fat richie tozier

30s | they/them a creeper with a heart made of gold

[standards123]

a CEO walks into his office “any messages?” he asks his assistant “two anons want to know who tom petty is and one just says ‘post your ballsack’” “got it. check my dashboard” “that skeleton gif you like is back again” he rubs his chin pensively “mm. reblog that”

[strangerthingsreversebigbang]

2025-2026 Stranger Things Reverse Big Bang Round Up (1 of 2)

i wrote my heart in a sheet of paper (and i gifted it to you)

Art by @starthecozy | Fic by @ataliagold

Rating: Teens & Up | WC: 8,600

Warning(s): No Archive Warnings Apply

Character(s): Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley, Chrissy Cunningham

Pairing(s): Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Background Robin Buckley/Chrissy Cunningham

Summary:

"Eddie shuffles closer to him. Knows he shouldn’t, knows he should steer this somewhere neutral, somewhere more distant, something more akin to just checking in on a friend but he can’t, he can’t. Not when Steve’s looking bashful, not when he’s awkwardly picking up a bit of paper again and folding it anxiously, not when he smells like the sea on a summer’s day and honey-sweet all at once.

“Seriously Steve, this is cool. Maybe you could make something for a campaign? Figurines are expensive, and honestly some of these are better. We could paint them, too.”

Steve looks up at him then. Really looks, and Eddie’s heart gallops in his chest at the sight of those warm brown eyes.

“I made them all for you,” Steve murmurs.

In the wake of Vecna's defeat, with his friends busy with the aftermath, Steve takes up origami, tries to heal his scars in his big empty house , and falls in love with the alpha that comes to visit him daily.

Eddie."

Sweet Like Sugar

Art by @lady-lostmind | Fic by @stevesscoops

Rating: Explicit | WC: 3,015

Warning(s): No Archive Warnings Apply

Character(s): Eddie Munson, Steve Harrington

Pairing(s): Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson

Summary: After a fight at a club leads to them getting thrown out, Eddie puts Steve in his place and reminds him he’s not going anywhere.

Robin Red Breast

Art by @little-annie | Fic by @starshideyourfics

Rating: Teens & Up | WC: 4340

Warning(s): No Archive Warnings Apply

Character(s): Chrissy Cunningham, Robin Buckley, Chrissy Cunningham's Parents

Pairing(s): Robin Buckley/Chrissy Cunningham

Summary:

Once upon a time, in a far off kingdom, there lived a beautiful maiden…

Chrissy was born to marry a prince. Her mother prayed daily for a daughter, a babe with rose petal lips and dark lashes, one who would grow up graceful and delicate, lovely enough to catch the eye of the king's son. And when she did, she was locked away in a tower for safekeeping with all she could ever need in her new home.

Everything except companionship.

And she was so lonely until her father brought her a gift.

After This Life, I’ll Find You in the Next

Art by @cxwzkeys| Fic by @anonymustelid

Rating: Mature | WC: 3297

Warning(s): No Archive Warnings Apply

Character(s): Robin Buckley, Nancy Wheeler

Pairing(s): Robin Buckley/Nancy Wheeler

Summary: In which Nancy Wheeler, vampire, keeps seeing a familiar face across time...

Ye Olde Meet-Cute

Art by @penny00dreadful | Fic by @hbyrde36

Rating: Explicit | WC: 7994

Warning(s): No Archive Warnings Apply

Character(s): Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley, Chrissy Cunningham, Jeff, Gareth, Freak

Pairing(s): Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson

Summary: Eddie had been planning his Ren Faire outfit for weeks. The thrifted poet shirt, the hand-embellished vest, the leather bracers he'd tooled himself. He looked good and he knew it.

What he hadn't planned for was the blacksmith.

Shirtless, sweat-soaked, and hammering molten steel like it was nothing, the man was, without question, the most devastatingly attractive human being Eddie had ever laid eyes on.

