sexual Tension
   • Bisexual Disaster Steve Harrington
   • Tommy Hagan Has a Crush on Steve Harrington
   • Neil Hargrove is His Own Warning
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • Period-Typical Homophobia
   • Period-Typical Racism
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   • Enemies With Benefits
   • Period-Typical Sexism
   • Rating May Change
   • Past Steve Harrington/Nancy Wheeler
   • Tommy Hagan Being an Asshole
   • Minor Tommy Hagan/Steve Harrington
   • Past Tommy Hagan/Steve Harrington

   Summary

   Steve turns abruptly, watching Tommy’s cold grin that makes him look almost angry. Tommy always hated Nancy and made sure that Steve knew. Steve can see it written all over his face.

   Then he catches Billy Hargrove's eyes. They're intense.

   Hargrove holds Steve’s gaze with cold, cold eyes, the rest of his face emotionless. Then he bares his teeth, grinning and licking his lips in a way that makes him look nothing but crazy and dangerous. It makes Steve’s stomach turn a little, twist sharply. Makes his skin tingle.

   Or:

   A (very) slow burn of Steve and Billy clashing and dancing around each other. Upside Down stuff happens, making everything harder (easier?) for the two of them. Also, Tommy Hagan has a crush on Steve Harrington and doesn't know how to handle it.
   But this will be Harringrove in the long run. Also, Max will play a major role later.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   23,791

   Chapters:

   8/?

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

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