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✧･ﾟ: * July 2022 Harringrove Starter Pack *:･ﾟ✧
Thank you to Harringrove fans for coming together and creating this amazing fic starter pack and to our endlessly talented creators for giving us so much to choose from! Forty-one votes were cast and across the 119 nominations, the number of votes received by the fics overall amounted to 397 (!!!!). The chosen fics had a combined total of 126 votes. The doc with the list of nominees will stay active in case you want to check out the rest.
Here are the 14 fics chosen by Harringrove fans as the best place to start for those looking to dabble in the community (you can also see these fics in the ao3 collection) - in alphabetical order:
◢ Billy Hargrove Needs a Nap - lilpeas [74,312; E]
It’s one thing to be a light sleeper in this shitty town that won’t shut up at night, but it’s another thing entirely to fall asleep on Steve Harrington’s shoulder during last period English.
◢ break (like waves) - @witchsickness [93,187; E]
‘We’re good together,’ Harrington says to the darkness above. Not a question. Matter of fact. He turns to Billy, a smile sweet enough to make Billy want to do something reckless. Something stupid. ‘I’m telling you, heartbreaker. We’re gonna be unstoppable.’
Billy wants to ask. If he means tomorrow. If he means just for the game.
Wants to ask if he means forever.
He’s never wanted anyone to mean forever before.
or; falling (in love), the hard way
◢ break up with your girlfriend (’cause i’m bored) - @the-copperkid [15,604; E]
@umissedconnections: Bambi eyes. m4m. i was rippin cigs in the sae p-lot. u made urself puke 2 make room 4 more beer. incredible? ur my hero PLS say ur into guys
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Steve finds he has a secret admirer who's continuously hitting on him via his university's Missed Connections Twitter account. // Tommy and Billy are the worst roommates ever.
◢ Cherry - @lazybakerart [58,061; E]
They’ve got ten minutes before Steve’s break is up and he has to go back to wishing for death with a smile.
◢ cherry pie - @brawlite and @toast-ranger-to-a-stranger [133,828; E]
Billy Hargrove lives for summer. Endless sunshine, heavily chlorinated pools, roaming ice cream trucks, and unencumbered freedom? There’s nothing better.
Even being stuck in Hawkins can’t ruin the summer for him. He eats it up, devouring every day whole.
◢ dried up, half full - @lymricks [60,016; E]
Steve’s been coming out here searching for a monster in the woods. He’s finally found one.
“What do you want, Hargrove?”
◢ falling for you in hawkins, indi-fucking-ana (series) - @lazybakerart [294,822+; E]
Billy gets his shit together. Steve figures some stuff out. They fall in love.
◢ in waves - @lymricks [45,095; M]
It’s March and it’s too cold for Billy to be shirtless and wearing shorts, but he hadn’t noticed until Harrington appeared and made him hold still. Harrington can’t seem to stop looking at the bruises. “What’s it to you if I miss a little school, Harrington?” Billy asks. He feels goosebumps rising on his skin.
“I don’t know,” Harrington snaps back, looking uncomfortable. He shifts his weight from one foot to the other. Plant your feet, Billy wants to scream at him. I’m going to bowl you over.
◢ Incident at Castle Byers - @flippyspoon [3,639; G]
Will learns something about Billy Hargrove and feels a little less alone.
◢ Under the Covers - @toast-ranger-to-a-stranger [87,788; M]
Steve is (maybe) a little bit still in love with Nancy Wheeler and (maybe) trying to figure himself out-- between the night terrors and the babysitting and the general weirdness that is Hawkins, Indiana-- before he graduates.
Billy Hargrove fits in there somewhere (probably).
◢ when the bones are good - @un-buttoned [28,411; E]
‘So,’ Tommy says around a mouthful of fries, ‘what the fuck is the deal with you and Hargrove?’
And that’s really the goddamn question, isn’t it?
He wants to know Billy. Wants to know why he is the way he is. Wants to be able to figure out what the fuck he’s thinking when he looks at Steve like that, when he touches him like it doesn’t mean shit and like it means everything all at once. Wants to know why he talks so much shit, why he needs to fight, where all that fire comes from. Why he’s so volatile, why he’s such an asshole, how he can be so fucking mean and so fucking sweet in the span of seconds, at the same time, even.
◢ you’ll lose the blues in chicago (series) - @lymricks [101,188; E]
Steve takes a second to feel relieved it's not Dustin getting all sorts of arrested in places he shouldn’t be, then he goes back to staring.
It's Billy, who looks as good now as he did the last time Steve saw him: three years ago. He looks just as complicated, too. He’s got bruises on his face, a split lip.
The officer clears her throat, slowly, awkwardly, and Steve realizes they’ve been staring at each other for a while, now. He imagines, for a moment, saying that he doesn’t know this person, this stranger, pretending that Billy Hargrove was someone he used to know and kind of remembers, but--no, he’s not willing to sign for him, or whatever. To vouch for him. “Mr. Harrington?” the officer prompts.
