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smithsibsceo · 8 months

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thinking about barb and nancy + that 'it didnt have to end this way vs it was always going to' post. because at first glance, it DIDNT have to end that way. barb could have lived and loved and her and nancy would be happy. if nance had gone home with barb, or declined steves invitation, she would still have her best friend. but then, when you look deeper into it - it did have to happen. if barb hadnt died nancy would still have heels in her shoebox instead of a gun, and the pretty pink wallpaper coating her walls, and she wouldnt have ever been able to protect hawkins. their town would have fallen a long time ago if nancy didnt go upstairs. barb is both the unstoppable force and the unmovable object. her death isolates nancy, turns her on herself, festers in the back fo her mind like a parasite - but its that same guilt that drives her forwards. nancy has to grieve to allow the anger it puts in her to fight. it was always going to end that way. barb was always going to die. nancy is a soldier, and barb is her sword, sharp and bright and cutting.

#miz talks #happy fun happy fun hahahHa!#stranger things #stranger things nancy #nancy wheeler #stranger things barb #barbara holland #barb and nancy #nancy and barb #nancy wheeler angst #nancy x barb #nancy wheeler headcanon #st1 #st2 #st3 #st4 #st5 #stranger things angst

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goonflower · 7 months

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why nancy dove in after steve

spoiler alert: it isn't bc of 'true love' for steve as eddie and st*ncys suggest.

the first reason is pretty obvious and one i've seen others say before: nancy has a major savior complex. this is the same person who literally stood in front of b*llys speeding car to protect everyone else with her own body. if robin or eddie had dove in first instead she probably would have done the exact same thing.

the second reason is less obvious. think back to how barb died. it was in a pool, right, in water? dragged down by an interdimentional monster? what happens to steve in this scene? he is in water, dragged down by an interdimentional monster.

everything for nancy comes back to barb imo. this whole situation mirrors what happened to barb and this is nancy's chance for a re-do, to do it right this time. its where nancy's savior complex comes from in the first place, that she couldn't save barb. so seeing steve (or really anyone) in that same/similar situation kicks off her urge to do what she didn't know to do that night barb died.

that love eddie saw? it wasn't nancy's love for steve, it was nancy's love for barb. it's nancy doing for steve what she wishes she could have done for barb, if she had only known to.

(also: note how little eddie knows nancy. he's surprised that she keeps guns in her room. why would he know anything about her thoughts/feelings at all? its a total guess on his part based more on stereotypes than nancy as a person.)

#stranger things #nancy wheeler #st analysis #st thoughts #anti stancy #steve harrington #barb holland #fruity four #ronance #< target audience #nancy and barb #barb and nancy #nancy x barb #barb x nancy #stranger things barb #bancy

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kennahjune · 3 months

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Was Having Some Thoughts

Was having some thoughts about Steve and Barb and how their personalities would’ve probably lined up so well had Barb not died.

Then I was thinking of writing a canon-divergence AU with alive Barb.

Then I thought: ghost Barb.

And now here we are.

Barb who, after dying in the Upside Down, returns to the Harrington Estate against her Will and essentially scaring the ever-loving fuck out of Steve.

Turns out, for some fucked up reason, Barb is tied to Steve.

Literally everything in the show stays the same (mostly) but with ghost Barb hovering over Steve’s shoulder and judging his every move. She likes Robin so fucking much when they both first meet her at Scoops (cause— unfortunately— wherever Steve goes Barb goes).

But where they both play it off as absolutely hating each other and just down right loathing the fact that they’re literally spiritually bonded, they both would also die for each other (in a sense).

Like Barb will call Steve a whore and Steve will shoot right back calling her a bitch but Barbs also there for the worst of Steve’s nightmares and migraines and Steve’s there for when Barb feels useless and just needs to talk.

The fuckery that is the Spring Break From Hell happens and it ends with Max and Eddie both well and alive cause fuck the canon.

But it also ends with Barb being tangible and actually there in the topside.