Straight boys don't look like that

Art by @nomadic-wolf | Fic by @medusapelagia

Rating: Mature | WC: 9000

Warning(s): Graphic Depictions of Violence

Character(s): Jason Carver, Eddie Munson, Wayne Munson, Jason Carver's Parents

Pairing(s): Eddie Munson/Jason Carver

Summary:

Eddie hates that, ever since he started high school, Jason has slowly become a bully. He misses the kid who used to play with him in the church backyard. Even more, he misses the shy boy he once fell in love with.

No matter how much it hurts, it’s too late to go back to how things were. Things are different now, and Eddie can’t wait to finally leave Hawkins and all its bigoted inhabitants behind.

But when Jason drunkenly calls him in the middle of the night, all Eddie can do is answer.

Good Intentions

Art by @hellfireloserclub | Fic by @dame-zoom-a-latte

Rating: Explicit | WC: 29046

Warning(s): No Archive Warnings Apply

Character(s): The Party (Stranger Things), Jonathan Byers, Argyle (Stranger Things), El, Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Female OC

Pairing(s): Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Argyle & Jonathan Byers, Steve Harrington & The Party, Eleven | Jane Hopper & Eddie Munson

Summary:

Jonathan is forced to cast Steve for his capstone project -- a movie that's a loose retelling of their Upside Down misadventures.

But while Steve and Eddie are busy flirting (unknowingly) on set, other plots are brewing.

A Very Reasonable Bargain

Art by @droolovacoco | Fic by @yesdangerpls

Rating: Teens and Up | WC: 8871

Warning(s): No Archive Warnings Apply

Character(s): Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Wayne Munson

Pairing(s): Steve Harrington & Eddie Munson, Steve Harrington / Eddie Munson

Summary: The first time newly-minted Knight Harrington attempts to stop the thefts on the southeast road from Loch Nora through Forest Hills, he is… somewhat less successful than he may have hoped, if the dust on his derriere, swollen egg on his forehead, and empty coinpurse on his belt are anything to go by.

Pas de Trois

Art by @mission2mordor | Fic by @beritybaker

Rating: Explicit | WC: 11,867

Warning(s): No Archive Warnings Apply

Character(s): Eddie Munson, Steve Harrington, Tommy Hagan, Robin Buckley, Chrissy Cunningham

Pairing(s): Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Tommy Hagan/Eddie Munson, Tommy Hagan/Steve Harrington

Summary: Eddie performs his senior capstone, and a certain new stagehand has caught his eye. Things would be less complicated if they didn't both have a history with Tommy Hagan.

Friends Who Kill Together Stay Together

Art by tombfiends | Fic by @neuronary

Rating: Explicit | WC: 5502

Warning(s): Graphic Depictions of Violence

Character(s): Robin Buckley; Steve Harrington; Nancy Wheeler; Robin Buckley's Parents; Keith (Stranger Things); Jason Carver; Steve Harrington's Parents; Background & Cameo Characters

Pairing(s): Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington

Summary: Steve and Robin murder some Russians together. And then it spirals. They're having fun, though!

you are that space that's in between

Art by tombfiends | Fic by @turinspeachjam

Rating: Teens and Up | WC: 5968

Warning(s): No Archive Warnings Apply

Character(s): Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Chrissy Cunningham, Wayne Munson, Henry Creel

Pairing(s): Steve Harrington & Eddie Munson, Eddie Munson & Chrissy Cunningham, Eddie Munson & Wayne Munson, Steve Harrington & Robin Buckley, Steve Harrington & Wayne Munson

Summary:

Steve is awoken to the sounds of someone wandering through his forest. When he tries to send the interloper on their way, he discovers that another human has slipped through right under his nose. Reluctantly, he agrees to help find this missing person, if only so he can get to the bottom of what is hiding in his forest.

