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introducing the band...

tukru. 1982, baby. artist, writer & zine maker. multishipper but let's be honest, it's mostly #steddie

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my art is tagged #art by tukru ✨ my writing is tagged #writing by tukru ✨ art is also tagged by year = #2022, #2023, #2024, #2025, #2026

my fanfic recs are tagged #tukru recommends reblog account @hawkinspleather for housekeeping reasons

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tukru's march & april fic recs

ok here's the rest of the fic recs backlog — aka march and april recs! that means i'm all caught up! we'll see how long til there's a backlog again.

✂️ ✂️ ✂️ 24 STRANGER THINGS FANFIC RECOMMENDATIONS (mostly steddie & byler) ✂️ ✂️ ✂️

Live Bait by @stevesjockstrap steddie | mature | 5,408 words

Previous experience: professional wrestler, lingerie model, wife by @fuctacles steddie | mature | 6,936 words (model transfem stevie, rockstar eddie)

u/MikeWheeler: AITA? by lightsflicker byler | teen & up | 15,576 words (reddit epistolary)

Stranger Things have happened by @kayleeofcamelot steddie | explicit | 25,340 words (omegaverse, teacher steve x writer eddie)

Problem Solving and Accidental Matchmaking: A Guide by Dustin Henderson by plsdontmakemecry byler, henderhop | not rated | 36,723 words (does what it says on the tin, dustin's meddling has unintended romantic results just in time for prom)

My Will Is Good by peachstatic byler | explicit | 71,098 words (roommates, friends with benefits, idiot4idiot, chef's kiss nonsense)

The Ghost of Billy Hargrove by @stevieschrodinger metalsandwich | explicit | 10,912 words (eddie is haunted by billy's ghost and there's sexy results involving steve harrington, because of course there is)

all i need from you (is all your love) by @wearing-tearing steddie with ronance | mature | 34,274 words (fake dating - robin isn't convinced that steve is over nancy so he tells her he's dating eddie to convince her it's fine for her to date his ex, the usual ensues)

An Important Distinction by @scoops-aboy86 steddie | explicit | 1,531 words (dubcon, death, technically necrophilia - steve brings eddie back from the dead with.. you know.) part 1 of Cum Laude (read the rest of the series if you're cool)

What Happens on a Twin XL, Stays on a Twin XL by lizardopoly steddie | explicit | 44,292 words (omegaverse, presentation, omega steve / alpha eddie)

Take My Number, Harrington by @waldos-art steddie | teen & up | 5,727 words (talk show host steve & rockstar eddie - based on art i did, via stranger things reverse big bang)

Lavender Thread by @mugloversonly eleven & eddie friendship | teen & up | 3,171 words (tattoo artist eddie and his regular client eleven, and why she gets free tattoos for life. based on art i did, via stranger things reverse bang)

there is a wait so long by urie byler | explicit | 124,313 words (post canon, artist will, writer mike, forced proximity, they must collaborate!)

hard core logo by @sidnihoudini steddie | explicit | 4,084 words (steve is corroded coffin's merch guy / roadie, there's a whole series of these and it's A+ but i haven't read all of it) part 1 of American Metal: The History of Corroded Coffin 1986-1992

working on my backwards walk by vertiginous byler | teen & up | 35,796 words

a fool's way into jealousy by @ro15in steddie | explicit | 25,221 words (the classic 'am i homophobic cos i'm upset by my roommate fucking other men' reddit post fic - i will read fifty of these cos it's chefs kiss)

beneath this empty sky by @ebnealwrites steddie | explicit | 89,385 words

You I Can't Deny by @ok-peepaw steddie | explicit | 42,826 words (they were childhood besties, had a friendship break up, and now their best friends are dating so they need to get along — with dual timeline)

Just Steve by @stevieschrodinger steddie | explicit | 30,759 words

Robin's Walkman by @felixir-of-moths rovickie, buckingham | teen & up | 18,187 words (robin buckley character study through the years with crushes and friendships — i might be a bit biased since this also is based on art i did, via reverse big bang and i helped, but this fic is criminally under-read, you should read it and then hopefully be nice about it)

Why Can't This Be Love? (Side B) by Songstone steddie | teen & up | 104,513 words (Eddie's POV to the amazing fake dating fic, Why Can't This Be Love? (121,531 words) which one of my all time faves — however i recommend you read the SIDE A first, otherwise there's too many holes at the end)

are you into me? (like i'm into you) by @ro15in steddie | explicit | 28,736 words (they were roommates and yes eddie is a big old mess about how hot his new roommate is)