Steve runs a hand through his hair. “Steve,” he corrects, a little absently. “Yeah, I’ll--yeah. Do you have a form, or something?”
Three years later, Steve Harrington signs Billy Hargrove out of a police station. This, it turns out, is only the beginning.
◢ you’re cold (and i burn) - @keroujack [55,919; E]
Move on. Let it heal.
Maybe that’s why Steve said yes when Max asked him to help move boxes out of Billy’s room after the dust settled. He could hear her voice. Too many. Too heavy.
Just like his wounds. His grief. Too many. Too heavy.
(Or, Steve steals the glass ashtray from Billy's bedside table and things start to go bump in the night.)
◢ Yourself or Someone Like You (series) - halfempty [792,802; E]
Maxine looked happy as they parted from Steve and walked down Main Street away from the theater. She slid into the passenger seat of Billy’s car. 'That was really fun,' she said. She looked at him like a gremlin and then smiled real cutesy. 'Did you and Steve hold hands in the popcorn?'
'I hope you had a real good time, I’m going to kill you in your sleep tonight,' Billy told her.
#harringrove#long post#lilpeas#witchsickness#the-copperkid#lazybakerart#toast-ranger-to-a-stranger#un-buttoned#lymricks#keroujack#halfempty#flippyspoon#brawlite#sorry if this is a Lorge post
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hiiiiii sooo i hit 1k !!! still in a little bit of shock that so many ppl enjoy my content soo i just wanted to say thank you to everyone who follows me and reblogs my gifs, whether it be my billy gifs or even my old ones back when i was just starting off making them and was omralbum, wilhelmes or even rsugdens!! i appreciate also all the support and kindness i’ve gotten since making this blog, i know without a lot of you i probably would have stopped posting my silly little gifs awhile ago ♡
ANYWAYS to celebrate i wanted to make more gifs!!! but this time in a way that u guys all get to pick too!! i’ve made diff forms for the 3 fandoms ive made gifs for since i wouldn’t be at 1k without any of u!! (form will close on the 30th july!)
♡ 9-1-1 // YOUNG ROYALS // STRANGER THINGS ♡
i also really want to thank some specific blogs bc they’re the ones always keeping me going and inspiring me and helping me and just generally being great !!!! you are all v much appreciated and i thank you all for making my experience on this occasional hellsite so lovely ♡ also shout out to my twitter friends for also keeping me going and screaming at me whenever i post my billy gifs there ♡
@anaxibiaclark // @angelsloveclub // @biillys // @dandysnob // @disdaidal // @hephaestn // @iwigyouknot // @keptspinning // @lazybakerart // @lovebillyhargrove // @lymricks // @madsbuckley // @meowmeowbilly // @militv // @terror-triplet // @ungaroyals !!!!! ♡
also reminder that i follow the tag #userlotte if u ever want to tag me in any of your creations !!!
#1k celebration#anabixiaclark#angelsloveclub#dandysnob#disdaidal#hephaestn#hotdadlicense#iwigyouknot#keptspinning#lazybakerart#lovebillyhargrove#lymricks#userrin#meowmeowbilly#usermili#terror-triplet#ungaroyals#you are under no obligation to rb this just bc u are tagged btw#just wana show my appreciation <3
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i just think he's neat
#like i'm sorry#ik everyone hates him#but like the combined effort of dacre's acting#and the Holy powers of harringrove fanfiction#have truly upgraded him to blorbo status#i'm not even kidding#brawlite lymricks and toastranger on ao3 held hands and ruined my life#lose your blues in chicago???#more like lose my marbles over these damaged Men#anyways#he's fucked and i love him#billy hargrove#stranger things fanart#stranger things#harringrove#kosma's art
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Lymrick - A demon with a 70s aesthetic. He is a bit grumpy, but has one small place of love. It is tiny, but it is there.
-Will get lost in a record shop
-Will take all brown leather jackets
-Surprisingly like sweet coffee drinks
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harringrove recs bc i've been neck deep in this pairing for weeks and i'm dying
Fight With Me (Only Me) by MistressHellfire56
[E, canon divergence, 186K, complete]
Billy never really got over the night he beat Steve Harrington’s face in. When he winds up with a bloodied Steve in the back of his car, he thinks he may finally get some answers, but it turns out there are just more questions—some of them quite unexpected.
{ It turns out Billy needs someone to hold him down sometimes, and Steve doesn't mind being the one to do it }
The Second Rule of Fight Club by Vamillepudding
[E, canon divergence, 43K, complete]
In the end, it comes as no surprise when the first guy says, “What did you just say to me?”
“So you are deaf,” Harrington says haughtily, “that’s good to know. Or, hell, I don’t know, I could be wrong. Maybe you’re just stupid.”