Idk

#stranger things #steve harrington #eddie munson #barb holland #steve has trauma #barb usually makes fun of him for it #unless shit gets real #cause she’s good with social cues #barb and steve friendship I’ve oddly been craving #barb and nancy #cause duh #barb and robin shoulda met #they’d be besties fr #steve hates when they interact after robin’s in the know #cause they’re usually teasing and making fun of him #barb and mike friendship to #cause I said so

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munson-master · 2 years

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At the Château | Steve Harrington x Reader

Chapter one: So I turn back the time

Summary: You haven’t heard from your family in over two weeks. Worried you return to Hawkins to find your sister dating Billy Hargrove and your family acting…well Strange. Something was wrong and you find yourself needing the help of the monster slayers that you had grown so close to.

Tags: Slow burn, angst, hurt/comfort, Holloway!Reader, spoilers canon divergence, AU, takes place some point in season three

Edit: I realized I didn’t post the newer version I had typed out so there are a few new paragraphs 😬

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Stress was a difficult thing to deal with, the effects stress can have on a specific individual can have horrible outcomes.

For you, being home was stressful. Between your emotionally abusive father, your apathetic mother, and your ‘perfect’ sister, it was safe to say some time away was much needed. You had left Hawkins just a couple months prior to help your grandma who was moving to Colorado. You having to stay there for a couple months had your mother in the “my baby’s left the nest” phase even though it was only temporary. If you were being honest, you didn’t really want to go but your grandmother really needed help moving and you were the only one available since you just graduated high school and had no plans for college. You were thankful your parents weren’t pushing you to go to college, the very thought gave you anxiety. You couldn’t imagine knowing what you want for the future enough to move away and go to school for it. Right now, you are just happy to be out of high school and enjoy your time without having to worry about summer projects or high school drama

Or you know the fucking face opening nightmare fuel that killed your best friend.

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Hawkins was always a little off but in recent years with the disappearance and then reappearance of the Byers boy, Hawkins became something more ominous. You remember being distraught at the disappearance of Barb, she was one of the only girls in school that didn’t go out partying every night and you had bonded over the dislike of drinking and socializing. You were pretty close with her, there was this unspoken camaraderie being two of the quieter “nerd” types in your class. You were there to listen to her worries when Nancy started dating Steve Harrington, agreeing with her when she complained that Nancy wasn’t acting the way she used to. You remember turning her down the night she went missing, saying that you would rather eat glass than spend the night “partying” at Steve Harrington’s house with Tommy and Carol. You remember the stab of guilt at the look of disappointment on Barb’s face.

That guilt grew exponentially when she didn’t turn up for school the following day. When she went missing you felt like no one cared except for Nancy Wheeler and Jonathan Byers. Eventually Nancy started to avoid not just you but Steve as well, spending a lot of her time with Jonathan which stung a little but wasn’t completely surprising. Barb had always been the middle woman between the two of you.

When Will Byers turned back up after they found the body in the lake questions began to run through your mind. Who was in the lake then if the Byers kid was alive? Why wasn’t anyone talking about this weird shit that kept happening?

So when you finally decided to confront Nancy and Jonathan you were immensely surprised to see Steve Harrington already at the Byers Household knocking on the door. You held back and listened a bit while they tried to get Steve to leave, only moving forward when Steve forced his way in. You stood at the doorway completely floored at the sight of Nancy pointing a gun at Steve.

“Nancy what the fuck?!” You shouted from the doorway causing both Nancy and Jonathan to whip their heads towards you. Using their surprise you quickly stepped in front of Steve, not really caring about protecting him but just wanting to defuse the situation. Steve took a smal step closer to you, his eyes never leaving the gun. Which soon went from him to being pointed at you. Your hands immediately flew up as you took a step back bumping into Steve slightly.

“Again Nancy WHAT THE FUCK?!?” You were sweating now, your hands trembling just slightly.

“Y/N you and Steve have to leave. NOW.” She was nervously shifting her eyes between the two of you.

“N-Nanc-“

“NOW!!” She took a threatening step forward just as Jonathan shouted about something being here and the lights in the room began to flicker.

Then your world fell apart.

Well, the Byers ceiling did, but with the plaster falling to the floor this monstrosity along with it you felt like you had walked into a horror movie. Steve was screaming and Nancy was shooting and you stood there frozen. You felt Steve’s hand grab yours as he dragged you with him following the other two teens down the hall. You hadn’t screamed. You hadn’t even muttered a sound. You just stared at the abomination that’s face opened with a terrifying screech. You hadn’t said a word as Nancy pushed both you and Steve out. Your feet feeling like you were trapped in cement as you watched Steve run to his car fumbling.

