currently in the beginning stages of a new series! planning for it to be a bit of a stranger things rewrite starting in season 2 with the main character being Terry Ives' eldest daughter and getting dragged into the chaos when El shows up to the Ives house.
and I also wanna make it a slow burn love story but I can't decide who I want the love interest to be so I need help!
Staring Problem | Steve Harrington x hopper!reader𖥔 ݁ ˖°. ˎˊ˗. ✧˖°.🛸༄
Steve has a staring problem. He knows it. His friends know it, too, but none of them have called him out about it, until now.
⭒I love down bad!steve and yearning!steve so much I had to write something about it | she/her pronouns used | written as hopper!reader, but no physical description of reader is given | no warnings
⭒note from alli: sorry that this is kinda short, this is my first fic ever!! so i'm still getting my footing haha. I'd love to do a pt 2 if people are interested :)
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Steve had a staring problem. No matter where he was or who he was with– his eyes somehow always found you. He didn’t even mean for it to happen, it just did! It’s like you had this magnetic pull that only seemed to affect him. Even now, Steve stands in his kitchen staring at you through the glass door. No, not in a creepy way, but in a ‘she is the most incredible person I’ve ever met and I want to be around her at all times’ kind of way. He’s enamored as he watches as you chase Will and Mike around the pool. He can barely hear your muffled voice lecturing the boys about needing to put sunscreen on so they won’t burn.
He loved that about you. Seeing how much you cared for the kids did something to his heart that he couldn’t explain. He’s seen you become a sister to El– and by extension a sister-like figure to Max. The two girls adored you and in return, they had you wrapped around their fingers. The boys also had a hold on you, they somehow convinced you to join in on their latest D&D campaign. According to you, it was a mix of Lucas and Will’s puppy dog eyes that sold it.
He wasn’t obsessed with you- at least according to him. There was just something about you that made his brain go fuzzy and his heart beat concerningly fast. But you were his best friend! It’s normal for best friends to feel like this, right? Except he didn’t have this problem with Robin, or Dustin. Weird, huh. As much as he tried to rationalize it in his head– deep down he knew the truth. Steve Harrington was achingly, deeply, soul-crushlingly in love with you.
Steve’s thoughts were interrupted. “Do you like her?”
The sudden voice in the kitchen makes him jump. He whipped around to see El standing in front of him, just staring. “Jesus, kid, we need to put a bell on you or something.” Steve lets out a breath, his hand over his heart.
“Do you like her?” El questions again after he doesn’t respond. The way her eyes bored into his made him grow uneasy.
His eyes narrow. “Do I like who?” he questions. He knew exactly who the girl was talking about.
“y/n.” El said bluntly.
“Wha– of course I like her, she’s one of my best friends.” Steve chuckles, hoping the girl can’t see through his, quite obvious, lie.
“That’s not what I meant.”
“Well how else would you mean it, huh?” He knew exactly how she meant it.
She ignores his question. “You always stare at her. Like right now.” El looks past him, out the glass. Steve turns to look too because, well, he just can’t help it. Now you're lounging in one of the chairs by the pool, deep in conversation with Robin, laughing at something she said. Steve wished he could be outside to hear it– in his opinion, your laugh is one of the best sounds in the entire world.
Steve turns back to the younger girl, scratching the back of his neck. There's no way around this. “You– uh- noticed that?”
“We all do.” We all do. The statement echoes in his head.
Steve can instantly feel the heat rising up his cheeks, ears turning bright red as well. He knows he stares at you a lot, but was he really so obvious that everyone else had noticed too? Have you noticed? Surely not. You would've said something about it by now, right? Right?!
As much as he's wanted to, He’s never talked to anyone about his feelings for you– not even Robin! He loves her, but she has a big mouth. He knew she’d end up running her mouth like always and blabbing his secret to everyone. Now, being confronted about it, he doesn’t know what to say to the girl standing before him. What can he say? You two are sisters for crying out loud!
He’s pulled out of his thoughts by El speaking up once again. “You always stare. You talk on the phone all the time. You let her keep movies way past the due date. You have to like her” She’s right. He does always stare. He does talk to you on the phone almost every night– El would know, you two live together. And, it's true, he never charges you any late fees on movies that are past due, much to the frustration of Keith. She continues, “You give her rides home. Your cheeks turn red around her. You let her put face masks on you when we have our girls nights–”
“Okay, okay, I get it.” Steve interrupts her. “God, you are really perceptive.” he mumbles, trying to deflect. “Why are you asking, anyway?”
El shrugs. “She gets happy when you’re around. I like seeing her happy.” Steve swears he can feel his heart melt at the girl’s statement.
“I like seeing her happy, too,” Steve replies before he can stop himself, and he swears he’s never seen a bigger smile on El's face than right now
“I knew it!” El laughs. As embarrassing as this conversation was, Steve liked seeing her be comfortable enough around him to actually be able to act like a kid for once.
“Please don’t tell anyone. Even your dad– especially your dad!” Steve pleads with her. The girl just giggles more. “What’s so funny, kid?”
Instead of replying, she points her finger to something past his head. Steve turns, looking out the glass door and his eyes lock onto you right away. Only this time, you are already staring right back at him. Even from a distance, he can see how your eyes grow wide. Cute, he thinks to himself. As if you were just caught red handed, you quickly turn away and try to make conversation with Robin again. Only glancing back once to see Steve and El still looking at you.
“It’s funny that you don’t notice how much she stares at you, too.”
⭒summary: you've just finished wrapping stranger things season 5 and you decide to post some throwback/behind the scene pics
thinking of making this into a series, lmk your thoughts!
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yourusername: don't mind me, just crying and going down memory lane cause we've officially wrapped ST season 5😭😭😭
but seriously, words cannot describe how proud I am of what we have created. I can't believe the thing that I've dedicated the past 10 years of my life and poured my heart and soul into is actually coming to an end. Much love to everyone that has supported us through it all🫶
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user1 i love youuuuuu
user2 stranger things has changed my life what am i gonna do now that its over :(
gatenmatarazzo y/n, thank you for being you! I've loved spending the past decade together
⟶yourusername gaten stop ur gonna make me cry even more
calebmclaughlin much love for you!!! can't wait to see you again soon
⟶yourusername big love!!! we've only been done for a day and I miss you already
user3 I need the season to come out now please and thanks
milliebobbybrown my sister for life <3 I am so grateful that this show brought us together
⟶yourusername ugh mills💜my heart can't take this
finnwolfhardofficial woah we actually looked like babies
⟶yourusername yeah back when I was taller than you lollll
djotime ❤️❤️❤️
user4 best show everrrrrrr!!!!!!!!
sadiesink_ I'll never forget how you comforted me when I was so nervous my first day on set! love you @/yourusername
⟶yourusername love you sadie! dw ill always be there to comfort you
you should find another guiding light, but I shine so bright𖥔 ݁ ˖°. ˎˊ˗. ✧˖°.🛸༄
welcome to my blog, dear reader
a little about myself:
-you can call me alli, my pronouns are she/her, im in my early 20s, and im pansexual
-my favorite things are Taylor Swift, butterflies, collecting records, thrifting, napping, traveling, and writing! I have a cat named phoebe (named after Phoebe Bridgers, duh)
-I've written fanfiction and stories for years, but I've never shared any of it publicly before now
-I plan to start out writing for Stranger Things, specifically Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, and Robin Buckley
-Once I get my footing down I would love to expand what I write for, which will most likely include Criminal Minds, The Pitt, and Yellowjackets
