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But you and I, we knew deep down, that ain't really you by SunflowerAro
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
08 Feb 2026
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Metal grinding behind him. Steve whipped around in time to see the ladder shift, then dislodge itself entirely from where he had laid it, so certain it would hold. It slammed into the stairs below—and then it kept falling, each clang making Dustin flinch in his arms.
The kid had been right. Maybe, if Steve had been fast enough, he could have made it across before the stairs melted and took the ladder with them, but then what? Dustin never would have made it, might’ve fallen to his own death trying to follow Steve. And if he hadn’t, he surely would have been left with a full-blown panic attack when Steve abandoned him here to save Nancy and Jonathan, and—
Christ, Dustin was right: he was being selfish.
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Or: a missing scene after The Ladder Scene.
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15 Feb 2026
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Our subject isn't cool, but he fakes it anyway by iubilaeum
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
02 Sep 2025
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“What do you mean what happened?”
“I just…” Jonathan’s eyes flicked up past Steve at the sound of the backdoor creaking open. “Mom.”
Steve turned to see Mrs. Byers’ in the doorway with a glass of water and a bottle of something. Probably the painkillers she’d promised. She gave him a matching look of concern and confusion, although she was quicker to conceal it.
He started to feel hot and embarrassed with the reaction he was getting. It hadn’t been meant to slow anything down, let alone draw everyone’s eyes to his bare chest. He leaned down to grab his soaking wet shirt off the back steps, although it was really just an excuse to look down and away from everyone’s gazes.
Mrs. Byers’ put out a hand as if to tap him on the shoulder and then drew it back like she was worried about hurting him.
“Steve, honey, you can borrow one of Jonathan’s shirts."
Based on the prompt: "I love the idea of a whumpee having a wardrobe malfunction that leads to a past injury/torture reveal." by @writingpheonix on tumblr!
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05 Feb 2026
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Steve comes into work late with an ear infection. Robin looks out for her best friend, who is starting to realize the people around him do care.
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03 Feb 2026
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The party has done so many crawls they've become routine, predictable. So when Dustin forces Steve's hand, and it backfires, they have to abandon the game plan to take care of one of their own.
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Steve gets to know the front end of a gun before he ever shoots one.
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03 Feb 2026
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“A badass?” He laughs, a little too sharply maybe. “Henderson, I hate to break it to you, but being able to bounce a ball around and making out with chicks a badass makes you not.”
Or: how Eddie Munson changed his mind about Steve Harrington.
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14 Jan 2026