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Grey Matter by slavicviking

Word count: 18,317 (ongoing) / 2/3 Rating: T

Relationships: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington

Characters: Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley, Dustin Henderson, Maxine "Max" Mayfield, Erica Sinclair, Hellfire Club (Stranger Things), Tommy Hagan

Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Gay Eddie Munson, Bisexual Steve Harrington, Coming Out, the essence of a slow burn but only three chapters long, Steve Harrington Has Bad Parents, Mutual Pining, the art of never-the-right-time-to-kiss-your-homie, Canon-Typical Violence, Stranger Things 3, Stranger Things 2, Stranger Things 1, Steddie Big Bang 2023 (Stranger Things), Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms, Underage Drinking

Summary:

In the fall of 1983, Nancy Wheeler rejects Steve Harrington, thus sparing him from the terrifying world of the Upside Down. Until Summer of 1985, that is, when what was supposed to be mind-numbingly boring two months of slinging ice cream promptly turns into a task of decoding a secret Russian message with his two closest friends and a strange kid that never shuts up.

Or, an alternative universe in which Steve Harrington gets to live his normal life for an additional year and a half, grow as a person, make new friends and fall in love along the way.

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A Promise of Sunshine by rajumat

Word count: 20,459 (complete) / 1/1 Rating: M

Relationships: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Eddie Munson & Steve Harrington's Mother

Characters: Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Steve Harrington's Mother

Tags: Alternate Universe - Soulmates, Soulmates share injuries, Season 3 AU, Canon Typical Violence, Torture, Aftermath of Torture, Soulmates to Idiots to Lovers, Hurt/Comfort, Canonical Russian violence but make it worse, Steve Harrington can have one good parent, as a treat, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Small appearances from other Party members, Hurt Steve Harrington, Hurt Eddie Munson, Steddie Big Bang 2023 (Stranger Things)

Summary:

Eddie had always expected that he would find his soulmate through the snap of a broken guitar string, or the needle burn of his tattoos. Instead, Billy Hargrove breaks a plate over Steve’s Harrington’s head and Eddie finds himself tied to a boy he knows only through the lens of the high school hierarchies.

Almost a year later, Eddie has spent time learning everything he can about Steve - the way he thinks, the things that send him into a panic he can't - or won't - explain, the look in his eyes before he says something heinously bitchy and devastatingly funny. He and Uncle Wayne have found themselves permanent seats at Victoria Harrington’s Sunday Dinners, and Eddie can almost ignore the rabbit pace of his heart when Steve smiles at him.

Except that Steve has gone missing, had bailed on their plans for the Fourth of July weekend without a word and this would be fine, really, except…

Eddie’s getting bruises that aren’t his own and Victoria hasn’t seen her son in days.

While Eddie's injuries get steadily worse, he and Victoria scramble across town to try and find Steve and save him from whatever nightmare situation he landed in before it’s too late.

Project 040 of the Steddie Big Bang 2023!

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Saltwater Prayer by Asgardian_Pirate

Word count: 54,454 (complete) / 4/4 Rating: E

Relationships: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson

Characters: Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Wayne Munson, Original Characters, Minor Characters

Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Post-Season/Series 04, POV Steve Harrington, Slow Burn, Friends to Lovers, Drama, Angst, Trauma, Suicidal Ideation, internalized ableism, Domestic, Nostalgia, Explicit Sexual Content, Wayne Munson Lore, Munson Family Lore, A Touch of Southern Gothic, Non-Traditional Spirituality, Happy Ending

Summary:

Fragile things need a tender hand. In the height of a Georgia summer, Steve visits a small town painted with memories of Eddie’s childhood. Wayne welcomes Steve into an unfamiliar pace of family life—with good food, good company, and a boundless wisdom. The slow crawl of the heat helps to open his heart and the river is there to catch what spills out. But the water doesn’t promise gentleness as much as it promises change. Desires simmering beneath the surface push at the seams of his glued-together pieces. As he learns the shape of Eddie’s mosaic, Steve slowly unravels the tapestry of his own golden soul.

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To-Do: Eddie Munson by Lihhelsing

Word count: 6,692 (ongoing) / 2/4 Rating: E

Relationships: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson

Characters: Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley

Tags: Rockstar AU, Rockstar Eddie Munson, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - No Upside Down (Stranger Things), Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington Are Roommates, Bisexual Steve Harrington, Gay Eddie Munson, Famous Eddie Munson, Mutual Pining, Getting Together, Eventual Smut, Bottom Steve Harrington, Top Eddie Munson

Summary:

Steve started sending his to-do lists to famous rockstar Eddie Munson as sort of an inside joke. It wasn't like Eddie would ever look at the DMs from a no-one called Steve Harrington. Right?

