Index - Billy Hargrove
Fic Series
Lost Boy (post-S3 AU, angst, horror, found family, eventual Billy x El) - in progress
Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | more on AO3
It's been over two months since the Battle of Starcourt. Billy Hargrove survived, but he's not sure he should have. Scarred in body and mind, he has no idea who he is anymore. He spends his days drinking and fighting until Neil, incensed by his son's behavior, throws him out of the house.
Hopper and El come to the rescue, taking Billy home to live with them. Their compassion is unnerving... and exactly what he needed. However, as he adjusts to his newfound "family," he realizes something isn't right. He still feels the Shadow's call, urging him to kill.
Little does he know the Shadow doesn't need him to obey. It has another piece on the board, waiting to strike.
Worship The Flame (post-S3 future AU, Billy x El angst, fluff, smut) - in progress
Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | more on AO3
It's May 1989. After three years in California, Billy returns to Hawkins for Max's high school graduation. He thinks he'll find everything—and everyone—as he left them. Turns out time has moved on in Hawkins, too, and a certain "little girl" isn't so little anymore. Now that he's back, she's desperate to prove it to him.
Too bad he swore he'll never fall for her. And if he does, there's no way her police chief father won't find out.
Oneshots
Enemy Of My Enemy (Eddie & Billy as awkward allies, pre-S3)
Billy Hargrove's been one of Eddie's best customers all year. Today though, when he shows up to the clearing with a black eye and stitches, Eddie knows this drug deal's gonna be different.
Fuck ‘Em (Eddie & Billy friendship, short S4 fix-it)
In the aftermath of the battle against Vecna, Eddie has an awkward heart to heart with Billy Hargrove.
She Knows (Billy & El one-sided friendship, short post-S3 AU)
Eleven tries to talk to Billy after the events of S3. It doesn't go well. Alternatively: Billy is scared to death of a teenage girl.
Have Mercy (Billy in Russia AU)
He’s been in Kamchatka for weeks now. The Russians, it seems, find him endlessly fascinating. They’ve dragged him to that small underground arena so many times he’s lost count, setting forth challenge after challenge. Bend this. Break that. It’s getting repetitive and, honestly, pretty boring.
All of that changes when they issue a new challenge—one that tests his humanity instead of his strength.
Amerikanyetz (Hopper finds Billy in Russia AU)
In a secret bunker in Kamchatka, Hopper finds another American prisoner. Someone who shouldn't be alive.
To My Younger Self (Billy & Hopper friendship, post-S3 AU, short letter fic)
From an AU where Billy survives Starcourt with major PTSD.
After an especially difficult week, Billy finds something on the dash of his car: a plain envelope with the words "To Billy, from Hopper" scrawled on the outside.
My AO3
My Art on Etsy
strangerthings5theories (Billy-centric theory blog)
Bileven Meta
Why I ship Billy x El
Billy and El are mirror images of each other
The phone booth: El hears Billy’s call for help
El is coded autistic
I’m not a perv for shipping Bileven. You’re just an asshole
The way this fandom dehumanizes El really gets to me sometimes
"What does your 'strawberry ice cream' tag mean?"
Bileven Extras
This gifset from The Boys perfectly captures the Bileven dynamic
“El would love Billy like a sister!”—I'm about to start making fun of y'all 🙄 (thread fic)
A years-long fight (thread fic)
Top ten Bileven songs
Bileven playlists
