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1. the things he carries (the gentle art of surviving) by legilimioness

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

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

   26 Dec 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Steve Harrington/You
   • Steve Harrington/Reader
   • Steve Harrington/Original Female Character(s)
   • Steve Harrington
   • Robin Buckley
   • Dustin Henderson
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield
   • Nancy Wheeler
   • Steve Harrington's Parents
   • Developing Relationship
   • Developing Friendships
   • Mutual Pining
   • Mild Hurt/Comfort
   • Comfort
   • Friends to Lovers
   • Diners
   • Crushes
   • Steve Harrington Needs a Hug
   • Steve Harrington is a Sweetheart
   • Steve Harrington Has Bad Parents
   • Hurt Steve Harrington
   • Reader-Insert
   • No Use of Y/N for Reader-Insert
   • no y/n

   Summary

   There is a before, and there is an after. Steve Harrington lives in the quiet space between.

   (fem!reader x steve harrington)
   (no use of y/n)

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   17,047

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   1/1

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