Or; Steve's been using Eddie Munson's DMs as his personal notes up until the day Eddie actually replies to him. ​

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dancing in the dark by Atleastwritingisfun

Word count: 32,892 (ongoing) / 5/12 Rating: M

Relationships: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley/Chrissy Cunningham, Murray Bauman/Wayne Munson

Characters: Jeff (Stranger Things), Gareth (Stranger Things), Unnamed Freak (Stranger Things), Claudia Henderson, Dustin Henderson, Nancy Wheeler, Eleven | Jane Hopper, Jim "Chief" Hopper, Joyce Byers, Jonathan Byers, Argyle (Stranger Things), Will Byers, Tommy Hagan, Carol Perkins, Steve Harrington's Parents

Tags: Genderqueer Steve Harrington, Genderqueer Robin Buckley, Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington Friendship, Gender Identity, Gender Exploration, Forced Comphet and Gender Conformity Exploration, Everyone Has Bad Parents, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Steve Harrington Falls First but Eddie Munson Falls Harder, Eddie 'if my girl is mad at me i'll kill myself' Munson, Eddie Munson is Bad at Feelings, Bartender/Lounge Singer AU, bar au, Drag Queens, drag culture, Everyone is some shade of queer, Steve Harrington Has a Gender Crisis, Billy Hargrove as a plot device rather than a fully developed person, Tommy Hagan mentions but only when he's being the worst, Same for Carol Perkins, Trans Murray Bauman, Frottage, First Time Bottoming, Nipple Play, First Time Topping, Bottoming from the Top, Emotional Sex, Queer Families

Summary:

Steve Harrington finally scrapped through high school graduation, a life shackled to a desk at The Harrington Firm lined up for him. He’d get the job, marry the girl, pop out six kids and die in the town he was born in.

Except he doesn’t do that.

Steve Harrington runs away from home less than 24 hours after graduation to the big city of Indianapolis. With few options ahead of him, Steve takes the first job that falls on his path; a new lounge singer at The Hellfire Club, a bar owned by one Wayne Munson and his strangely charming nephew Eddie Munson. As Steve starts to leave his Harrington roots behind, he might find that things are growing elsewhere, and there are revelations he’s not ready to unpack.

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Project #122 of the Steddie Big Bang

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Hungry Like The Wolf by ReadySteddieCook

Word count: 12,701 (ongoing) / 2/4 Rating: E

Relationships: Steve Harrington/Nancy Wheeler, Past Steve Harrington/Nancy Wheeler - Relationship, Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Steve Harrington & The Party, Eleven | Jane Hopper & Steve Harrington, Steve Harrington & Jim "Chief" Hopper

Characters: Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Nancy Wheeler, Dustin Henderson, Lucas Sinclair, Erica Sinclair, Maxine "Max" Mayfield, Mike Wheeler, Eleven | Jane Hopper, Will Byers, Jonathan Byers, Jim "Chief" Hopper, Joyce Byers, Billy Hargrove, Murray Bauman, Bob Newby (Stranger Things), Alexei (Stranger Things), Sam Owens (Stranger Things)

Tags: Werewolf Steve Harrington, Canon-Typical Violence, Transformation, Visceral, Found Family, Graphic Description, Billy Hargrove Neutral, Neutral in that he's not really there

Summary:

There is Something inside Steve Harrington. Something that had always been there, that had started off small and mewling, but had grown just as he had. Something that was once only an itch beneath his skin but was now a roaring grind against his bones. When it finally came roaring to the surface, braying for blood, Steve chained down with silver shackles and heavy locks. And, if Steve had his way, it would have remained like that until he died.

But them the lights are flashing in the Byers' house and there's a monster ripping through the walls and Steve makes a choice.

For what better to fight a monster than another monster?