Billy is out the door within a split second, just in time to see Harrington get decked in the face like an idiot.
Under the Covers by ToAStranger
[M, canon divergence, 87K, complete]
Steve is (maybe) a little bit still in love with Nancy Wheeler and (maybe) trying to figure himself out-- between the night terrors and the babysitting and the general weirdness that is Hawkins, Indiana-- before he graduates.
Billy Hargrove fits in there somewhere (probably).
when the bones are good by kate_button
[E, 28K, complete]
‘So,’ Tommy says around a mouthful of fries, ‘what the fuck is the deal with you and Hargrove?’
And that’s really the goddamn question, isn’t it?
He wants to know Billy. Wants to know why he is the way he is. Wants to be able to figure out what the fuck he’s thinking when he looks at Steve like that, when he touches him like it doesn’t mean shit and like it means everything all at once. Wants to know why he talks so much shit, why he needs to fight, where all that fire comes from. Why he’s so volatile, why he’s such an asshole, how he can be so fucking mean and so fucking sweet in the span of seconds, at the same time, even.
maybe there is a beast by harringroveheart
[M, canon divergence, 259K, WIP]
“You know,” Billy says quietly, sneering. “You coulda saved Joyce Byers a plate—if this was all it took, to break you.”
Billy Hargrove is about to learn the hard way—if you come at the king, you best not miss.
in waves by lymricks
[M, canon divergence, 45K, complete]
It’s March and it’s too cold for Billy to be shirtless and wearing shorts, but he hadn’t noticed until Harrington appeared and made him hold still. Harrington can’t seem to stop looking at the bruises. “What’s it to you if I miss a little school, Harrington?” Billy asks. He feels goosebumps rising on his skin.
“I don’t know,” Harrington snaps back, looking uncomfortable. He shifts his weight from one foot to the other. Plant your feet, Billy wants to scream at him. I’m going to bowl you over.
canon divergences with a bit more oomph
don't make a shadow (of yourself) by lymricks
[M, 39K, complete]
And Billy, curled in a cheap plastic seat with his eyes squeezed shut, wonders, could it really be this easy? Just get on a bus and go home?
(It isn't that easy).
Focal Point by Meowmers
[M, creature!billy au, 66K, WIP]
Billy half convinced himself that the alien-dog in the forest was a drug-induced hallucination from whatever his bitch step-sister had injected into his neck.
But something weird is happening. And he can't control it.
Naturally, Steve Harrington get's himself involved.
we could be heroes (just for one day) by brawls (brawlite), ToAStranger
[E, 63K, WIP]
It's autumn of 1985. The summer changed everything, and it feels like nothing will ever be the same.
But for Steve Harrington, strange seems to be the new normal.
au that are fun
Just Another Day by boltedfruit
[M, time loop au, 13K, WIP]
Will Byers didn't die. El closed the gate and Steve kept the kids alive. Then Steve wakes up the next day to do it all over again…and again, and again. Until one morning, Billy shows up at his door saying he's been living the same day over too.
(Don't Fear) The Reaper by TeaFourTwo
[M, time loop au, 74K, WIP]
He looks down at the blood on his hands and on the floor and wonders why the memory hasn’t broken yet, why he isn’t back in Starcourt mall with control of his body again, wonders if he's even still alive at all. Is this hell then? Or perhaps purgatory? It certainly isn’t heaven, that’s for sure. None of this makes any sense…but then what's new—nothing in Billy’s life makes sense anymore.
Billy laughs then, loud and long and unhinged. It's the only sound in the whole house, and it bounces off the walls like a fucked up echo, like the world is laughing with him.
“Jesus christ you’re insane…” It’s Max’s voice and it’s shaking. It only makes Billy laugh harder, because Max has it all wrong. Billy isn’t crazy, it’s the rest of the world that’s insane.
Love conquers all things, so we too shall yield to love by TeaFourTwo
[M, dom/sub dynamic au, 38K, WIP]
"Power. Power is the only thing that matters in this world.” His father’s voice whispers in his ear. “And Submissive’s have none of that power, you understand me? Now take the pill—it’s for your own good, Billy, this is just how the world works."
From the moment Billy Hargroves steps out of his blue Camaro with “Number of the Beast” blaring from his speakers, the entirety of the Submissive inclined population of Hawkin's High has their eye on him. He’s nothing like those sweet guys in the songs, nothing like the knight in shining armor that saves the girl in every love story. What he is though, is Dominant, strong, and hot as hell. Or at least that’s what they think.
And as far as Billy's concerned, that's what they'll keep thinking.
what a wicked game you played (to make me feel this way) by brawls (brawlite), ToAStranger
[E, A/B/O, 119K, complete]
Billy knew Steve Harrington would ruin him. Steve knew Billy Hargrove was nothing but trouble.