Just for a second, I remembered myself by @strangerbender byler | not rated | 100,889 words (famous writer mike has a crisis cos fans think the character based on him is in love with the character based on will, but also because life happens. cw for parental death)

SUMMERWEEN by @hellfireloserclub steddie | teen & up | 17,252 words (eddie does halloweenie shenanigans in the summer cos WHY NOT — based on art i did, via stranger things reverse bang)

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tukru's may fic recs

oh my god, a monthly fic recs post? ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH? have i been abducted by aliens that are on time? perhaps. i don't know. or maybe it was just easier this month cos i read a bunch of extra long fics so it's only 10, not 20 fics. (btw i just started a 300+k fic that's been on my tbr since it started posting in 2022 as my big june read so next month's rec list ain't gonna be very long either)

we shall see if/how long this timely fic recs thing lasts! (unlikely/not very long knowing how i am...)

✂️ ✂️ ✂️ 9 STRANGER THINGS FANFIC RECOMMENDATIONS (mostly steddie & byler) + 1 HEATED RIVALRY FIC ✂️ ✂️ ✂️

Party On You (Party On) by @ahoystevee steddie | explicit | 23,934 words (cw: biphobic eddie) — biphobia obviously sucks ass but nobody is perfect and i’d actually say this is a must read.

The Understudy by tempereta byler | explicit | 114,230 words (timetravel bodyswap will byers, kid fic, fluff)

touch me with a kiss, feel me on your lips by @jeaanmoreau byler | explicit | 149,082 words (roommates practicing kissing to lovers, idiot 4 idiot)

This Ken Has a Boyfriend! by @hullosweetpea steddie | general audiences | 1,658 words (d&d mini figure eddie x ken doll steve)

Security is a Bitch . by @blipblot steddie | teen & up | 2,447 words (security guard steve, rock star eddie)

parts 1 & 2 of there’s always been a disconnect

nerves on fire by @zkarei eddie/mike, byler | explicit | 12,326 words (underage sex, statutory rape, internalised homophobia)

there's always been a disconnect by @zkarei byler | teen & up | 6,700 words

marry the smoke by @snarkatthemoon steddie | explicit | 83,910 words (basketball player steve, rockstar eddie, cw: drug addiction & rehab)

without you, without them by scarlettroses hollanov - heated rivalry | mature | 10,791 words (epistolary. cw: suicide, main character death, grief) — this is genuinely just so fucking good and well written, though absolutely heartbreaking read

Hollow Boy by Indybaggins byler | explicit | 104,916 words

(time skips — 1989 vs 1992, self discovery, closeted mike, self denial) — idk how to describe this, the summary doesn’t quite do it justice. it’s just a really fucking good read in general about the process of figuring yourself out and not being ready at a difficult time to be gay even if you don’t ship byler.

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tukru's january & february fic recs

dont mind me, just catching up on the backlog of monthly fic recs 👋

i know i said i was gonna lump january to april all together in one big post with no screenshots but i changed my mind lol (came up with a slightly more efficient way of doing it so it’s not so bad)

✂️ ✂️ ✂️ 21 STRANGER THINGS FANFIC RECOMMENDATIONS (mostly steddie & byler) + 1 HEATED RIVALRY FIC ✂️ ✂️ ✂️

JANUARY

beat switch by @griesly steddie | explicit | 8,052 words (new years eve, getting together, d&d)

Anatomy of a Misunderstanding by L_hyuga byler | explicit | 53,105 words

long haired freaks plz apply by @griefabyss69 steddie | explicit | 7,538 words

all this time (how could you not know?) by @astrobei byler | teen & up | 27,550 words

"You ever been in love?" by @hairmetal666 steddie | teen & up | 12,484 words

no end to this want by @astrobei byler | teen & up | 21,472 words

naming the stars in the sky after you by @rosynov steddie | explicit | 51,664 words (second chance romance, divorced dad!steve)

Service Disruptions by @hellfireloserclub steddie | explicit | 16,034 words

philly is for lovers by backtotheoldhouse (knightedheart) stonathan | teen & up | 2,865 words

Triad by @hullosweetpea mr clarke/benny/wayne munson | teen & up | 1,405 words (a niche omegaverse discord exchange gift especially for me & my special interests!)

the boy who loved (the boy who survived) by I_Will_Survive byler | mature | 127,809 words

liquidize by @greatunironic steddie | explicit | 10,228 words (modern au, rockstar!eddie, transfem!stevie)

FEBRUARY

love in slow motion by @astrobei byler | teen & up | 29,011 words

Between Furballs and Heavy Metal by @pedroschka steddie | general audiences | 20,001 words (cat sitter!eddie, communicating through notes, cats! cats! cats!)