Steve on the other hand took one look at you and got out of his car and sprinted back. He grabbed your shoulders and gave you a shake.

“Hey hey we gotta go we gotta-“ he was stammering and you finally snapped out of the shock that overtook you.

“Steve…we can’t just leave.”

And that decision left your life changed forever.

You had become part of something much bigger than high school drama or popularity differences. You were there when Steve asked you to come find some demodog in the woods and when Will was possessed by the mind flayer. You had become closer with Nancy both of you finding comfort in each other over the loss of Barb. You spent nights talking about your future plans and current relationship troubles and life seemed to get a little more normal. The monsters in the shadows and the upside down seemed to have passed and the following year when you finally graduated and was asked to help your grandma you felt it would be a pleasant little break from the crazy that was Hawkins. It would be nice to get away from all the strange things happening in your hometown for a bit even if it was only for a little while. You had to admit you would miss the group of friends you had trauma bonded with but it was only a short while.

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The two months had passed relatively quietly. You spoke on the phone with Nancy every other night, with Steve on the weekends. When a month had passed you found yourself looking forward to those weekend calls more than you were willing to admit. Talking to Steve was always easy, he had changed so much from the King Steve you knew in high school. He had grown as a person and when that jerk persona fell away you found yourself considering him as one of your closest friends. You talked about how neither of you felt college was in the cards for your future, how his parents were pressuring him while yours didn’t even seem to know you existed. You talked about his job at Scoops Ahoy, about his coworker Robin, how he thought the two of you would get along despite him hating the idea. How he missed Dustin, how you missed Nancy. But then there were some nights where you talked about nothing at all, telling stories or debating which soda was better, talking about who came into scoops or who you thought would be better in a fight. Talking with Steve became so simple, so easy, it felt as effortless as breathing. You didn’t have to worry about what he thought constantly, didn’t have to pretend to be happy or ok. If you had taken the time to think about it you would find it really all came back to the moment he grabbed your hand and pulled you down Jonathan Byers hallway. The moment he stopped being Steve ‘the hair’ Harrington and became just a scared kid along with you.

You were still really close with Nancy, you could just tell by her phone calls she was having a rough time with the internship and Jonathan. You could hear the exhaustion on her voice, the wariness at not knowing what would be ok to share with you or not. Bless her heart really truly for always thinking of making you feel comfortable but the phone calls were coming less and less and by the time it was supposed to be your last two weeks in Colorado you hadn’t received a call in days.

You had about two weeks left of moving furniture and unpacking before heading home. The two weeks couldn’t come fast enough as you found yourself worrying over not hearing from your mom or dad or sister. That coupled with the fact that Nancy hadn’t been answering your calls either immediately lit a spark of fear deep in your chest. You knew her internship was really draining her, hell you knew exactly how she felt. She and Jonathan had gotten a job at your dad's news company as journalist interns, which you were already worried about. Your dad was kind of a dick when it came to women in the workplace. So when Nancy said she was going to apply, you warned her that he wouldn’t be nice to her just because she was your friend. That he treated you like trash so she should be ready.

Now coming up on almost 14 days of no contact your anxiety was skyrocketing. You couldn’t get in contact with those you were closest too in Hawkins and despite being there when Hopper told them it was over, that the gate was closed, dread began to creep in.

Eventually getting fed up you asked your grandma if she would be ok with you leaving early which she of course agreed to thanking you for all you had done for her. You didn’t want to admit that anxiety was overpowering any other possible reason for the lack of communication. You didn’t think of other possible reasons for Nancy to not answer or your parents. Didn’t think about how the summer came with busier days for your parents and sisters jobs. Didn’t assume it was harmless missed chances and phone calls, maybe if they lived in any other city in the world but no this was Hawkins. Even though you reminded yourself that everything was back to normal, despite yourself you knew deep down something strange was starting back up.

That unwavering trepidation that filled you, the daunting feeling of unease that had your palms sweaty and heart beating, that is what brought you back to Hawkins.

