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Eddie gives out touch so easily. Brushes Robin's hair from her face. Straightens Dustin's hat. Throws his arms around Nancy's shoulder before she laughs him off. He's tactile in a way that Steve could never be. In a way he hasn't been with Steve yet.
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22 Jun 2026
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Eddie Munson is not an idiot.
Steve Harrington understood this fact when he met the kid halfway through the fifth grade, despite Eddie being a year younger than the rest of the class.
Munson had a motor mouth that was always split into a far-away grin and these huge eyes that shined like the stars lived in them. When Steve, young and full of pre-teen animosity, asked him where the hell he had come from, Munson had turned that wilded-out expression toward him to explain that he, in one fell swoop, half of fourth and half of fifth grade.
or, Eddie Munson is a lot younger, and a lot smarter, than people tend to believe.
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- Part 1 of blue swede blues
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22 Jun 2026
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i can't suck in my stomach around you anymore by clowncowboyz
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
08 Aug 2022
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Eddie had lived, much to everyone's surprise. Despite the intense emotional and physical recovery he'd been forced to endure, his life carried on and he'd been living relatively easily ever since. If not for one Steve Harrington acting as a constant reminder that he was cared for, he might have allowed himself time to wallow. But it seemed like Steve was going to do everything in his power to stop that.
or the five times Eddie felt more comfortable around Steve than he'd ever been allowed to feel around anyone, and the one time he returned the favor.
(title is from Touch Tank by Quinnie)
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21 Jun 2026
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Eddie is 6 years old when he first meets Steve; the boy is beautiful and covered in dripping chocolate ice cream. They're instant friends, spending the entirety of that summer together. When the end of their time together starts to draw near, Eddie comes up with a plan - to marry his best friend. It becomes a trend that Eddie and Steve dance around for more than 20 years of ups, downs, and tragedies. Read to find out what happens when a ring pop and a handful of fake marriages changes both of their lives.
Or - 5 times Eddie & Steve were fake married and the one time they finally get hitched (for real)!!
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- Part 2 of 5(+1) Things
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20 Jun 2026
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Multiclassing by Dubiousculturalartifact (222Ravens) for bleakmonday
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
17 Aug 2022
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“Because I have a crush on him, okay?!” Steve shouts, clenching his hands on the steering wheel.
Shit.
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Or: How in retrospect, Steve had much more sensible choices than Dustin Henderson, for the person to whom he should announce his big gay crush on Eddie Munson.
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- Part 1 of Metaphorically
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20 Jun 2026
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meet me at blue diner, i’ll take anything you want to give me by playedwright
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
10 Oct 2022
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So it goes like this. The three times that Steve Harrington’s life changed for the better include:
First, on July 5th, 1985, in a hospital room in Hawkins when Robin Buckley snuck into his room with an IV pole trailing behind her and crawled into his bed before making him promise that they’d be friends for the rest of their lives.
Second, on October 13th, 1993, sitting in a cold chair in a social worker’s office and watching the door open while holding his breath, on the day that he first met Winnie and knew instantly that this was his son.
And then today, in some dingy bar in Boston when he looks up from the drink he’s nursed for the better part of two hours and learns after eleven years of mourning that Eddie Munson is alive and just as beautiful as he’s ever been.
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or, it's 1997. Eddie Munson finally finds his home.
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- Part 1 of old friend
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20 Jun 2026
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There are worse ways to discover you have a soulmate, probably.
Steve can’t think of any, but there are.
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The “soulmates share pain” AU where the bond kicks into action and the only thing Steve can think is: that’s what bats feel like. And he knows exactly what that means.
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18 Jun 2026
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talk it up (what i came here for) by heartofwinterfell
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
11 Nov 2022
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“Wait, wait, wait. You, Erica Sinclair”—Steve brandished his spoon at her, flinging flecks of ice cream spit onto the counter, before flipping it back on himself—“want me to help Eddie Munson get some game?”
“You know, Lucas said it took you a while to get with the program, but this is embarrassing.”
[or, erica spends the month of june trying to solve a love triangle]
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16 Jun 2026
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Steve meant to slip the birthday card into Tina's locker, but the smile on Eddie Munson's face made it all worth it—even if he forgot to sign the card.
Harringroveson Bingo Prompt — Secret Admirer
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- Part 7 of Harringroveson Bingo 2022
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16 Jun 2026
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He's All I Want (And I've Waited For So Long) by eyesofshinigami
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
11 Dec 2022
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Eddie has a Problem and its name is Steve Henderson.
Okay, it’s not like he has a problem with Dustin’s ridiculously hot older brother, it’s just that… he has a Problem. He can’t stop staring at him. Or trying to stare at him.
Or the one where Eddie has a major crush on his best friend's older brother, who happens to be always-a-Henderson Steve.
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15 Jun 2026
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“This okay?”
“Yeah it’s— shit, it’s more than okay, Steve.”
“… you’re crying, Eds.”
Eddie can’t hold back a choked off noise then, somewhere between an overwhelmed laugh and a sob.
“No one’s ever done this to me before.”
He doesn’t know if he means no one’s ever given him a bath, or braided his hair, or just any of the things Steve does for him, really.
Eddie's never had a Steve before.
