start by pulling him out of the fire
A Steddie fanfiction written by @messessentialist for the @steddiebang, with art by @hellfiredemon and @maikaartwork. 85k. Rated E.
Read it on AO3
Summary:
Eddie Munson died on March 27th, 1986. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move. No, wait. That’s not right. That’s Hitchhiker's Guide. Or was it Restaurant at the End of the Universe? Whatever, not important. Eddie Munson died on March 27th, 1986. Except…he didn’t. He couldn’t have. Because Eddie Munson is currently arguing with himself in his fucking head about sci-fi quotes, which doesn’t feel especially like something that a dead person would have the capacity to do. The bats had killed him. There had been pain, and the sick sensation of tearing flesh. He’d had to swallow past a mouthful of his own blood to tell Henderson he loved him. Surely those were symptoms of imminent death. And yet. On April 1st, 1986, Eddie Munson opens his eyes in a dim hospital room. There’s a gasp from his left, and he tries to turn his head towards the source. “Easy there, kid. They’ve got you trussed up pretty good.” Eddie doesn’t need to see him. He’d know that voice anywhere, in any universe, hell dimension or otherwise. “Uncle Wayne?” A story about the families we find and the love that finds us.
Artwork by Hellfiredemon
Artwork by Maika
And of course I have to thank the rest of the team who helped to make this possible!
Beta by @flintandfuss and @wynnyfryd
Emotional support services by @wormdebut
It's finally time to start sharing this bad boy with the world!!! Project 070 for the Steddie Big Bang 2023. Writing this and getting to work with Conrad and Maika have been incredible joys, and I feel so very lucky. I hope you all love it as much as I do!
Chapter 1: In Which Wayne Acquires a Child
Chapter 2: In Which Wayne Becomes a Parent
Chapter 3: In Which the Munsons Become a Family
Chapter 4: In Which Eddie Lives, Bitch
Chapter 5: In Which Eddie Goes Home...Sort Of
Chapter 6: In Which Everyone's a Little Bit Gay
Chapter 7: In Which Eddie Sees Stars
Chapter 8: In Which There is Cause for Celebration
Chapter 9: In Which It Takes a Village
Chapter 10: In Which There is a Soft Epilogue