It brought you to now, where you were just pulling up to your home as you spot your sister getting out of the passenger’s side of a car you didn’t recognize. You couldn’t stop the exhale of relief that slipped past your lips at the sight of her. A bit of your concern melting away from the ice that filled your veins as you watched her for a brief moment. Before shutting your car off and pushing the door open with a little too much force. You quickly stepped towards Heather completely disregarding the man getting out of the drivers side of the car.

“Heather!! What the hell?!? I’ve been calling you guys for two weeks why the hell haven’t you answered or called back?” You question her, aggressively poking her in the chest. She slowly blinks at you, expression blank as if she doesn’t recognize you. You can’t read her expression at all and you start to worry.

“Hellooo? Your sister gets back after being gone for two months and you just stand there?? Seriously, what is wrong with you?” You wave your hand in front of her face and immediately a smile begins to form and she opens her arms for a hug.

“Y/N!! Omg you’re home early!” She pulls you into a hug acting as if the weird interaction just now never happened. Your brow furrowed as you awkwardly patted her back.

“Y-yeah you guys weren’t answering and I was worried…” you trailed off as you pulled from the uncomfortable embrace. Just as you took a step back you felt a presence behind you and a hand fell heavily to your shoulder making you jump.

“And who do we have here??” A male voice asks right behind you causing you to tense up as you turn. You come face to face with Billy Hargrove making you tense even more. What the hell was this hotheaded douche doing with your sister?

“Oh I’m so sorry babe this is y/n my little sister! Y/N this is Billy!” Heather cheerfully introduced the two of you and you can’t help but clench your teeth at the nickname she calls the taller man. Since when was she seeing Billy? And she still didn’t say why no one was answering your calls.

Before you can say anything Heather is talking again grabbing your hand and pulling you to the house. “I’m so glad you’re here, we were just about to have dinner with mom and dad.” You don’t even have time to grab your things from the car before Heather is ushering you in with Billy close behind you.

Had you been given the chance to look you would have seen the the house was in a disarray. You would have seen the blood stain on the carpet that was wrinkled, a wine bottle lying on the floor next to it.

But Heather doesn’t give you the chance to look around the home, she pulls you forcefully into the dining room and plops you down in a chair. Your mother walking in from the kitchen catching your attention before your can spot the wine stain on the table cloth, the stale food still left out from the night things went so wrong.

Your mother reacted the same way Heather did when she first sees you. That slow blink before a huge smile and exaggerated welcome homes.

“I..I thought you said mom and dad were waiting?? Where’s dad?” You look around but only see your mother, who joins you at the table just as the other two pull out their own chairs.

“Oh he had to follow up a story at the hospital so he’s running late dear. It must have slipped your dear sisters mind. It’s so good to have you home your father will be so surprised!” Your mother quickly offers up an excuse for his absence. The way they all were acting was weird. Everything in general was weird. It left a sour taste in your mouth and your stomach in knots the way Billy stared at you sending chills down your spine. You didn’t even bother asking them about lack of communication, something was wrong and you knew it.

You waited with baited breath, your eyes dropping to the table which was a disaster. Food rotting and wine spilled everything out of place and your mother just sitting there back straight smiling a huge smile sent alarms blaring in your mind. A lump formed in your throat and you felt the tell tale pinch in your nose as tears welled up.

“M-mom? What’s going on?” You slowly began to push your chair back just as your mother rose from hers, a smile still in place.

“Nothing dear, I just missed you so much! I want a hug. Please baby.” She stepped towards you as you stood quickly, shoulders tense as she wrapped her arms around you from behind. Your one hand went to cautiously pat her on the arm while your other hand gripped a fork you grabbed from the table.

Her grip on you tightened and suddenly you were being dragged backwards her arms going to hold you in a choke hold. You looked around wildly, panicked as both your sister and Billy remained seated not moving an inch to help. You saw a needle in your peripheral and realized your mom was trying to drug you.

‘What the fuck???’It took you a moment to get over the shock before you felt your self stabbing the fork into your moms arm causing her to shriek and throw you away. Your foot slipped on the carpet and you felt yourself fall forward, head colliding with the corner of the table. It didn’t slow you down as you rolled into a crouch adrenaline pumping and took off towards the front door. You hear the sound of the dinner chairs scraping against the floor behind you as both Billy and Heather lurch toward you.