---

Eddie doesn't normally go traipsing through the woods, but it was the last place anyone had seen Chrissy, so on he went. He runs into some guy named Steve who insists that there's no way Chrissy could be in the woods. Eddie, not to be deterred by some weirdo with leaves in his hair, insists on completing his mission. Color him surprised when Steve offers to help.

To Keep a Man Awake at Night

Art by @kaspurrcat | Fic by @lovelylittlegrim

Rating: Explicit | WC: 57,843

Warning(s): No Archive Warnings Apply

Character(s): Robin Buckley, Chrissy Cunningham, Wayne Munson

Pairing(s): Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson

Summary:

“Bada-boom!” Dustin smacks a card down on the table in front of Eddie.

Nose wrinkling, Eddie picks up the card. “What is this?” 

“The answer to your problems. It’s a paranormal research club here on campus." 

Mike groans. “Dustin, no.”

~

Weird things keep happening in Wayne and Eddie’s new place. Fortunately Dustin knows someone that can help. Unfortunately that someone is Steve Harrington.

Eddie doesn’t know who the bigger skeptic is: Steve, the guy who doesn’t believe in ghosts. Or, Eddie, who doesn’t believe in Steve.

Fit

Art by @nomadic-wolf | Fic by @hullosweetpea

Rating: Teens and Up | WC: 3,026

Warning(s): No Archive Warnings Apply

Character(s): Jonathan Byers, Steve Harrington, Nancy Wheeler

Pairing(s): Jonathan Byers/Steve Harrington/Nancy Wheeler

Summary: Steve, Nancy, and Jonathan and their unusual relationship as an omega/alpha/omega triad.

Lux Animae

Art by @kaspurrcat | Fic by @just-my-latest-hyperfixation

Rating: Mature | WC: 26,847

Warning(s): No Archive Warnings Apply

Character(s): Eddie Munson; Steve Harrington; Robin Buckley; Chrissy Cunningham; Jason Carver; Andy Harper; Joyce Byers; Jim Hopper; Principal Higgins; Wayne Munson

Pairing(s): Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson; Robin Buckley/Chrissy Cunningham (background); Steve Harrington & Robin Buckley; Eddie Munson & Chrissy Cunningham

Summary:

They say that, when you meet your match, you feel it.

Sure, a true Lux Animae is a hard-earned thing - a bond that must be forged and shaped and toughened in the fires of battle over and over again, and, if done right, will last a lifetime and longer. Still, many people claim that they sensed it, even long before the ceremony.

It is, after all, the magic that does the choosing, and the magic knows. Knows who is destined to complete you, who will fight and cry and bleed for you and draw out your full potential like no other can. So, when you meet them, you’re supposed to feel it. You just need to know what to look out for.

A tingle, some say. A warm, heavy buzz that fills your veins the moment you lay eyes on each other. An electric spark, zapping through your body like a current upon that first careless touch, letting you know that this is the start of something bigger, something stronger, something more profound than both of you could possibly imagine.

The only thing that Eddie feels when Steve Harrington steps on his foot is pain.

You I Can't Deny

Art by @arelliann | Fic by @ok-peepaw

Rating: Explicit | WC: 42826

Warning(s): No Archive Warnings Apply

Character(s): Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Chrissy Cunningham, Wayne Munson, Jason Carver

Pairing(s): Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley/Chrissy Cunningham, Eddie Munson & Wayne Munson, Steve Harrington & Robin Buckley, Chrissy Cunningham & Eddie Munson

Summary: By the time Steve Harrington graduates high school, he and his childhood best friend Eddie have hurt each other beyond repair. All of their good memories have been swept away in one afternoon of screaming, social pressure, and hurt feelings. Years later, when their new best friends start dating, Eddie and Steve reluctantly agree to try to get along for their sake, forced to confront the fact that neither of them are over it. The boys find that being vulnerable is hard, feelings are complicated, and that memory persists longer than they'd like. Can they let go of their pride and acknowledge what they once meant to each other, or are they doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past?