They never expected it to end up like this.
Note: Non-traditional Omergaverse, Alpha/Alpha
meet me in the woods tonight by brawls (brawlite), ToAStranger
[E, alternate universe - different monsters, 86K, complete]
There’s something in the woods of Hawkins, Indiana.
never gets old by brawls (brawlite), ToAStranger
[E, modern au no monsters, 78K, complete]
Falling in love with a cam boy named KingSteve isn't the smartest thing Billy Hargrove has ever done, nor is it the most healthy -- but the good choice is rarely ever the fun choice, and Billy is all about living life fast and loose.
keep your heart open (i'll keep mine open too) by callunavulgari
[E, soulmates au, 7K, complete]
“Did you even like me before you found out I was your soulmate?” Billy murmurs as he kisses a line down Steve’s throat. It bobs a little under his lips as Steve swallows, and Billy can feel Steve’s fingers digging into his hips, but he isn’t pushing him away.
“I don’t even like you now,” Steve says, but it’s a little too breathless, a little too much of a lie. Billy looks at him, and presses a careful kiss to the bruise on Steve’s jaw.
Steve’s eyes are dark, and he isn’t pushing Billy away.
Billy bites down on Steve’s ear, murmurs into it, “Liar.”
Feel free to reblog and add more, if you have any recs you think should be on the list.
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give us some harringrove recs bestie!
i gotchu bae!! but be warned, many of these are pretty much just the ones i've read at the top of the list, filtered by most kudos b/c thats just how i find all my fics. so, there's a chance you might've gone through them already. regardless these are some of my faves and have stuck with me for years after reading them. (this was also requested by @roseinthewoods so here you go!)
let us begin:
Under the Covers by ToAStranger -> my all-time fave harringrove fic. this absolutely deserves its popularity and has one of the best characterizations i've ever seen of the entire cast post-s2. not only are billy and steve super fleshed out, but i just adored how steve interacted with jonathon and nancy (who were equally great as far as characterization goes) along with many other characters. but steve rlly shines in this one! this author truly brings the world to life with their writing and makes you feel like you're really watching everyone's lives unfold in an organic, but also bittersweet story :)
dried up, half full by lymricks -> SUCH a good billy characterization. i mean, truly. also one of the best interpretations i've seen of what could have been billy's journey towards becoming a better person. lots of angst and inner turmoil. made me feel like i was truly in billy's shoes and rlly conveyed this sense of just not being able catch a break in any aspect of life throughout the story. im also gonna throw a quote in here that i have had saved for a while just 'cause it was so heartbreakingly good:
we could be heroes (just for one day) by brawls, ToAStranger -> another fic with really good characterization overall. unfortunately this one is unfinished but as im skimming this im remembering that the dynamic between steve and billy for this was just AGHHHH i was frothing at the mouth the whole time. so funny and sweet and very slowww to build up. it was a very realistic take on billy in specific post-s3, but, more than that, i loved the inclusion of almost the entire ensemble throughout this fic. the kids were such rays of light, it rlly made this fic that much better :)
master of puppets, i'm pulling your strings by wearealltalesintheend -> ONE OF MY FAVES!! this fic hooked me on the idea of billy & robin being friends and i was totally obsessed for a little while afterwards. the author wrote the two of them so damn well together in the s3 plotline and i just love how they were snarky as hell but also progressively more friendly and deeply trusting of each other as billy continued to open up. its also refreshing to see harringrove from an outsider perspective, with robin being there to help them connect the dots. (also characterization was an a+ as usual!)
Don't Leave Me (Hanging on the Telephone) by Glitter_Bug -> this is a fic that is a lottt more recent in comparison to the others. i've been reading this since it was about halfway done and i must say - the banter is PHENOMENAL between steve and billy. the dialogue alone hooked me in with how accurate to the 1980s it was with references and had me reading non-stop. the concept of billy being stuck in the upside-down and only able to contact the real world through the phone at steve's house is sooo damn good. it rlly offered a lot of opportunity for fun scenes with them through phone calls. this is also a fic that is actively being updated and is nearing the end soon!
Renegade (Who Had It Made) by moonflowers -> this was a very tender fic about billy's supposed death and included multiple POVs. i found max's POV abt her grief and coming to terms with his death to be such a nice inclusion that added a great touch to the story and also the many journal entries that she found as well!!! this fic felt very human and personal, like it was something not meant for ppl to see - which, considering the concept of max finding billy's journal with notes about steve in it and giving it to steve, makes sense. it was a nice harringrove slowburn overall!
andddd there we go! these are the most memorable ones i've read but there are so so many more harringrove fics out there that are just as good. i found some interesting ones just while skimming the tag alone. hopefully you liked this anon!!! these are very near and dear to my heart :')
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#10 for the Harringrove ask! What is one of your favorite Harringrove fanworks of all time? (fanfic, fanart, fanvids, meta, etc.) It can be your own works or anyone you like :)
Oh there are so many to choose from. This fandom is full of talented people, and I hope that never changes. I'm a little biased about this because when I first started shipping Billy & Steve I asked a friend IRL to send me her favorites. That first half dozen or so of fics I read are still my favorites today lol and some of their authors I would swear by, they're just always that good. They are: lymricks, Pondermoniums, and harringroveheart.
