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The upside down flipped Eddie's world, and the strangest part wasn't the monsters or government conspiracy, it was how much time he was willingly spending with Steve Harrington. And how far he was willing to go to make Steve smile.
Eddie plays basketball, the fanfic, because in a relationship it's important to share hobbies, and no one ever wants to play sports with Steve, so now Eddie's going to.
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Barb Holland thought Nancy Wheeler would be her best friend forever, but sophomore year isn't going the way she thought it would. Maybe they're on different paths. Maybe some girls weren't meant to be friends forever.
At the start of her sophomore year, Barb struggles to navigate Nancy's changing interests, and figure out her own path forward.
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Artwork dedicated to "Friends Forever" by dansrusse by dansrusse, nrdmssgs for dansrusse
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
31 May 2026
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Based on the Barb character study by dansrusse.
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Will generally likes his job working at a coffeeshop with El and Max, but a unique new customer has him feeling weak-kneed. Has Will found love at first sight?
(Will sees CreatureVecna and immediately falls in love. Crack treated seriously.)
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Mike was half-way right on how the mage got away. Will tells him what actually happened. (Or: Will Byers helped his sister get away.)
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"We were so worried, we heard you—" Ragatha starts, and then looks up. She meets Jax's gaze dead-on, and goes silent. Tears brim in the corner of her eye. Her hand flies up to cover her mouth. He can't tell if the look on her face is relief or fear.
Gangle's staring at him like she's seen a ghost. Pomni slowly raises to her feet, brows furrowed. She winces as every movement jars her wavering form.
Cowered on the floor, panting, confused and disoriented, with everyone standing above him, taller than him… it reminds Jax of something deeply unpleasant. They're all staring at him. They're all seeing him.
Jax knows they're not going to like what they see.
His breath quickens until his head is spinning, and he feels like he's going to vomit. He forces himself upwards with a frustrated cry, swaying in place, and then turns and bolts towards his room as fast as he can.
"NO!" Pomni screams.
(or: pomni pulls jax back from the brink.)
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- Part 1 of armor ends
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22 Jun 2026
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taxidermy fingerprints by stillateenageabomination
Fandoms: The Amazing Digital Circus (Web Series)
14 Jun 2026
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"You're not dead," Pomni said with a frown. "Not yet, at least. You're just — indisposed."
At that, Jax gave her a long look as his mouth narrowed out into a little line. Then he sighed quietly. It wasn't the way he used to sigh, with dramatic posturing that begged the attention from anyone even remotely listening. It was small. Tired. Reflexive. Then he sat down with his knees to his chest, glaring into the dark water. The only light here, a single streetlamp, glowed weakly.
"Denial is an ugly color on you. Clashes with your stupid hat."
"Jax — "
"I'm gone," he snapped. His voice echoed in the abyss. "Don't you get it? No one comes back from Abstraction. You're not saving me, you're not helping me grow. All you're doing is keeping my body from rotting." Jax's hands worked their way up to his head, squeezing as he growled, "You're talking to a ghost."
or, a post-canon fix-it fic, featuring the De-Abstraction of Jax. It's messy and it takes time, but it's never too late to try.
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22 Jun 2026
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Where do we go from here? (quietly fading away) by allandmore
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
13 Sep 2022
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"What’s scarier than saving the world? Figuring out what to do afterwards. I get it,” Eddie turns on his side, one shoulder on the wall, and grips the front of Steve’s shirt. His face is so close Steve can feel the warmth of his breath. “But we’ve got time now. Right, Steve? We bought us all time. Time to figure all our shit out. Isn’t that what matters?”
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Steve Harrington struggles to find purpose after the Upside Down.
(But maybe purpose doesn't have to be big. Maybe it's helping Dustin navigate Sophomore year. Maybe it's reminding Robin to send in college admission letters. Maybe it's Eddie Munson. Maybe).
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08 Mar 2026
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steve harrington's six-step guide to getting the guy. by oaseas for Megendary
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
21 Sep 2022
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“Alright, listen. You want to romance Max? It’s easier said than done.” When Lucas’s face falls, Steve is quick to tack on, “But it is doable. There are steps. Six of them.” He spreads his hands theatrically, bending a little at the waist as if setting the scene.
or: Lucas needs love advice, Dustin & Robin despair, and Steve's a regular Casanova.
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- Part 11 of masterlist of my stranger things works
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14 Feb 2026
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love is a battle i can win by palmviolet for beetlesandstars
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
25 Dec 2022
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"She’s taking a sip, dry and sharp on her tongue, when the doorbell rings a floor above, and she hears distantly Steve’s open delight, Robin, Dustin, back from the shit I won’t understand?
I’m a lesbian, Nancy thinks, taking another sip of wine. Eddie clinks his glass against hers and sneaks a slice of chorizo from Steve’s chopping board, tapping a finger against the side of his nose, shh, don’t tell, the way normal couples keep their secrets, the way honesty is earned and not borne on the back of a lie.
Love is a battle I can win. Nancy turns to face the door."
// Christmas 1994. Nancy faces her fears.
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14 Feb 2026