Take My Number, Harrington

Art by @hawkinsleather | Fic by @waldos-writing

Rating: Teens and Up | WC: 5,709

Warning(s): No Archive Warnings Apply

Character(s): Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley, Original Characters

Pairing(s): Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson

Summary: Steve hosted a late night talk show in Chicago in the 90s and on one special evening, they have Corroded Coffin's Eddie Munson as one of the guest stars!

In the worship of the night

Art by @waldos-art | Fic by @queensilber

Rating: Explicit | WC: 4,732

Warning(s): No Warnings Apply

Character(s): Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson

Pairing(s): Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson

Summary: Eddie Munson is stuck in group therapy and it might as well be his own personal hell. Little does he expect the young Pastor Steve Harrington to notice his misery and deciding to turn this night into one of the best of Eddies life.

I've never seen you fall so hard

Art by @justtoomuch | Fic by @salamandergoo

Rating: Teens and Up | WC: 6,051

Warning(s): Creator Chose Not to Use

Character(s): Jonathan Byers, Joyce Byers, Will Byers, Jim “Chief” Hopper, Steve Harrington

Pairing(s): Jonathan Byers & Joyce Byers & Will Byers, Jonathan Byers & Steve Harrington, Jonathan Byers/Steve Harrington

Summary: Jonathan Byers is just trying to get back on his feet after fighting a monster in his own home and recovering his missing brother. Steve Harrington helping with home repairs was not on the agenda

I just wanted to say (I can't get enough of your face)

Art by @lady-lostmind | Fic by @sidekick-hero

Rating: Explicit | WC: 16,070

Warning(s): No Warnings Apply

Character(s): Steve, Eddie, Robin, Vickie, Dustin, Jeff, Gareth, Grant

Pairing(s): Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley/Vickie (minor)

Summary: Steve and Eddie are both famous musicians. They're also madly in love, but they can't let anyone know. At least, not outside of their trusted group of friends. Steve's public persona has to be straight. And single. Available.

It's fine. Until it isn't, so Steve decides to end the charade. Eddie and him just have to finish their parallel cross-America tours first. Then, they can love each other the way they want: loud and proud.

Or: Steve and Eddie count the days before they can make their love public. That doesn't mean they can't be dorks in love in secret and drive their friends (mostly Robin) crazy.

Just A Love Bite

Art by @lady-lostmind | Fic by @beritybaker

Rating: Explicit | WC: 14,334

Warning(s): No Warnings Apply

Character(s): Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson

Pairing(s): Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson

Summary: Steve gets dragged along to a Corroded Coffin concert. Eddie Munson becomes obsessed with him.

Ain't going backwards, won't ask for space

Art by @all-tea | Fic by @nomadic-wolf

Rating: Teens and Up | WC: 3212

Warning(s): No Archive Warnings Apply

Character(s): Jonathan Byers, Steve Harrington

Pairing(s): Jonathan Byerse, Steve Harrington

Summary: Jonathan was honest when he told Steve that he didn’t like him. Really he was. But after saving someone’s life… well it was hard to pretend the animosity was there anymore. It was especially hard to be against Steve while they were actively in flux with the military. There were approximately three days between the upside down blowing up and when they were allowed to leave. -- The time between the final battle and the finale and how Steve and Jonathan grow closer.

My European Summer (A Guide to Surviving an International Roadtrip with two Losers and the most Beautiful Woman in Italy)

Art by @janie-bean | Fic by @cxwzkeys

Rating: G | WC: 22,697

Warning(s): No Warnings

Character(s): Robin Buckley, Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Original Female Character

Pairing(s): Robin Buckley x OC, Steve Harrington x Eddie Munson

Summary: Robin Buckley's plans are easy; travel to Paris alongside Steve Harrington. Since before taking the plane, the plans change and keep changing until the end. What seems to be a terrible road trip finishes not only as a road trip of their lives but also as a romance for both of them.