Seventh Inning Stretch by jill_ian on A03 is one series I have to shout out because it's my most reread according to A03. It does the rivals to lovers part of Harringrove so damn well. I love how they capture the characters and their romantic arc just feels so real, you could call down to the dorm and one of them would pick up. Plus it's a baseball au so *chefs kiss*. I'm not sure if the author has a tumblr otherwise I'd tag, but there you have it.
**Author tumblr was found @keroujack
#harringrove fic#fic recs#obviously I can't pick just one#this was an embarrassing struggle lol#But you know what I'm not mad at it#spread the joy#go read some great stories#Harringrove#Billy Hargrove#Steve Harrington#keroujack
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@lymricks
Hey there. Someone sent you a hot cup of Ocean Of Hot Chocolate. Enjoy.
you’re the most amazing writer 💖
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Everything lymricks writes is like a kiss on the forehead from god
@lymricks - please enjoy this sweet little message from an admirer!!
thank you for spreading the love, anon!!
i’m inviting people to give shout-outs to their favourite fic writers, send me an ask (anon or not)!
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13, 21, and 33 for the fanfic writer asks!
13. who is your least favorite character to write for? why?
i tend not to write much fic about characters i don't enjoy writing, but on the occasions that i've had to bring in mike wheeler, malyen orestev, and poe dameron, i have not had fun*!
mike because he's stupid and boring, mal because i straight up can't stand that asshole, and poe because tros absolutely ruined his character for me
*unless it's of the spite-based variety. am i talking about mal? i'm talking about mal.
21. tell me about another writer(s) who you admire? what is it about them that you admire?
@lymricks has an incredible knack for all the things i look for in a story— prose, pacing, emotion, sense of place, etc. i reread dried up, half full and in waves on the regular, because holy shit!!!! they're so good it makes me ache!!!
@littlelindentree peels characters apart like onions and then slow roasts them until they're caramelized and perfect and you spend the rest of your time in fandom searching in vain for that same delicious thoroughness and perhaps this metaphor is falling apart but i have loved her cooking since way back when in fnl fandom on lj and i will never ever be over it
big_pink taught me more about non-linear narratives and complex plot payoff than several theory and craft books in college
@pheebebuffy murders me on the regular with the way she tackles emotions in general and catharsis in particular!!! she pretty much single-handedly dragged me back into gilmore girls fandom in the year of our lord 2022!!! i am so feral for her every iteration of jess mariano i low key high key wanna die about it!!!!
33. what’s the biggest compliment you’ve gotten?
i've gotten some really incredible feedback on both my fic and my original writing, but. this one. this one takes the cake:
send me some fic writer asks!
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Hiii! :') I was wondering if you could rec any "angst with a happy ending" harringrove fics? i've been crying over these two again and i wanna keep doing it but while reading some good stuff lmao. Thank you so much!! <3
Yes of course! Angst with a happy ending is my jam!
One of my all time favorites is literally anything by @lymricks - if you haven’t read her Harringrove work, you gotta. Her “you’ll lose the blues in Chicago” series is incredible! “Dried up, half full” and “most of it” are gold!
@toast-ranger-to-a-stranger has AMAZING angsty & stunning Harringrove! Seriously, check their ao3 out!
Also, “when the bones are good” by @kate_button is amazing. And @oephelia has written some very achingly good Harringrove.
(There’s so many others I can’t remember off the top of my head too- the talent in this fandom is unreal!)
Happy reading, my friend! ❤️
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✧･ﾟ: * July 2022 Harringrove Starter Pack PART TWO! *:･ﾟ✧
I’m BACK. with starter pack part 2. don’t cream your pants. I still haven’t finished my paper and I definitely haven’t gotten any work tasks done today.
this list features only one fic per author so we can celebrate even more creators ♡ ♡ ♡ (thank you @hecatescrossroads for the idea!!)
◢ Billy Hargrove Needs a Nap - lilpeas [74,312; E]
It’s one thing to be a light sleeper in this shitty town that won’t shut up at night, but it’s another thing entirely to fall asleep on Steve Harrington’s shoulder during last period English.
◢ break (like waves) - @witchsickness [93,187; E]
‘We’re good together,’ Harrington says to the darkness above. Not a question. Matter of fact. He turns to Billy, a smile sweet enough to make Billy want to do something reckless. Something stupid. ‘I’m telling you, heartbreaker. We’re gonna be unstoppable.’