There was blood dripping into your eye as you ripped the door open, having it slam into the wall with a resounding WHAM!

Once outside you ran to your car, started it and peeled out of the driveway. Billy and Heather could both be seen standing menacingly in the doorway through your rear view mirror.

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What the fuck was going on?

You had no idea what it was but something deep down in your gut was telling you that something had gotten to your family. You don’t know why but your mind recalled Will, sweating and screaming in that cabin as Joyce turned the heaters up. God you hoped you were wrong, your knuckles turning white as you gripped the steering wheel blinking back tears, your one eyes stinging at the blood you blinked through. You drove to Nancy’s, then Jonathan’s both not being home. Joyce wasn’t home either and that had your nerves spiking all over again. The last place you want to try was Steve’s but again you were met with silence when you knocked on the door.

You didn’t know what to do…who to ask.

Sitting back in your car you felt a sense of hysterical panic bubble up as your vision swam with unshed tears.

Nancy, Johnathan and Steve weren’t home, Did you call the police? And say what? that your mom, sister, and her shitty boyfriend were acting weird? That your mom had tried to drug you and you were pretty sure they were possessed but a giant shadow demon?

They’d laugh and hang up if not have you committed. You didn’t want to go to your dad's work just in case whatever got your mom and sister got him too. That left you with one option, you had to go to star court and find Steve. You assumed he was at scoops, really more like praying he was working today. Hating the fact that you had to bring him into this mess, but knowing he wouldn’t think you were crazy and would believe you one hundred percent. That you could trust him, that he would help anyway he could.

A plan finally formed: you turned out of Steve’s driveway and made your way to the mall, one hand on the wheel while the other began to wipe the blood that was drying on your face with some wet wipes you had tucked in your glove box. Your heart was still beating five thousand beats per minute, as you pleaded to whatever higher power there was that Steve would be at work, that he wasn’t possessed or whatever the hell was going on in this cursed fucking town.

You needed help.

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A/N: I’m really excited for this story and I plan to make it a long one. I definitely want to work the Russian base scene into it somewhere and it will go all the way into season 4. This will be a slow burn and I haven’t planned everything out but I was excited to start it! I hope it’s well received since I’m still so knew to writing. Any advice or thoughts are greatly appreciated. I still haven’t decided if I wanted to make this a thruple fic with Steve x Reader x Eddie or not we will see.

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boogywoogies · 2 years

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Stranger things characters I NEED more interactions with

Steve and Jonathan I gotta see these two bros be bros Robin and Nancy this is purely for ronance Lucas and literally any of the og party, he barely ever interacts with them anymore :( Dustin and Will they barely ever interacted and from what I've seen, their friendship seems really wholesome Eddie and Dustin, they really expect me to think that they have a nice older bro and little bro relationship? No give me more Max and El, I loved the freindship they had in season three where Max helped El establish who she was. I NEED to see more in season 5 Steve and Eddie, they seemed in the process of being good bros and even more. I have to have more interactions with them Steve and Dustin, I just really like the friendship there bro. Suzie and Dustin, They seem like a really cute couple but I just need more Suzie yk? Jonathan and Argyle, They seem like good bros, I love their dynamic please give me more in season 5 Nancy and Jonathan I like the ship, I like everything about it. I just need a refresher on how they're both doing with eachother. We got brief things in season 4 but nothing more Robin and Steve, I like their half a braincell interactions. Joyce and Hopper I like the ship. Which is why I demand MORE Joyce and her CHILDREN she barely ever talks to them anymore. Season four she just left them to fend for themselves (Which I find VERY out of character) Hell she didn't even notice or care about Jonathan getting high Fred and Nancy we barely knew anything about Fred and he just died, we know his trauma and such but he didn't have that much of an impact unlike chrissy Patrick and ANYONE, same goes for Patrick, we know a little bit of what he was going through but we didn't even get a scene of him running from vecna, he just snap crackled and popped. He didn't have as much of an impact. Erica and Lucas I like the sibling dynamic. I NEED more

#honorable mentions include #Eddie and Chrissy #Steve and Tommy #El and Mike #Will and Mike #Robin and Vickie #Murray and Joyce #Murray and Alexei #Murray and Hopper #Hopper and Steve #Dustin and El #El and Lucas #Barb and Nancy #Stranger things

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bipunkharrington · 2 years

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Maybe the real stranger thing was the heterosexuality we lost along the way

#steddie #ronance #byler #stonathan #elmax #harringrove #nancy x barb #stommy #stoncy #buckleway

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artiststarme · 8 days

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Swimming Ground

Warning: mentions of su!cide

Steve hated his pool. Not swimming or lounging near water but the pool in his backyard in particular. He hated the reminders it held. The pool in the Harrington backyard held too much power over him.

