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And she definitely shouldn't have let him stay over for "just one night," not with her fourteen-year-old son living under the same roof. Dustin knew better than to trust promises like that. They never stayed small. Never stayed contained. "Just one night" was how things always started — and how they always spiralled.
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Dustin's abusive dad is back in town and staying with them, after a particularly bad argument and with Steve being unavailable, Dustin goes Eddie.
Or, Eddie makes some bad decisions, Steve finds Dustin afterwards.
TW for underage drug/alcohol use.Bookmarked by spriggoo
23 Feb 2026
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But right now, as Dustin stands alone in the bathroom- eyes red, body lingering with black and blue- he's just so tired. He's so, so tired.
Tired of being angry. Tired of missing Eddie. Tired of pushing people away and being unhappy. Tired of being terrified of what's coming next, who he's going to lose next. Tired of seeing the people he loves more than anybody in the world and knowing that they probably wouldn't miss him if he died. Because Dustin made it that way. Because at this point, they've probably realized that Dustin's half the reason everyone is still stuck in this shit in the first place.
So, if Dustin downed the sleeping pills his mother has sitting on the bathroom counter, would anybody even notice if he did?
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Dustin Henderson is tired. He just wants it to stop. He doesn't realize his mistake until it might be too late.
So he calls Steve.Bookmarked by spriggoo
05 Feb 2026
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Steve Harrington wants to die.
He’s wanted to for a long, long time. Sort of. He never really tried to, but the thought was there. The concept of death had always lingered in the back of his mind, never quite making itself known but still there. It was there when he threw himself in front of a Demogorgon to protect Nancy and Jonathan. It was there when he instigated a fight with Billy to protect the kids. It was there when he was drugged and beat and tortured by Russian soldiers who believed he was the enemy. It was always there. Steve Harrington had never tried to die, but he surely wasn’t afraid of it.
And the Radio Tower at the Squawk is tall. Really, really tall. And Dustin hates his guts, and all he’s good for is nothing. All he is is a useless and stupid and idiotic fuck-up who ruins every chance he gets at making things better, and all he deserves is the sweet release of death.
And the Radio Tower at the Squawk is really, really tall.
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AKA Steve is suicidal and he works at the one place where he could easily embrace death. Set right before s5
[Steve is alive, don’t worry]
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22 Jan 2026
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Dustin shoots up, feeling warm and sweaty. His heart is beating outside his chest, and his face is drenched in tears, and he needs to get to Steve, he needs to get to Steve-
He scrambles out of his bed (he's in bed? Wasn't he just in the radio tower?), nearly falling face first while escaping the knots of his blankets. He scours the room, trying to see through the darkness. Eventually his eyes land on Steve- unconscious on the mattress in the corner of Dustin's room.
Dead dead on the ground falling falling 100 feet lifeless he promised he promised gonegoneGONE-
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Dustin has a nightmare that feels all too real. Comfort ensues.
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14 Jan 2026
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Dustin held his breath desperately, jaw quivering as Steve looked back at him, eyes taut with pain. He gave a sort of sad smile, and Dustin’s heart stopped.
No. Please no-
He knew what that meant, he had seen that look before, on Eddie before he had died. Dustin’s breath came faster as he sobbed, vision clouding with tears.
The demogorgon swiped at Steve again, shredding Steve’s chest. But Steve had managed to get a final hit on it with his bat, killing the final one, protecting Dustin from being the next victim.
Dustin’s world froze as he numbly watched Steve’s body fall, hitting the ground with a dull thud. There was silence for a moment, then an animalistic scream tore out of Dustin’s throat as he pushed himself as fast as he could towards Steve.
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29 Dec 2025