Billy wants to ask. If he means tomorrow. If he means just for the game.
Wants to ask if he means forever.
He’s never wanted anyone to mean forever before.
or; falling (in love), the hard way
◢ break up with your girlfriend (’cause i’m bored) - @the-copperkid [15,604; E]
@umissedconnections: Bambi eyes. m4m. i was rippin cigs in the sae p-lot. u made urself puke 2 make room 4 more beer. incredible? ur my hero PLS say ur into guys
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Steve finds he has a secret admirer who's continuously hitting on him via his university's Missed Connections Twitter account. // Tommy and Billy are the worst roommates ever.
◢ Cabbage Patch Kids - @callieb [15,026; NR]
Billy doesn't eat vegetables. He doesn't eat the limp disgusting cabbage they hand out in the school cafeteria, won't touch the merest hint of green in Susan's cooking even when his dad is glaring at him across the table. He won't eat vegetables to keep himself healthy, in spite of all the warnings they give him in health class.
He won't even eat vegetables when Steve Harrington cooks him dinner. Right?
◢ cherry pie - @brawlite and @toast-ranger-to-a-stranger [133,828; E]
Billy Hargrove lives for summer. Endless sunshine, heavily chlorinated pools, roaming ice cream trucks, and unencumbered freedom? There’s nothing better.
Even being stuck in Hawkins can’t ruin the summer for him. He eats it up, devouring every day whole.
◢ dried up, half full - @lymricks [60,016; E]
Steve’s been coming out here searching for a monster in the woods. He’s finally found one.
“What do you want, Hargrove?”
◢ falling for you in hawkins, indi-fucking-ana (series) - @lazybakerart [294,822+; E]
Billy gets his shit together. Steve figures some stuff out. They fall in love.
◢ i hear the secrets that you keep (when you’re talking in your sleep) - @oepheliawrites [45,095; M]
Billy’s there the way that he’s a lot of places nowadays, sort of absent-mindedly, like he’s not sure how it happened or why and is going somewhere else in his mind anyway.
Steve watches him more than ever now, and Billy rarely watches back.
(or five times billy really needed some sleep, and one time he needed something else entirely)
◢ Incident at Castle Byers - @flippyspoon [3,639; G]
Will learns something about Billy Hargrove and feels a little less alone.
◢ if i fall asleep with my hands held tight - @elysiumwaits [28,796; M]
Billy keeps sneaking in Steve's window as the months go on: a story in ten parts.
◢ lover with a radar phone (series) - @bewires [86,717; E]
Steve is sure Billy won’t be back for more after the first time. Why would he? Steve’s pretty aware, at this point, that beyond his epic babysitting game and his hair, he has fairly little to offer in life. Billy’s gorgeous, and he’s smart, and he’s got better things to do than nail Nancy Wheeler’s dumbass ex-boyfriend.
(Spoilers: Billy absolutely does not.)
◢ Take Me Home Tonight - @heckinahandbasket [81,998; E]
The ghost of Billy Hargrove leaned in the open window of Steve’s car with that trademark smirk and, honestly, Steve was kind of impressed by how detailed his own hallucination could be.
“Wanna fuc-What the shit? HARRINGTON?”
They blinked at one another for about ten seconds before Steve’s brain finally managed to fire off a thought.
“You’re real?”
Steve couldn’t stop the words from spilling out of his mouth, his own stupidity a constant echo in his empty head. Billy’s face reflected his thoughts as he yanked on the door handle until Steve reached over to hit the lock with shock-numb fingers.
“Real fucking freezing. Let me in, pencil dick.”
Or: The Pretty Woman AU literally nobody asked for.
◢ Under the Covers - @toast-ranger-to-a-stranger [87,788; M]
Steve is (maybe) a little bit still in love with Nancy Wheeler and (maybe) trying to figure himself out-- between the night terrors and the babysitting and the general weirdness that is Hawkins, Indiana-- before he graduates.
Billy Hargrove fits in there somewhere (probably).
◢ when the bones are good - @un-buttoned [28,411; E]
‘So,’ Tommy says around a mouthful of fries, ‘what the fuck is the deal with you and Hargrove?’
And that’s really the goddamn question, isn’t it?
He wants to know Billy. Wants to know why he is the way he is. Wants to be able to figure out what the fuck he’s thinking when he looks at Steve like that, when he touches him like it doesn’t mean shit and like it means everything all at once. Wants to know why he talks so much shit, why he needs to fight, where all that fire comes from. Why he’s so volatile, why he’s such an asshole, how he can be so fucking mean and so fucking sweet in the span of seconds, at the same time, even.
◢ you’re cold (and i burn) - @keroujack [55,919; E]
Move on. Let it heal.
Maybe that’s why Steve said yes when Max asked him to help move boxes out of Billy’s room after the dust settled. He could hear her voice. Too many. Too heavy.