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St. Marie by xMachineheadx

Word count: 42,878 (ongoing) / 7/? Rating: E

Relationships: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson

Characters: Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Dustin Henderson, Robin Buckley, Original Child Character(s), Vickie (Stranger Things), Gareth (Stranger Things), Jeff (Stranger Things), Unnamed Freak (Stranger Things)

Tags: Corroded Coffin, Eddie Munson in a Band, Babysitter Steve Harrington, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Not Canon Compliant, Eddie Munson is a Sweetheart, Bisexual Eddie Munson, Gay Steve Harrington, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Domestic Fluff, Eventual Smut, BDSM, Top Eddie Munson, Bottom Steve Harrington, Family Dynamics, Past Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Past Drug Use, Eddie Munson is Whipped, Will add more tags as I go, Single Parent Eddie Munson, Alternate Universe - No Upside Down (Stranger Things), Eddie Munson Had A Rough Life, Eddie Munson Needs a Hug, Some Angst but Steve Makes it Better, Past Drug Addiction, Past Child Abuse but Not Marie, Mentions of loss of parent

Summary:

“See? I know he’s looking for a babysitter, Steve – overheard it the other day. It is the perfect gig for you, you have to come interview,” Dustin urged, looking at Steve with a pleading expression. “It will be awesome, I’m interning with the audio technicians… we can be like roadies, Steve.” Dustin grinned, showing off the gap where his adult teeth never grew in.

Steve sighed, staring at the frozen image of Eddie Munson on the screen.

Eddie Munson – the front man for Corroded Coffin; one of the more popular metal bands of the modern era.

Eddie Munson – whose band had sold out just about every show they’d played on their last tour and had been featured on the covers of ‘Rolling Stone’, ‘Kerrang!’ and ‘Heavy Metal’ magazines to name a few.

Eddie Munson – who now had a three-year-old daughter that mysteriously appeared on his doorstep, supposedly from a groupie who elected not to leave any information, other than that the girl belonged to Eddie.

God, that news had been just about everywhere when it happened.

Steve rolled his eyes at the suggestion. “To hang out with you and Eddie ‘The Freak’ Munson? Yeah, I’ll pass…”

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Teach me how to fight, I'll show you how to win by charlies_ginger

Word count: 3,757 (complete) / 1/1 Rating: T

Relationships: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson

Characters: Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson

Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Female Steve Harrington, Alternate Universe - Always a Different Sex, Famous Eddie Munson, Crack Treated Seriously, do i tag this as m/m or f/m i honestly don't know, BAMF Steve Harrington, Alternate Universe - Rock Band, Implied Sexual Content, no actual smut stevie's just horny, Firefighter Steve Harrington, taking the patriarchy out back and shooting it in the head, guy in the summary is NOT eddie, stevie get to verbally eviscerate a rude dudebro as a treat

Summary:

The guy snorts, smiling in a way that makes Stevie's hackles rise, and puts his shoulder on the wall next to her. She wrinkles her nose slightly, sidestepping back a bit. “Right, sure,” he leers. “Please don't tell me you're one of those fake hot girl fans. Like no offense honey, but you do not look like someone that listens to Corroded Coffin seriously.”

“Excuse me?” Stevie retorts warily, lifting her gaze from where she's been trying to subtly convey she's not interested in the conversation by keeping her attention locked to her phone. The alarm bells are starting to ring in her head at the guy's tone, and the smirking condescending look in his eyes. It makes her skin crawl, especially considering he's still very obviously looking at her tits.

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Mistakes Were Made; We're Ending Retrograde by SalamanderGoo

Word count: 101,625 (ongoing) / 26/28 Rating: E

Relationships: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Gareth & Steve Harrington, Hellfire Club & Steve Harrington, Jonathan Byers & Steve Harrington, Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington

Characters: Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Gareth (Stranger Things), Jeff (Stranger Things), Unnamed Freak (Stranger Things), Jonathan Byers, Joyce Byers, Will Byers

Tags: Steve Harrington Joins Hellfire Club, Post-Season/Series 01, Pre-Season/Series 04, Lonely Steve Harrington, Not for long tho, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Dyslexic Steve Harrington, One-Sided Jonathan Byers/Steve Harrington - Freeform, Just for a little while, Steve Harrington Has Absent Parents, Steve Harrington Has Mommy Issues, Implied/Referenced Disordered Eating Habits, Concussed Steve Harrington, Mutual Masturbation, Hand Jobs, smut in chapter 15 and THAT'S IT, French Steve Harrington, Steve Harrington's Scoops Ahoy Uniform, Tortured Steve Harrington, Hurt Steve Harrington

Summary:

In November of 1983, Steve is forced to confront a few realities. One being that monsters are real. They steal people from their homes and from pools and come out of ceilings. The other reality being that he’s an asshole. And well, he can only change one of those, so it’s time to ditch the friends that make him the worst version of himself and find some new ones.

After a mishap at school, freshman Gareth Emerson ushers Steve into a world he'd only been partially aware of, full of fantasy and laughter. He's unsure about senior Eddie Munson, who doesn't seem to believe he's changed. He hopes to change his mind and avoid more monsters, and maybe along the way he'll learn to love himself too.