He remembers when he was in the eighth grade and his parents decided to get the pool. He remembers how happy they were to be one of the only families in Hawkins with a new in ground pool that Steve could practice for the swim team in. They never could have imagined that just two weeks later, they’d find Steve floating in it. His mom looked out of the kitchen window to find her beautiful boy fully clothed, face down in the water. They didn’t love the pool so much after that.

They didn’t love their son too much after that either. To his parents, Steve had tried to take their precious boy away from them and they could never truly forgive him for being so selfish. They started taking more business trips and longer vacations away from home to forget about the son that wanted to die.

And Steve was left at home with the constant reminder that he failed.

He used the pool to make friends and to throw rambunctious parties but he never stepped foot in it. The first time he did since the eighth grade was with Nancy when he pushed her in. That was the night his pool took Barb. After that night, the kids thought his hesitation around his pool was because of guilt over losing Nancy’s best friend which he went with because it was so much easier to explain.

He’d throw them pool parties and play lifeguard but he would not touch the water.

Some nights, Robin would swing by to the Harrington house just to find Steve sitting at the pool’s edge. Close but never touching the water. She’d lure him inside to complain about girls or any other topic that helped distract her from the uneasy feeling she got when she saw him sitting there.

After their final bout with the Upside Down, Loch Nora was destroyed. Steve’s house was barely standing and his backyard was a chasm. The pool that had haunted him for years was gone but the thoughts that gave the pool such power remained. Steve didn’t know why he deserved to live more than Eddie and he wasn’t even sure he wanted to. As he thought about his fallen friend that could’ve been more, he yearned to feel the floating like he had in eighth grade. He wanted to feel his lungs burn for air and the fire in his chest when he finally breathed in.

But the pool was gone, he couldn’t do what he’d wanted to since he first tried and even though it was gone, the temptation remained. Instead of sinking into the chilly water, he slouched down next to the blazing chasm where his pool used to be. He felt the heat envelop his body and knew that it was the right decision. He was supposed to perish in the Upside Down as a martyr fighting for his friends. That didn’t work out though so now he had to pull the role of a coward and die a fiery, reasonless, self-imposed death alone.

He didn’t leave a note, didn’t think he needed to. His friends would care or they wouldn’t but nothing he said would make the situation better.

So, he closed his eyes and stepped into the void just as he’d done so long ago. There wasn’t peace or panic like there was the last time, just nothingness as he stepped into the crack in the earth.

Strangely, the afterlife wasn’t dark as he’d expected (but to be fair, he hadn’t thought about it much). Instead, it looked exactly like the Upside Down almost as if the chasm wasn’t a portal to hell but a gate to the alternate Hawkins.

When Steve sat up, still alive despite his efforts, it was face to face with Eddie. A bloody and scarred Eddie that looked a little pissed off but Eddie nonetheless.

“Well hello Harrington, what the fuck are you doing here?”

Goddammit, the swimming excuse wasn’t going to work this time.

#Eddie gives him something to live for and they get out of the Upside Down together #I’m having a rough time so now Steve is too #bon appetit #stranger things #steddie #ish #steve harrington #eddie munson #robin buckley #nancy wheeler #barb #fanfic

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deancaslover · 1 year

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Missing them hours

#nancy wheeler #barb holland #stranger things #nancy x barb

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morganbritton132 · 8 months

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I’ve played soccer most of my life and I do know there are concussion headbands some people wear to keep them safe when they head the ball since concussions are very common in soccer from headers (the only safe place to head the ball is about right on your hairline and you don’t always get it right lol). Nancy and Eddie def researched and got him one after seeing him head the ball for the first time and freaked out. Steve hates wearing it

First, thank you! I am very much Eddie and Nancy in the soccer part of the saga. I don’t play sports so big thanks to all the people that are giving information and ideas.

