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    “I know you care about what those little twerps think of you, and I can assure you they think way too highly of you,” Eddie says with a wink, and Steve gives a half-hearted smirk for just a moment. “But look… I know I can’t ask you to stop worrying about those kids, so how about this? You worry about them, and you let me—actually let me—worry about you.

    Steve pushes his hair back, and yet again, gravity instantly pulls it back down, since he’s looking at his feet. “…I don’t need anyone to worry about me.”

    “Too fucking bad. Someone’s gotta do it, and it’s gonna be me.”

    “Why?” Steve replies with a raspy laugh, shaking his head slowly.

    Why? Why.” Eddie crosses his arms tightly across his chest, knocking his foot into Steve’s again with a bit more strength. “Because we’re friends, dipshit.”

    --In which Eddie's got a reason he's been planning on leaving Hawkins since long before the world almost ended. The only thing keeping him in town at this point? His promise to be friends with Steve Harrington. And Eddie doesn't break promises.

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    11 Jun 2026

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    When the war isn’t quite as over as it first appears, a guilt-ridden Harry is sent to a mysterious safe-house. Among sandwiches, insomnia, and Mills & Boon, he discovers something quite unexpected. [Smoochfest 2012]

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    02 May 2026

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    July, 1985. It goes like this: A guy with a black eye walks into a gay bar. Eddie Munson happens to see him.

    Or: Hurt/comfort, post-Battle of Starcourt.

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    07 Apr 2026

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    It took Steve way, way too long to notice that since he'd come back from the Upside Down Eddie was always, always fully covered by his clothes.

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    Something's wrong with Eddie. Steve just wants to help.

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    13 Mar 2026

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    "Ugh, Harrington, you’re really… You’re so horribly straight, aren’t you."

    "What’s that supposed to mean?!"

    "It means…" Eddie drops his hands and takes a deep breath and when he looks at Steve his face looks… different. None of that usual Eddie attitude. In a voice much softer, eyes cast low, he says, "It means, when a guy tells another guy that they’re gay, it’s often because… Jesus fucking Christ." He sighs, rubs his hand over his jeans, swallows. "I’m into you. That’s all."

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    It's the summer after Vecna, everyone is figuring their shit out, and Steve learns that Eddie Munson is apparently into him.

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    12 Mar 2026