Lavender Thread

Art by @hawkinsleather | Fic by @mugloversonly

Rating: T | WC: 3,170

Warning(s): Graphic Depictions of Violence

Character(s): Eddie Munson Eleven | Jane Hopper Wayne Munson Dustin Henderson Steve Harrington Original Female Character(s) Henry Creel | One | Vecna Chrissy Cunningham

Pairing(s): Eleven | Jane Hopper & Eddie Munson, Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Eleven | Jane Hopper/Maxine "Max" Mayfield, Eddie Munson & Wayne Munson, Dustin Henderson & Eddie Munson, Eddie Munson & Original Female Character(s), Henry Creel | One | Vecna & Eddie Munson, Chrissy Cunningham & Eddie Munson

Summary: Every tattoo Eleven's ever had have been done by Eddie. When he doesn't charge her for the newest one, his receptionist questions why. The answer is simple really, El saved his life. A free tattoo is the least he can do.

To Be Caught Staring

Art by @nomadic-wolf | Fic by @kallisto-k

Rating: G | WC: 5,993

Warning(s): No Warnings

Character(s): Jonathan Byers, Steve Harrington, background Joyce Byers - Character, Background Will Byers - Character

Pairing(s): Jonathan Byers/Steve Harrington, Past Steve Harrington/Nancy Wheeler - Relationship, past Jonathan Byers/Nancy Wheeler - Relationship

Summary: Jonathan was just trying to survive a TV appearance with his mom and brother. He didn't expect Steve Harrington to be there, and certainly not for him to be watching Jonathan like a hawk. Who knew a couple awkward interactions and dinner invitations could lead to something more?

Your Voice and Mine

Art by @whataboutthefish | Fic by @kayleeofcamelot

Rating: E | WC: 15k

Warning(s): Chose Not to Use

Character(s): Henry Creel, Eddie Munson, Gareth, Jeff, Unnamed Freak (his name is Doug), Chrissy Cunningham, other characters mentioned

Pairing(s): Henry Creel/Eddie Munson; Gareth & Jeff & Eddie Munson & Unnamed Freak, Chrissy Cunningham & Eddie Munson, Background Chrissy/Gareth

Summary: Eddie hates him. With every fiber of his body and every wavy hair on his head he hates him. Henry fucking Creel. Who’s up at the stage of The American Music Awards, accepting the prize that should have been Corroded Coffin’s. And that’s not enough. The man has the audacity to throw shade at them. And Eddie is not someone to take that lightly, so when the opportunity arises, he quips back.

A routine they have perfected over the years their little feud has already been going. And they would have kept going for many years more, if not for the fans of both bands catching on. When the situation escalates and both band leaders are forced to work on a song together for a publicity stunt, the tension between them lights a spark which, in turn, lights a fire.

between home and somewhere far away.

Art by @kaspurrcat | Fic by @thefreakandthehair

Rating: E | WC: 22.8K

Warning(s): No Warnings

Character(s): Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley, Chrissy Cunningham, The Party (Stranger Things), Background & Cameo Characters

Pairing(s): Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Background Chrissy Cunningham/Robin Buckley

Summary: Gym Teacher and Hockey Coach Steve Harrington meets Eddie Munson outside of a Dunkin Donuts. As any New Englander knows, it's the beginning of a beautiful thing.

Just Let Us be Three Tonight

Art by @alicetallula | Fic by @kallisto-k

Rating: G | WC: 4,752

Warning(s): No Warnings

Character(s): Jim "Chief" Hopper, Joyce Byers, Wayne Munson Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Throuples | Triad Relationships, Slice of Life, Fluff, Domestic Fluff, Not Karen Wheeler Friendly, Brief mention of her, House Shopping, Cuddling & Snuggling

Pairing(s): Joyce Byers/Jim "Chief" Hopper/Wayne Munson, Joyce Byers/Jim "Chief" Hopper, Jim "Chief" Hopper/Wayne Munson, Joyce Byers/Wayne Munson

Summary: Hopper loves waking up next to his partners when he can, but he can't help thinking sometimes they should take the next step. Still, they've got enough on their plates until a lack of family meals and a dining table prompts him to voice one of his desires.