Just like his wounds. His grief. Too many. Too heavy.
(Or, Steve steals the glass ashtray from Billy's bedside table and things start to go bump in the night.)
◢ Yourself or Someone Like You (series) - halfempty [792,802; E]
Maxine looked happy as they parted from Steve and walked down Main Street away from the theater. She slid into the passenger seat of Billy’s car. 'That was really fun,' she said. She looked at him like a gremlin and then smiled real cutesy. 'Did you and Steve hold hands in the popcorn?'
'I hope you had a real good time, I’m going to kill you in your sleep tonight,' Billy told her.
#harringrove#keroujack#un-buttoned#toast-ranger-to-a-stranger#heckinahandbasket#bewires#elysiumwaits#flippyspoon#oepheliawrites#lazybaker#brawlite#lymricks#callieb#the-copperkid#witchsickness#hecatescrossroads
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Harringrove Fanfic Search
I'm trying to find a fanfic I read where Billy is freaked out about something and threatens Dustin or maybe pushes him against a wall. Steve intervenes and at some point tells Billy something along the lines of that's my limit, you cross it again and we're done.
If anyone knows what the heck I'm talking about, even just more details from the fic if you don't know the title please let me know. Thank you!
EDIT: FOUND! Dried Up and Half Full by Lymricks
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if i stare too long - features Eddie Munson
Author(s): brawls (brawlite), ToAStranger
24 chapters - 191,196 words
After the end of the world, Billy Hargrove is a mess. But at least he has company.
frayed, cut off
Author(s): abaddxns
1 Chapter - 6139 words
one shot inspired by a quote prompt given to me by rarsablack on tumblr!
person a: you're insane!
person b: i know! isn't it great?
all these to me
Author(s): lymricks
1 Chapter - 9715 words
“I got our room key,” Billy says.
“Our…?”
“Alphabetical,” Billy answers, shrugging.
Or: Three times Steve and Billy share (a bed, a meal, the truth) and one time they share (a virus).
third period (don’t be home for christmas)
Author(s): lymricks
1 Chapter - 2339 words
“Happy last day, everyone,” Aaron adds. His grin turns a little dirty then. “Hargrove, hey man. I bet you’re thrilled for a little more free time.”
Steve perks up, turning to see where Billy is, ready to ask him what his problem was this morning, but he freezes when he sees the look on Billy’s face.
sang the sun in flight
Author(s): coffeeandchemicals
5 Chapters - 14,449 words
Billy was dying. And it fucking hurt.
He hadn’t planned on dying – although, he supposed, most people really don’t – and he’d definitely not planned on being possessed. And, given what he’d done, Billy thought that maybe he deserved to die – but he was afraid.
So afraid.
lights down low
Author(s): abaddxns
1 Chapter - 10,294 words
billy slips into steve’s bedroom between ten and eleven most of the nights he manages to sneak out. it’s just after neil’s gone to sleep or at least when he’s tired of ragging on him about something that isn’t even his fault. when neil’s really in a mood, other than the slew of verbal beratement, sometimes he’ll receive a firm knock to the back of the head, a shove into the wall or a calloused hand tightly gripping his neck, too. all things he gets for a good night, sweet dreams most nights, up until he’s at the harringtons' place.
or: billy goes to steve's place after a rough or even relatively good night. after being grounded and forced to stay away, an opportunity presents itself.
making hollywood look tiny
Author(s): oephelia
1 Chapter - 4165 words
He’ll take an inch and make it everything if Billy will just give it to him.
(or what happiness could look like for steve and billy, topped with a cherry.)
riches & wonders
Author(s): oephelia
1 Chapter - 2767 words
Steve's teetering on the edge of something, all alone.
His eyes meet Billy’s.
They’re teetering on the edge of something, together.
(or a handful of the bricks that build steve and billy a home.)
Incense and Peppermints
Author(s): cupidsintern
1 Chapter - 1397 words
Steve tries to figure out what Billy's apartment smells like, and why it's such a safe haven for him.
Wait for you, Burn for you
Author(s): hazel1706
1 Chapter - 1397 words
He should hang up. Billy can’t possibly have any good reason to be calling, and engaging with…whatever this is, probably won’t end well for Steve. However, Steve is very bored. And Hargrove is at the very least…entertaining. In his way.
If Steve were a little more honest with himself, he might use other adjectives, but he’s not thinking about that.
“Steeevie…” Billy sing-songs through the phone, “Pretty boy, what’re you doing right now?”
Find our way
Author(s): hazel1706
1 Chapter - 5440 words
Billy's having a cozy night in when Steve and the Party show up, worried the Mind Flayer might be back. Everyone ends up crashing at Billy's place, but there's only so many places to sleep......