Like Everybody Else Does by peachstatic byler | teen & up | 48,479 words

Last Hurrah by peachstatic byler | teen & up | 6,324 words

parts 1-3 of something you can fix

something you can fix by some1_around hollanov | mature | 26,824 words

something you can build by some1_around hollanov | mature | 96,881 words

(Sequel to “something you can fix,” set post-Heated Rivalry, pre-The Long Game)

it felt like we were something by some1_around hollanov | unrated | 10,992 words

(Companion piece! You will need to have read the rest of the series for this to make any sense—here be spoilers!)

The Amos Brude Scholarship for Married Artists by hesjustlikemefr steddie | teen & up | 12,325 words (fake marriage college au slice of life)

remember me, love (when i am reborn) by @eredmes byler | general audiences | 7,500 words

punch in the nose (don’t overreact) by goldenpigboy byler | teen & up | 52,737 words

Smalltown Queer by @indybaggins byler | explicit | 65,523 words

briar & bone by @griesly steddie | explicit | 44,590 words (beauty and the beast au)

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last year i drew a sticker for Fables & Freaks steddie zine (cos i snoozed on signing up for the zine itself) inspired by some vintage Spirk art by the legendary Gayle F. sadly you can’t buy the zine itself anymore, but you can buy merch bundles of prints and stickers or both from the zine runner’s etsy.

also on bluesky.

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tukru's december fic recs

shut up i know this is late and i'm super duper behing on my fic recs. but better late than never — allegedly — so here you are.

(ps. jsyk i'm probably gonna lump january—april/may? recs into one post with no screenshots though cos it would be too much to take & add that many screenshots or make that many posts.)

✂️ ✂️ 24 STRANGER THINGS FANFIC RECOMMENDATIONS UNDER THE CUT (mostly steddie but also a couple of bylers) ✂️ ✂️

Cream For Your Coffee by @steddiehands86 steddie | explicit | 46,889 words (omegaverse coffee shop au with actor!steve and much misunderstanding) (yeah i drew art for this)

Crawling Back To You (Cause I Always Do) by @lexirosewrites steddie | explicit | 9,230 words (omegaverse s5 rewrite with kas!eddie in the upside down and mpreg)

A quiet I keep on keeping by ethereal_queer steddie | teen & up | 22,133 words (robin & eddie fake date and steve has realisations)

wild, wild horses (couldn't drag me away) by @ro15in steddie | explicit | 27,425 words (rockstar eddie x florist steve)

You are the best thing that’s ever been mine by @psychotic-fangirl369 byler | teen & up | 3,832 words (mike has a sexuality crisis cos will keeps complimenting him)

[podfic] Shipwrecked in the '80s (Still Adrift in the '90s) by @hullomoon steddie | explicit | 2:56:59

Shipwrecked in the '80s (Still Adrift in the '90s)  by @thisapplepielife steddie | explicit | 27,250 words

(second chance romance 10 years after they broke up)

I'll Keep the King by @kikidoesfanfic steddie | teen & up | 35,766 words (hellfire adopts steve)

you haven't got a prayer by @emchant3d, @inflomora-art steddie | explicit | 3,012 words (omegaverse, cnc stuck in a wall roleplay)

Dirty Decaf Chai by @loudsnapdragon steddie | teen & up | 36,729 words (annoying orders coffeeshop au)

Pirin Tablets at The Ruby Slipper by @tedewitt steddie | explicit | 30,900 words (birdcage au with drag queen!eddie) (i was the steddie bang artist for this one)

How Will You Know If You Found Me At Last? by DiscoSuperFly steddie | explicit | 38,823 words (tattoo artist!steve x professor eddie romcom)

you took my heart (i was sleeping) by lameparties byler | teen & up | 52,625 words (power outage bed sharing)

Baby It's Cold Outside by @hbyrde36 steddie | explicit | 9,380 words (eddie saves steve in a snowstorm meetcute)

downpour by djo_slut eddie x gareth | explicit | 3,590 words

Please don’t hate me by djo_slut eddie x gareth | explicit | 4,024 words

(trans gareth, underage, dubious consent)

either on or off the drugs by @greatunironic steddie | explicit | 9,660 words

Do I Look As Hungry As I Feel by thoroughlycomposed steddie | teen & up | 20,727 words (BETA STEVE — i needed this for beta representation)

