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1. IT HURTS, BUT IT’S OKAY by emibr

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Gen
   • Work in Progress

   27 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Steve Harrington & Dustin Henderson
   • Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington
   • Steve Harrington & Eddie Munson
   • Steve Harrington & The Party
   • Steve Harrington & Steve Harrington's Parents
   • Steve Harrington
   • Dustin Henderson
   • Robin Buckley
   • Eddie Munson
   • The Party (Stranger Things)
   • Steve Harrington's Parents
   • Steve Harrington's Mother
   • Steve Harrington's Father
   • Character Study
   • Whump
   • Hurt No Comfort
   • at least not yet
   • Hurt Steve Harrington
   • Steve Harrington Needs a Hug
   • Steve Harrington is a Sweetheart
   • Protective Steve Harrington
   • Steve Harrington Has Bad Parents
   • Steve Harrington Has Absent Parents
   • Steve Harrington Has Self-Esteem Issues
   • Steve Harrington Has Migraines
   • Steve Harrington Has Abandonment Issues
   • Steve Harrington-centric
   • Dustin Henderson Needs a Hug
   • Steve Harrington & Dustin Henderson Friendship
   • Steve Harrington is Dustin Henderson's Parent
   • Steve Harrington & Dustin Henderson Have a Sibling Relationship
   • Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington Friendship
   • Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington Are Best Friends
   • Platonic Soulmates Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington
   • Good Friend Robin Buckley
   • Minor Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   • Childhood Trauma
   • Past Child Abuse
   • Past Relationship(s)
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Sorry Not Sorry

   Summary

   If Henderson needs someone to blame, he can be that person. Hell, he’ll be whatever his kid needs him to be, so long as his kid still needs him. So long as Henderson stays.

   OR: A Steve Harrington character study, picking up post S5E5 fight.

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