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1. I'll Stop The World And Melt With You by eternalsunflowers (sunwrite) for WordsCreatedWorlds

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Gen, M/M
   • Complete Work

   30 Aug 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson
   • Chrissy Cunningham & Eddie Munson
   • Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield/Lucas Sinclair
   • Steve Harrington & Maxine "Max" Mayfield & Lucas Sinclair & Robin Buckley & Eddie Munson & Chrissy Cunningham
   • Steve Harrington
   • Eddie Munson
   • Chrissy Cunningham
   • Robin Buckley
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield
   • Lucas Sinclair
   • Billy Hargrove
   • Alternate Universe - No Upside Down (Stranger Things)
   • Alternate Universe - Bar/Pub
   • Past Billy Hargrove/Eddie Munson
   • Not Billy Hargrove Friendly
   • Billy Hargrove Being an Asshole
   • Drinking
   • Bartender Eddie Munson
   • Bartender Chrissy Cunningham
   • Platonic Soulmates Chrissy Cunningham & Eddie Munson
   • Platonic Soulmates Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington
   • Pre-Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson
   • Steve Harrington and Eddie Munson Live Together
   • Steve Harrington Loves Eddie Munson
   • Eddie Munson Loves Steve Harrington
   • Getting Together
   • Nonbinary Steve Harrington
   • furthering the nonbinary steve agenda and nobody can stop me
   • Misgendering
   • the person doing the misgendering promptly gets their ass handed to them
   • Protective Lucas Sinclair
   • Protective Eddie Munson
   • Protective Steve Harrington
   • they're all very protective ok
   • Blood and Violence
   • Minor Violence
   • Smoking
   • References to Drugs
   • First Kiss
   • Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson First Kiss
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Happy Ending
   • Light Angst
   • Best Friends to Lovers
   • Making Out
   • Protective Maxine "Max" Mayfield
   • Steve Harrington & Maxine "Max" Mayfield Have a Sibling Relationship
   • POV Steve Harrington
   • Love Confessions
   • Grinding

   Summary

   "You have no idea how many times I've had to stop myself from just—" Eddie hesitates briefly, some shock of raw emotion flashing through his expression. "From kissing you."

   "What?"

   "Yeah." Eddie's voice comes out hoarse. He gently squeezes Steve's cheek, thumb continuing a slow path across their reddening skin. "Like, um, right now, for instance."

   Steve's breath hitches in their chest.

   Is this — is this happening?

    

   -- OR --

   Steve and Eddie are best friends, and best friends don't fall in love with each other...right?

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