Following Your Lead

Art by @monologichno | Fic by @tinytalkingtina

Rating: T | WC: 4.7k

Warning(s): No Warnings

Character(s): Eddie Munson, Steve Harrington, Murray Bauman

Pairing(s): Steve Harrington / Eddie Munson

Summary: Eddie is forced to choreograph a duet with new troupe member Steve Harrington. He's not pleased at having to share the spotlight, but the universe has a surprise in store for both of them.

Don't Look Back

Art by @artgroves | Fic by @jo-harrington

Rating: M | WC: 20k

Warning(s): Major Character Death

Character(s): Eddie Munson, Chrissy Cunningham, Henry Creel/Vecna

Pairing(s): Eddie Munson x Chrissy Cunningham

Summary: Eddie Munson wakes up alone in the Upside Down is given the chance to save Chrissy Cunningham. There's just one catch. (A contemporary retelling of the Myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.)

Unsinkable

Art by @alicetallula | Fic by @medusapelagia

Rating: T | WC: 13k

Warning(s): No Warnings Character(s): Chrissy Cunningham, Billy Hargrove, Gareth (Stranger Things), Heather Holloway, Original Characters

Pairing(s): Chrissy Cunningham/Gareth/Billy Hargrove

Summary: The Titanic is the most luxurious ship ever to cross the Atlantic, and having a first-class cabin on its maiden voyage isn’t something Christine Cunningham expected when her aunt told her she was to marry William Hargrove and move to New York.

Billy isn’t thrilled either. His preferences don’t include pretty girls, but if he wants to inherit his father’s fortune, he’ll have to marry Chrissy.

Gareth Emerson doesn’t have these kinds of problems. He’s a musician who boards the Titanic after a lucky hand of cards and soon meets the most intriguing couple he has ever encountered.

The journey might have been pleasant, if it weren’t for the massive iceberg waiting in the middle of the ocean.

Collection | Ask The Mods

[manuciruja]

awww the like button turns into a rainbow when you press it! that's so cute...hey staff what's with all the trans women you keep nuking?

[manuciruja]

i think we should be ridiculing them more for this. you don't get to try and go all "queer website" when your staff likes to go on nuking sprees targeting the trans fem users

[smadsel]

would be remiss not to mention that the rainbow notably straight up just removed the trans flag colors from it. like they’re gone. it’s the progress flag minus the trans flag colors.

[smadsel]

that’s not the whole flag, now is it

[manuciruja]

hey staff what the fuck

[villainessbian]

hey staff don't you think you're being too on-the-nose

[shrodingers-catgirl]

HEY STAFF DONT YOU THINK YOU'RE BEING TOO ON-THE-NOSE

[steddiemicrofic]

🌈 pride 🌈 |

Happy June and with it, happy Pride Month! Your word for this month is, obviously... pride.

We just couldn't resist. Is someone proud? Are they going to Pride? Who's to say! Well, it's you. You're who gets to say because however you wanna interpret the prompt is up to you!

Your submission must be 481 words exactly when copied and pasted into wordcounter.net, we’ll comment a ‘🥧’ emoji when it’s been checked and queued, and all submissions are due by 11:59 PM ET on June 29th to be reblogged. Check the pinned post for all other rules and FAQs.

Once it's been reblogged, you can add to the AO3 collection for this month here.

We hope you had a great May and we're excited to see what you come up with this month! - Lex and Mickala 🫶

[miscling]

your erotica doesn't need to align with your principles. you can find something hot and not believe it should be the way of things. you can play out dynamics in kink that shouldn't be replicated societally. what gets you going is not an indictment of your character

[shamebats]

"it's just stress" oh thank god, it's just the silent killer that slowly kills you, perfectly harmless, no need to worry

[pathogenflock]

"he would not fucking say that" but about injuries. he would not fucking recover that quickly. those scars would not fucking heal like that. he would not be fucking able bodied after that. he would not be fully lucid after that.

