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He’s been the driver, the wallet, the shield, the joke they all laughed at.
He’s carried their wounds, their secrets, their lives on his back for years, asking nothing in return but the chance to keep standing.
But even the strongest shoulders have a breaking point.
When Steve Harrington walks away from one last careless night, no one follows.
By the time they notice he’s gone, it may already be too late to ask the question none of them ever thought to voice:
How much is enough… before a person finally decides he’s given all he has?Bookmarked by haileyolaf10
21 Feb 2026
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Steve did not tilt his head, did not move closer. He only let himself lean the tiniest bit heavier into Eddie’s side, like a plant toward sunlight. His hand slid, slow and unsure, until his fingers found the edge of Eddie’s and curled there, not quite a full grip, but something.
“Thanks,” he whispered, so quietly Eddie almost missed it.
“For what?” Eddie murmured back.
“For… letting me just be–me. I guess?” Steve huffed a small laugh. “That’s so lame. Forget I said that.”
Eddie squeezed his hand, just once.
“Anytime,” he said.
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Or, two boys teach each other that love doesn’t have to be quiet or careful to be real. It can be loud and messy and ordinary and holy, all at once.
(Yes, another childhood friends-to-lovers au.)
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21 Jan 2026
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Steve Harrington has survived monsters, torture, and war.
What he doesn’t know how to survive is the quiet afterward.
So he stops trying.
By the time Eddie Munson realizes what Steve is doing, the damage is already done. And undoing it will require rules, consent, and a reckoning neither of them is prepared for, years in the making.
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20 Jan 2026
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Steve startles, *hard,* the razor falling to the floor as he yelps, practically leaping out of the chair. His eyes are wild, almost manic, when they meet Hopper’s, and glazed with unshed tears.
Hopper doesn’t know where to start.
Steve does—with deflection. “Oh, shit,” he says, voice thin and shaky. “I’m late to pick up the rugrats, aren’t I?"OR
Steve and Hopper have a hard conversation about how exactly you cope with shit when the world keeps trying to end on you and your huddle of teenage friends.
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- Part 1 of my head's on a shelf
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19 Jan 2026
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“You were the King of Hawkins High -- what have you ever lost, huh?" snapped Jonathan. "A little sleep? Your fucking prom king title? Give me a break. I’m sick of you acting like you know what we’ve been through, you weren’t even there when it started!”
Steve stood up. “Shut up, Byers.”
___________________________In the midst of the end of the world, Steve only cares about one thing: keeping everyone else safe.
Not everyone understands.Bookmarked by haileyolaf10
17 Jan 2026