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1. Silent Signals-Tethered by Love by strandhai

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Explicit
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   03 Feb 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Jonathan Byers/Steve Harrington
   • Jonathan Byers & Will Byers
   • Byers Family & Eleven | Jane Hopper
   • Jonathan Byers
   • Steve Harrington
   • Angst
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Stranger Things 5
   • Trauma
   • Mutual Pining
   • Slow Burn
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • Heavy Angst
   • Self-Harm
   • Jonathan Byers Needs a Hug
   • Psychological Trauma
   • Past Abuse
   • Dead Dove: Do Not Eat
   • Self-Hatred
   • Self-Destruction

   Summary

   Jonathan Byers survives by making himself smaller—until love becomes something he can’t erase without losing himself.

   Content Warning: This work explores trauma, grief and emotionally complicated relationships in the aftermath of violence. Heavy themes of trauma and emotional distress.Please read with care.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   1,452

   Chapters:

   2/16

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

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