To Save A Metalhead by @novacorpsrecruit steddie | teen & up | 13,717 words (time travel kid fic)

Black Gloves and A Tank Top by @eddywoww steddie | explicit | 8,248 words (omegaverse, tattoo artist!eddie)

These Boots Are Gonna Walk All Over You by @itcanbepalped steddie | mature | 2,626 words (crocs saga, foot fetish)

Christmas Magic (Grown Your Own Boyfriend) by @machtaholic steddie | general audiences | 981 words (grow your own boyfriend!steve)

Salt and Sweet: Halotherapy by Anaxarete steddie | explicit | 77,840 words (recent widower baker!steve x author!eddie, grief, ptsd)

and i'm gonna keep on loving you by @ataliagold steddie | teen & up | 3,906 words (kas!eddie stuck in the upside down at WSQK station)

will byers’ guide to advanced concepts in painting by falloutboi byler | mature | 18,435 words (college au, mike models for art student!will)

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eddie had to go straight and narrow and get a job slinging ice cream so now he’s bored AND sweating in a lame polyester uniform all summer, or at least until he gets fired for whatever excuse The Man comes up with. something about the recycled mall air also made his hair extra frizzy ): apparently he’s getting a new colleague today, hope the guy isn’t some asshole he knows from hawkins high, it’s bad enough already as is… but he needs the cash.

idk i’ve just been looking for an excuse to draw a scoops eddie and well, i’ve been stuck working on a real life project for the last x amount of time, too busy to draw the blorbos until just now. so what better excuse than trying to get the juices flowing to finally draw him?

(also on bluesky.)

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SUMMERWEEN

one last @strangerthingsreversebigbang for you! this time with @hellfireloserclub whom i already collaborated with for their lost boys steddie bang fic <3

this was originally something i almost finished for halloween 2024 but i got stuck on the background and the decorations. i saw this photo of some guy standing on their porch in a michael myers mask with a knife (maybe they also had a cup of coffee, i dont fucking know anymore) and i though HEY THAT'S EDDIE MUNSON cos i was thinking about him running around the trailer park in the borrowed mask while his bandana was hanging from him back pocket and would have been less sus.

thank you so much pez for picking my stupid drawing and motivating me to actually finish it, i couldn't have done this without you and chucky the raccoon.

also on ao3 and bluesky.

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ROBIN'S WALKMAN

more @strangerthingsreversebigbang art! this one was a brand new fresh piece, not an older wip i needed the power of collaboration and bang deadline to finish. i just wanted to draw Robin listening to her walkman and i figured it would be a fun basis for a fic. and @felixir-of-moths did just that!

also on ao3 & bluesky

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LAVENDER THREAD

time for another @strangerthingsreversebigbang art collaboration! this one started as a wip for a @steddiebingo round one prompt 'eleven' but then i got stuck cos i couldn't think of any tattoos for eleven/jane. i imagined her as heavily tattooed, reclaiming her body and also realising that actually shaved head is really cool now it's her choice and not something forced on her. thankfully @mugloversonly shared my vision (that could have been awkward lol) and we brainstormed some tattoos - joan of arc in front of two water falls and a rainbow (i'm afraid three water falls would have been too much, or maybe the third one is just out of frame, perhaps behind the viewer!) and a lavender sprig (for reasons you will find out in the fic) the colour scheme also changed from my usual all pink to green and purple, like the lavender.

also on ao3 & bluesky

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TAKE MY NUMBER, HARRINGTON

time for baby's first @strangerthingsreversebigbang of the year! i saw a photo of courtney love being interviewed by david letterman on pinterest and felt extreme need to steddiefy is cos i basically love any excuse to draw eddie in a dress :D (or as courtney, i have multiple unfinished wips like that, im a certain kind of person of a certain age, it's bound to happen) that's pretty much it!

the multi-talented @waldos-art / @waldos-writing claimed my half ass little line art and wrote a fic inspired by it! what a feeling!

also on ao3 & bluesky

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stranger things march mating madness day 19: public / semi-public sex

@whataboutthefish and i just had to bring back our 90s supermodel omegaverse au from steddie bang 2023 for @stmarchmm, it's only right (and about fucking time..)

got milk?

"steddie, our favorite newly mated power couple steve harrington and eddie munson pictured on the red carpet at the VMA's, after allegedly getting a bit frisky on the way there. munson is also rumoured to be up the pup, judging by that bump, and how possessive the alpha acted around him all night, according to our reporter on the scene." - heat magazine.