Second, I love the idea of Nancy and Eddie being very strict parent/understanding parent about it, but Eddie is the reasonable one and Nancy might just be fully insane.

“This is bullying.”

Steve sulks deeper into the couch, crossing his arms over his jersey in a full pout. He glares at the headband and then gives Eddie a pleading look, “I don’t want it.”

“I know, baby,” Eddie says sympathetically, “But-“

“Too bad,” Nancy cuts in. “Do you know how common concussions are in soccer? You decided to play Concussion: The Sport. Dress like it.”

“No one else is wearing one. I’ll look dumb!”

“Okay, then. Maybe we don’t stop a speeding ball with our head then,” Eddie tries. “How about that?”

“No,” Nancy answers even though the question wasn’t directed at her. “Not good enough! Wear the headband or we’ll get you a helmet.”

“Eddie!”

Eddie stalls for a second and then points to Robin, “You won’t look dumb. Robin has one too.”

“She looks dumb.”

Robin’s just like, “Hey!”

Nancy moves and sits on the coffee table in front of Steve with a look that has faced down interdimensional monsters and sexist bosses all the same. Steve’s going to wear this headband or he’s not playing and they both know it when she says, “Would you rather look stupid now and be able to remember it in five year or be drooling all over yourself when your cognitive functions starts declining after another head injury.”

“Hey, too far,” Eddie chastises, hitting her shoulder. “…But take that into consideration, Stevie. I want you to have fun but-“

“It’s going to mess up my hair!”

Nancy throws up her hands, “Then we’ll shave your head!”

“Jesus H. Christ,” Eddie swears under his breath. “Wheeler, reel it in and take a walk. Let me talk to him. Jesus.”

#I don’t usually post on fridays but I liked this prompt so much I wanted to respond #we don’t give enough appreciation to the fact that Nancy is probably the most unhinged one of them all #also I think she’d feel a little guilty about being the cause of Steve’s first head injury #and she can be a bit intense about the ones she loves (ie Barb)#eddie munson tiktok saga #steve harrington #eddie munson #nancy wheeler

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goonflower · 7 months

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how do u feel abt the fact that nancy's hair is short in s2 and it never grows to the length of s1 again

they do say the hair holds memories so it's partly that and how she never actually got over barb's death. like the s4 vecna vision proves she never got over barb, even tho she barely mentioned her in s3 it's still there in the back of her mind, she's just not talking abt it.

it's also bc nancy can never go back to the person she was before barb's death. now she knows abt the world's injustices she can never go back to that innocent girl next-door.

#answered #nancy wheeler #stranger things #barb holland #barb and nancy

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flea-the-circus · 11 months

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even if ronance isn’t endgame, i need nancy to have an arc where she chooses her friend. in my head, the only thing that makes sense is nancy choosing robin. not even in the romantic sense (although i would die of happiness if it was), just nancy remembering her choices and not making the same mistakes she made at sixteen.

having nancy go through four seasons of chasing/grieving/fighting for her best friend, only to turn her entire character into a plot device for steve or jonathan, would be the worst possible choice the duffers could make.

#nothing else will ever make sense to me #i need to see a parallel scene from s1 when barb asks nancy to leave at steve’s house #but in s5 it’s robin and nancy goes with her this time #if they waste an entire show’s worth of character development on a love triangle im suing #i have so many scenarios in my head that i want to write about now #obvi i want ronance to be canon but i will settle for nancy’s redemption arc #honestly i’ll settle for anything #as long as they have at least three scenes together im good #i’m rambling sorry #ronance #stranger things #robin buckley #nancy wheeler

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harringroveera · 3 days

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Steve wakes up and feels weird. His bedroom isn’t his bedroom anymore. He takes another look.

It is his bedroom. Of his parents’ house back in Hawkins. He is back in his old bedroom. The house is empty. Everything looks odd.

He turns on the TV. Will Byers has gone missing. He stumbles outside the door and picks up the newspaper. November 6th, 1983.

He’s gone back in time somehow. 15 years backwards. To the first day it all started.

Steve crumbles the newspapers in his hand and decides this time he’s going to fix everything.

Including saving his soulmate from his death 13 years ago