(also @stranger-tales little mermaid prompt if you squint — because he's in the water) it's a hot summer day and eddie decides Lovers Lake is the perfect place to chill, or something. because you know he would just get in the lake, fully dressed, holding a beer and a lit cigarette. yes, he held both up above the water while he dipped is head under the water to cool down
also on bluesky.
(it was about time i did / finished some bingo prompts)
time for the CHAPTER TWO of @coffeewasamistake's secret stobin siblings fic for @stobinminibang. in this one, it's steve's turn to be told a big secret... i wonder what it is.
i was gonna say i read fewer fics in june cos i read A REALLY BIG ONE but i just looked at the numbers and apparently it was 8% more so i guess i made up for it by reading a bunch of short ones afterwards so ignore all that i guess? i didn't know what to say about some of these to do them justice so that's why this one is "late", but surely if it's posted the next month and not three months later, it is not late. ugh i never know what to say here and that makes me leave the list in the drafts for an exorbitant amount of time ):
Come As You Are
by @thisapplepielife
steddie | explicit | 8,858 words
(omegaverse, alpha eddie, omega steve)
No beta we die like Mike Wheeler's heterosexuality
by @dont-get-too-attached
byler | teen & up | 10,017 words
(the party has a dnd podcast and mike finds out people are writing rpf of him and will and obvs he has crisis)
better by you, better than me
by @palmviolet
steddie | mature | 347,983 words
(epic rewrite of seasons 1 to 4 from eddie's pov. just so you know, the burn is beyond glacial, it is cryogenic. the word count is 100% worth it for me personally - it did take me 3 weeks)
the first time he kissed a boy
by @keerypng
steddie | mature | 3,583 words
(the classic what's it like to kiss a boy? is a classic for a reason <3)
lying on the floor (typing your name into the internet)
by @andiwriteordie
byler | teen & up | 6,252 words
(meta fandom romance hell yeah)
i've been saving all my summers for you
by lovelesscherub
steddie | explicit | 3,574 words
(omegaverse, alpha eddie, omega steve)
a criminal like me (and a princess like you)
by roosevelt
steddie | teen & up | 3,338 words
(this is a fic rec i received in person from the author at glasgow zine fest and that was very special to me <3)
You Can’t Start A Fire Without A Spark
(Even If We’re Dancing in the Dark)
by @novacorpsrecruit
steddie | mature | 57,082 words
(s5 rewrite where eddie's there and everyone is obsessed with steve — relatable af)
First Times for Everything
by @steddiehands86
steddie | explicit | 26,614 words
(transmasc tattoo artist eddie, dad steve, piercings and tattoos, modern families fluff)
were you always so heartless? [did you learn it from your father?]
by @zkarei
mikeddie / byler | explicit | 47,085 words
(mike deals with grief and himself badly, he and eddie have an unhealthy situation but so do steddie, and it's just good sad shit i shouldn't say more)
time for another @stobinminibang collaboration! this time it's stobin in paris by @yleri-p! somehow they've ended up having yet another serious conversation in a public bathroom. how does this keep happening??
ps many thanks to @felixir-of-moths for the help with trying to create accurate french gay toilet graffiti. your help was most invaluable <3 merci beaucoup, mon ami!
time for the first of my two @stobinminibang collaborations! secret stobin siblings by the wonderful @coffeewasamistake. in this one, robin’s mother tells her a big secret after school one day (mostly because robin wouldn’t stop asking, you know how she is….)
i drew two arts for this fic — i will post the other one here when chapter two is out, but if you’re too impatient, they’re both already in my ao3 post (+ on there, the art has dialogue from the fic, rather than the title of the fic cos spoilers! sort of…)
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...)
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.
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)
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)
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)
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.
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)
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?
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.
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!
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.
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!
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.