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15 Jun 2026
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" Eddie looks at Steve, feeling more seen than he's ever been in his life. His hand clutches back at Steve's. "Yeah. Okay. I'll graduate with you. Class of '85." "
A time-travel fix-it AU from the POV of the character who didn't time travel.
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- Part 1 of Timeline Changes
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12 Jun 2026
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Hey, babe …
It takes Robin only a minute to respond, and apparently she can read his mood even through text message.
Hey, love! What’s wrong?
The terrace seems weirdly quiet and empty without Eddie’s presence. Eddie, who is all loud and wild on the outside, but kind and considerate on the inside. Who will gladly reopen the scars of his own past to make a sad little boy feel better. Who calls Steve cute, and a softie, and thinks his son is the greatest kid in the world.
Steve sighs and runs a hand through his hair. He digs his fingers into the bridge of his nose so hard his nails leave little indents in the sensitive skin there. Then, he lets out a heavy breath, types and hits send before he can overthink it for too long.
I think I’m fucked.
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The one in which Steve Harrington, overtired and over-stressed businessman and single dad, hires Eddie Munson as a nanny.Series
- Part 1 of Someone who cares
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12 Jun 2026
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When Steve goes out shopping, he’s met with a gatekeeper quizzing him on his own boyfriend’s band.
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09 Jun 2026
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that'd be the end of the last man on earth by pbandjeremiah
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
04 Dec 2022
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Just as he begins to untangle his headphones, small hands with messy purple nail polish land on his leg.
He looks up. In front of him stands a little—kid, with dark hair that frames their face with tight little curls. Their hair is haphazardly pulled back with bright green clips and their dinosaur shirt hangs baggy on their thin shoulders. No older than six, they examine him with huge, dark eyes. He cocks his head and smiles as the child mimics him.
“Samwise the Brave, what have I said about running away from Daddy like that, huh?”
He looks up from the brown eyes in front of him and meets a nearly-identical pair.
He blinks. “Eddie?”
Eddie Munson, nine years older, hair just as long, curling around his shoulders—those are broader than they to be—blinks back. “Steve?”---
eddie munson and his two adorable daughters sit next to steve on a flight from san francisco to chicago. a lot changes in those four hours.
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08 Jun 2026
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The kiss is brief, only a second or two, not even long enough for Steve to really register what's happening before Eddie pulls away. Steve’s frozen in place, his arms still wrapped around Eddie.
Steve blinks down at him. "What?" he says stupidly. What?
Eddie closes his eyes, a weak smile on his lips. "Something to remember me by."
"You're not dying," Steve says. It feels like his mouth isn't attached to his brain anymore; the inside of his head is a dial tone.
"Of course I am," Eddie says, eyes still closed. "I'm dying right now."
"You're not, though." His voice keeps getting higher, for some reason. "You're not going to die here."
"Spare me the pity, Harrington, I know—"
"You're literally not dying right now." His whole body is hot. Is he sweating? "You lost some blood but they didn't get deep enough—I looked—you're going to be fine."
There's a pause. "I'm going to be fine?" Eddie asks, voice also going high and thin. "You're—sure?"
"Yes."
"Fascinating. Great. Are you—could you do me a favor, then, and maybe just—leave me here anyway?"
"What?" Steve says. The dial tone gets louder. "No. Why?"
"No reason," Eddie says, voice tight.
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08 Jun 2026
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Eddie pitches forward a bit, head falling against Steve’s shoulder. He’s shaking again. “I’m so sorry, Stevie,” he murmurs. “I think I’m in love with you. Worst fuckin’ time, but I think I’m in love with you. How about that.”
It may not hurt to breathe, but it hurts to exist. Steve wishes it was tomorrow. Steve wishes it was tomorrow and Eddie was in the hospital safe and there would be a world of time for everything. “You’re gonna laugh,” he says, even though it’s the furthest thing from funny. “I think I’m in love with you too.”
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What if Dustin had gone with Lucas, Max, and Erica? What if Nancy and Robin had killed Vecna alone? What if Steve had been with Eddie?
What if that had made all the difference?
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08 Jun 2026
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He sometimes imagines how it would feel to be in Munson's orbit. Sometimes imagines where his words would be. Hopes they'd curl along Munson's cheek bone where Steve could brush his thumb so easily. Or in the junction between his neck and shoulder, a place where Steve could drop kisses. Or along the curve of his hip, where Steve's palm could settle.
None of it matters because Steve never says anything.
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or the one where Steve gets his words in high school and never says anything
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07 Jun 2026
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Each time he visits Eddie tries desperately to pull a smile from Steve’s lips. Knows deep in his gut that it’ll be like a rising sun: golden, day-making, and beautiful.
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or the one where Eddie's coronation is looming, where Steve's the village baker, and where courting rituals vary greatly between royalty and townsfolk
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06 Jun 2026
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Adventures in Flirting by LavenderWater for througheden
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
31 Oct 2022
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Steve's been through so much weird and downright bizarre shit in his life that coming to terms with his bisexuality hardly poses as a challenge for him. It's not even all that surprising if he's being honest with himself. Neither is the fact that he’s fallen in love with Eddie Munson.
No. The thing that’s surprising about this entire thing is the fact that apparently, he, Steve Harrington, cannot flirt with a man to save his life.- Language:
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05 Jun 2026