[comikbook]

happy pride month dykes i love you dykes

[littlegreen]

oh i’m sorry would you rather me beat an alive horse?

[beritybaker]

Stolen Bases

pairing: steddie | rating: G | WC: 746 | ao3 tags: platonic stobin, meet cute, alternate first meeting, kiss cam

⚾️ 🎥 💕

Robin wasn’t especially happy to come to the game with him, but Steve is grateful for her making the best of it. He knows she’s only there because Lucas had an unexpected family obligation, and she felt bad for him when he was lamenting either missing it or going alone.

At least she seems to be having an okay time. She and Steve periodically lean in close to make each other giggle about the dude three rows down who’s definitely not getting another date. To everyone around them, they must look like they’re having the time of their lives.

Unfortunately, they’re also two young adults of opposite sexes, which puts them on a very particular radar.

Content to chatter with Robin between plays, Steve hardly pays attention to the music the stadium organist is banging out, nor is he really aware of what’s happening on the giant screen beyond second base. The danger doesn’t even occur to him when he sees the camera over the dugout pointed right at them.

The first sign is the look on Robin’s face. One second she’s laughing at one of Steve’s dumb jokes; the next she’s staring across the diamond, aghast. It has Steve whipping his head around to see what’s so shocking, and his eyes land on the screen just in time to see a version of himself doing the same, on a moment’s delay. A gaudy pink frame, made up of heart-shaped bubbles, surrounds the two of them.

Steve turns back to Robin, her eyes as wide as he’s ever seen them. That expression communicates two important things to him.

One: She does not want to kiss him. That’s nothing new, and it doesn’t bother him at all. If anything, he’s a little grossed out by the fact that he ever entertained the thought, even if the last time he did was a million years ago.

Two: They’re watching. Steve, they’re watching us. It’s a silent plea to make them stop watching. He knows how she feels, because there’s a chittering murmur starting up in the crowd, and suddenly he feels surrounded by strangers who are desperate to witness their embarrassment.

What Steve does next isn’t an idea—it’s more of a reflex. He turns away from Robin, and before he knows it he’s got his lips locked with the guy sitting on his other side.

He didn’t clock it until he was already yanking him in by the front of his shirt, but the stranger he’s kissing is a guy. Even though long curls tickle his cheeks, Steve has enough experience to know the difference in an instant. The problem is, he can’t bring himself to care—partly because the guy is starting to recover his wits, and instead of shoving Steve away and kicking his teeth in, he’s kissing back.

He’s a good kisser, too. A great one. As suddenly as he initiated the kiss, Steve loses control of it, and he fucking melts. He feels his shoulders droop as all the tension falls out of them. He somehow manages to cup the guy’s jaw with his palm, despite his arms going all numb and tingly like he’s been lying on them for a while.

Somewhere in the back of his mind, Steve is aware of the fact that he basically just outed himself to an entire stadium full of people, many of them now laughing and wolf-whistling. That’s not what breaks the kiss, though. Instead, it’s Robin tapping him on the shoulder and gently clearing her throat.

“Uh, dingus? They’ve moved on.”

Steve isn’t the one to pull back, either. The stranger’s smirk disconnects from his lips and murmurs, “Wow. Turns out I love baseball.”

Eyes fluttering open, Steve spots an older man in the seat beyond him, suppressing a grin.

Robin leans across and says to the stranger, “Thanks for taking one for the team.”

Blushing, Steve mumbles, “Yeah. Thanks, man.”

“The pleasure’s all mine, big boy,” the stranger replies, still smirking.

The last couple innings go by without further incident. But as they stand up to leave at the end of the game, Steve feels a folded scrap of paper being slipped directly into his hand. He opens it slowly as the stranger departs with a coy look over his shoulder.