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want you so bad (wonder if you care)

Eddie doesn't know. He doesn't care. He only has eyes for Steve. He's had enough to drink that he can't help himself. Usually he manages to keep it together but tonight the warmth of alcohol, the celebratory mood of the night and the fact that Steve has been leaning into his space all night have his resolve slipping.

steddie | teen and up | 4,143 words

@steddieexchange gift fic + art for @corrodedheartsclub + @steddiebingo round 3 prompts "should i stay?" and "intimate"

HI PARKER I HOPE YOU LIKE YOUR PRESENT SORRY IT'S LATE SOME DUMBASS (ME) DECIDED TO START WRITING SOMETHING TO GO WITH THE ART 5 DAYS BEFORE THE ORIGINAL DEADLINE AND I WRITE SLOW ): HOPE IT'S WORTH THE WAIT

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stranger things march mating madness day 7: collars

happy march mating madness! after the third chapter of my favourite dead dove omegaverse steddie wip, Companion by Anonymous, i was plagued by visions of steve in a chastity belt & collar so obviously had to draw it. i don’t think tumblr would be too happy with the low half of this so you’re gonna have to go on bluesky or ao3 to see it in its full glory ✨ ✨ 💘 @stmarchmm

eta: lmao what do you mean even this very demure & mindful crop is too hot 🔥🔥🌶️for tumblr? geez

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alexa, play let me be your valentine by scooter (unserious)

this is one hundred percent @little-annie's fault. she emotionally manipulated me into drawing this as a challenge or something, she also drew it but different.

(i'm low key obsessed with the frame, I expect i will reuse it at some point in some form cos it's too good not to)

also on bluesky 💘

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alexa, play you sexy thing by hot chocolate

sapphic steddie | explicit | 7,251 words

hi i wrote a fluffy and smutty sapphic steddie fic for my friend tay as part of a discord gift exchange + @steddiebingo cos i'm all about multitasking or something

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tukru's november fic recs!

at this point no one is surprised we're already half way through the next month when i post my monthly fic recs.

✂️ ✂️ 15 STRANGER THINGS FANFIC RECOMMENDATIONS UNDER THE CUT (mostly steddie but also some mungrove and byler) ✂️ ✂️

Edge of Twenty-Seven by @the-inspector-jones steddie | mature | 38,296 words second chance romance with burnt out rock star eddie / dissatisfied in life normie steve

Icing on the Cake by roguesgallery steddie | explicit | 5,822 words omegaverse, mating service, unconventional omega eddie munson

Pack mom Steve by Iliketoeatass steddie | teen & up | 33,232 words omegaverse, protective bamf omega steve, mutual pining

Unknown Number by @billyharringson mungrove | explicit | 19,962 words florist billy/tattoo artist eddie, domestic abuse survivor billy

SABOTEUR by @pukner steddie | explicit | 34,224 words dead dove: do not eat, cheating, rape, everyone is terrible

Meat Cute by @tinytalkingtina steddie | explicit | 1,595 words frat boy exhibionist steve / drug dealer eddie

Lost Boys by @hellfireloserclub steddie | mature | 37,644 words~ the not lost boys au but also not not lost boys au (steddie bang, i did art & art for this, and beta read it)

Living in a Lunar Spell by @mysteriousxmidnight steddie | explicit | 41,754 words post upside down friends to lovers, oh and steve is a wolf shifter (steddie bang, i beta read this)

Counting All the Stars and Waiting for the Dawn by @starshideurfics steddie | explicit | 46,290 words historical omegaverse (steddie bang)

King For A Night by orphan_account sapphic steddie | mature | 20,508 words sapphic, modern/2010s au, high school prank trauma to lovers (accidental re-read)

Path to the Rainbow's End by gayhandshake steddie | explicit | 17,225 words post getting out of hawkins sexuality crisis eddie, trans stevie (accidental re-read)

The Pollywog by @medusapelagia steddie | mature | 2,327 words transmasc steve, pregnancy (last stop hawkins)

Eye Of The Beholder by @entanglednow steddie | explicit | 22,542 words naked pictures, masturbation, pining, yum yum yum

5 times there was a snowball and the 1 time it became an avalanche by TheChipLife7 byler | not rate | 5,895 words mutual pining, st5 spoilers

Pirin Tablets at The Ruby Slipper by @tedewitt steddie | explicit | 30,900 words birdcage au w/ drag queen eddie & drag club owner steve, farce <3 (steddie bang, i did art for this)