Won’t cross these streets (until you hold my hand)
Author(s): hazel1706
1 Chapter - 1537 words
some good old-fashioned mutual pining, feat. very late valentine's day gifts and steve's lack of brain-to-mouth filter when he's high
Something to Hold
Author(s): hazel1706
1 Chapter - 1537 words
billy gives steve his jacket and is real gay about it
Don’t Know What I’m Gonna Do (About This Feeling Inside)
Author(s): hazel1706
1 Chapter - 11,927 words
He’s barely had the chance to consider grabbing the half-empty bottle of Jack on the counter, when there’s a knock at the door. He startles, slopping coffee on the floor, and cursing under his breath.
It’s embarrassing how quickly his heart leaps, how he gets a little soft and mushy about the fact that someone’s here to see him. There’s no way it’s some rando, he lives in the middle of nowhere and it’s Christmas.
He has to clear his throat and pace himself, hold back from rushing too eagerly to the door. Takes the time to put his mug down first, wipe the coffee off his hand, walk at a reasonable pace to the front door, and—
It’s Steve.
Will I Find My Peace
Author(s): hazel1706
1 Chapter - 4997 words
Every goddamn day Billy regrets moving in with Heather. His shitty studio apartment was just fucking fine, thank you very much. Even with the mold under the radiator. And the cracked window pane. And dysfunctional neighbours. All that aside, he was perfectly happy with his old place.
True, his scarred up lungs couldn’t handle the constant draftiness, and he’d had more than one panic attack when the arguing next door sounded a little too familiar, but…
But at least there he didn’t have to deal with Steve goddamn Harrington and his stupid tiny shorts.
Lay Bare These Marks of Mine
Author(s): hazel1706
1 Chapter - 5910 words
He watched Steve walk out that door all dressed up in his nice slacks and stupid soft sweater and looking like every one of Billy’s guilty fantasies come to life, and acted like he was okay with that all being for someone else. A stranger. A random girl Steve met at the fucking dog park of all places, like he’s the lead in some shitty rom com. He doesn’t even have a dog.
And Billy could waste his time being angry. Jealous. Miserable. Sulking alone in their apartment waiting for Steve to come back. Or worse, for him to call and tell Billy not to wait up. He could. He’s got an unopened bottle of cheap tequila waiting for just such an occasion.
But he doesn’t.
What I Want (Is Haunting Me)
Author(s): hazel1706
1 Chapter - 5196 words
Billy never really...got Valentine’s Day. Didn’t understand why his mom got all misty-eyed when they walked past displays of roses in the grocery store. Why there was a bitterness about it. A sadness she seemed to carry with her everywhere.
Didn’t really get why girls would titter over the cardboard cut-out hearts they made in art class, messy with glitter and lopsided declarations in smelly marker.
He didn’t really understand...girls, honestly. The appeal. Why his friends would be screaming one second about girls not being allowed to play with them, and the next, chasing down Amy Wright trying to steal a kiss.
or the way billy's feelings about valentine's day, and himself, change over the years
See What This is Worth
Author(s): hazel1706
1 Chapter - 6057 words
Billy is not, by nature, the kind of person who likes to be overly helpful. He doesn’t go out of his way for people he doesn’t know. He’s not especially charitable.
And yet here he is, taking time out of his Friday night, setting up tables and supervising idiots with no upper body strength who think they can move a whole stack of chairs on their own. He has better things to do than hang out at work and chaperone a bunch of middle-schoolers trying to score their first kiss to some truly grating top 40 shit.
Hard to Know Myself (trapped in my own head)
Author(s): hazel1706
1 Chapter - 8083 words
Billy knocks back another shot. There's a speaker hanging on the wall next to him pumping out tinny dance beats so loudly he can feel his molars vibrate. Every high note is a spike through his brain, but at least he can use the music as an excuse to ignore the conversations going on around him.
He used to be good at this shit. Crowds. Drunken strangers. Flirting with anyone who looked at him twice. He made sure he was good at it.
But, well. Shit happens. Monsters happened. A shadow reaching into his brain and pulling him apart piece by piece, cold fingers gripping his spine and pulling him around like a marionette. Blood on his hands. It changes a person.
And so does falling in love.
i hear the secrets that you keep (when you’re talking in your sleep)
Author(s): oephelia
1 Chapter - 7774 words
Billy’s there the way that he’s a lot of places nowadays, sort of absent-mindedly, like he’s not sure how it happened or why and is going somewhere else in his mind anyway.
Steve watches him more than ever now, and Billy rarely watches back.
(or five times billy really needed some sleep, and one time he needed something else entirely)
#fic rec#harringrove#steve harrington#billy hargrove#ao3#billy x steve#billy hargrove x steve harrington
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So I'm reading this fic called don't make a shadow (of yourself) by @lymricks and it's absolutely amazing and I'm bawling because I reached the last update and there's isn't any more yet. 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
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