Steve has to blink several times before his eyes can focus on what it says. Once he manages it, his breath catches when he sees seven digits and a single word: Eddie.

[kosmogrl]

[calciumcryptid]

I feel like a lot of people get "All Art is Political" confused with "All Art is made with Political Intentions" which is not the same.

[makesomenoise]

🌈

[tothechaos]

aw what the hell change my leitmotif to a minor key im not driving

[drchucktingle]

I LOVE BEING A WRITER IT IS COOL AND FUN

[brainstreams]

[transformativeworks]

[ID: A screenshot of Boromir of Gondor from Lord of the Rings, Fellowship of the Ring, standing in Rivendell and staring (at either Legolas or Aragorn) off camera. The subtitle has been edited to say

AO3 has no App.

AO3 needs no App.

/ID]

[steddieexchange]

Welcome to the ultimate final roundup for all the amazing Steddie Winter Exchange gifts that were a little longer in the making. 🎁🥳💖

This officially marks the end of this event. We thank you all so much for your active participation and for sticking around so long. 💖❄️ For all those who had to wait a bit longer to receive their gifts - thank you so much for your patience and understanding. 

Here’s the final list of all gifts that were posted during the prolonged extension period:

Fic by @stevesjockstrap for @taylsart on AO3 | Tumblr | Bsky

Fic and Art by @corrodedheartsclub for @tedewitt on AO3 | Tumblr

Fic by @onyxthex for @steddiehyperfixation on AO3

Fic by @voidedfalling for @crimsongoldmoth on AO3

Fic by @emchant3d for @the-winged-doe on AO3 | Tumblr | Twitter | Bsky

Fic and Art by @tone-mariie for @little-annie on AO3 | Tumblr | Twitter | Bsky

Fic by @fuctacles for @formosusiniquis on AO3 | Tumblr

Fic by @steviewashere for @writer-in-theory on AO3 | Tumblr

Fic by @cranb3rryjuice for @meggiejolly on AO3

Fic by @writer-in-theory for @akagaminolevi on AO3 | Tumblr

Art by @lulalulens for @salamandergoo on Tumblr | Bsky

Fic by @/staymagical for @/lunarlux on AO3

Art by @quinns-shadowy-arts for @xx-punkfaerie-xx on Tumblr

Fic and Art by @hawkinsleather for @corrodedheartsclub on AO3 | Bsky | Tumblr

Fic by @do-what-the-knight-tells-you for @/dadpunsandmisery on AO3

Fic by @/writing_moonchild for @/dismaygray on AO3 | Bsky

Fic by @oh-stars for @paradimeshifts7 on AO3 | Tumblr

Fic by @ilovecupcakesandtea for @penny00dreadful on AO3

Fic by @mixsethaddams for @libraryofgage on AO3 | Twitter | Bsky | Tumblr

Fic by @oakenorcrist for @akasalv on AO3 | Tumblr | Bsky

Fic by @starryeyedjanai for @BeingMissBatty on AO3 | Tumblr

Fic by @queenofshenanigans for @seacowabunga on AO3 | Bsky | Tumblr

Fic by @/wrongwayfinder for @/eleloh on AO3

Fic by @hellfxresundays for @hawkinsleather on AO3

Art by @mission2mordor for @oakenorcrist on Bsky

Art by @nil5462 for @Medusapelagia on Tumblr | Bsky

Fic by @coffeewasamistake for @bugmusings on AO3

Fic by @xx-punkfaerie-xx for @ro15in on AO3 | Tumblr

Fic and Art by @corrodedheartsclub for @beritybaker on Tumblr | AO3

Fic by @mysteriousxmidnight for @stitchdfox on AO3

Fic by @felixir-of-moths for @metalfreaks86 on AO3

Art by @hellfireloserclub for @stevesjockstrap on Tumblr

Fic by @queensilber for @/staymagical on AO3

Fic by @soaringornithopter for @leafymerlin on AO3

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