Steddie Big Bang Fic #101; Updates Daily; Title from Roddy by DJO

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i'll find my soul as i go home by oakenorcrist

Word count: 26,417 (ongoing) / 4/5 Rating: T

Relationships: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Chrissy Cunningham/Barbara "Barb" Holland, Minor or Background Relationship(s), Eddie Munson & Wayne Munson, Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington, Chrissy Cunningham & Eddie Munson

Characters: Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Wayne Munson, Original Female Character(s), Chrissy Cunningham, Barbara "Barb" Holland, Eleven | Jane Hopper, Dustin Henderson, Claudia Henderson, Murray Bauman, Joyce Byers, Jim "Chief" Hopper, Background & Cameo Characters, Robin Buckley

Tags: Romance, Strangers to Lovers, Writer Eddie Munson, Baker Steve Harrington, POV Eddie Munson, Single Parent Steve Harrington, Chrissy Cunningham & Eddie Munson Friendship, Falling In Love, Alternate Universe - Small Town, 90s, Good Uncle Wayne Munson, Developing Relationship, Steddie Big Bang 2023 (Stranger Things), Twin Peaks References

Summary:

Eddie Munson has had a rough go of it -- broken-hearted and uninspired, he decides to leave everything behind in San Francisco and spend some time with his uncle in a small town in the mountains. Little does he know that there he will find not only the peace and rest he's so desperately needed but also everything he never knew was missing from his life up until this moment.

steddie bigbang project #215

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rounding third, sliding home. by througheden

Word count: 8,658 (incomplete) / 2/11 Rating: E

Relationships: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson

Characters: Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley, Chrissy Cunningham, Corroded Coffin (Stranger Things), Jim "Chief" Hopper

Tags: Alternate Universe - No Upside Down (Stranger Things), Alternate Universe - Baseball, Baseball Player Steve Harrington, Massage Therapist Eddie Munson, POV Alternating, Sports-Typical Injuries, Bisexual Steve Harrington, Bisexual Eddie Munson, Lesbian Robin Buckley, Lesbian Chrissy Cunningham, mall fire, (steve has a lot of scars from the aforementioned mall fire), Getting Together, sort of a slow burn but not really?, Mutual Pining, Casual Recreational Marijuana and Alcohol Use, Idiots in Love, SMUT TAGS:, Switch Eddie Munson, Switch Steve Harrington, Blowjobs, Face-Fucking, (it's light), Dry Humping, Sex on a Roof, holding hands during sex, Anal Sex, (more to be added as needed), Steddie Big Bang 2023 (Stranger Things), Podfic Welcome, art included

Summary:

“Well, they can still win, right? There’s a lot of time left. I think?” “That’s rule number one, Ed,” Steve nods and stares at the screen, focused and distant— the kind of stare that tells Eddie he’s not talking about just the game. “Always assume the game you’re planning can be won. If you go into it thinking that losing is a possibility, then you’re gonna lose. Even if you’ve gotta rewrite the rules of the game yourself, you gotta convince yourself you can win.” The commentator seems to respond to Steve directly. “And that’s three strikes for Tommy Hagan for the fourth at-bat in a row. If this Dodgers team has a prayer of making the playoffs, it rests solely on Steve Harrington making it back in time.” Eddie feels Steve squeeze his hand tighter.

Or, Professional Baseball Shortstop Steve Harrington injures his UCL and returns home to Indiana for treatment. Cue massage therapist Eddie Munson whose tender, practiced touch heals much more than Steve's elbow.

updates every Saturday!

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the seas be ours by cranberrymoons

Word count: 3,560 (incomplete) / 1/8 Rating: E

Relationships: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson

Chraracters: Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Jeff (Stranger Things), Gareth (Stranger Things), Unnamed Freak (Stranger Things), Dustin Henderson, Will Byers, Mike Wheeler, Eleven | Jane Hopper, Maxine "Max" Mayfield, Robin Buckley, Suzie Bingham, Erica Sinclair, Chrissy Cunningham, Jason Carver, Nancy Wheeler, Jonathan Byers, Argyle (Stranger Things), the whole gang's here

Tags: Alternate universe - Pirate, Pirates, Eventual smut, Slow Burn, sort of - there isn't a tag for 'medium burn' so, Canon-Typical Violence, Other Additional Tags to be Added

Summary:

Steve looks around himself at what’s clearly the belly of the ship. It’s large and well-maintained, and the barrels are organized and mostly sealed.

“What’s –” He focuses back on the man. “Who’s your boss? Why did he take me?”

The man plants a hand on his own chest. “Me,” he says. “I’m the boss, and I already told you why I took you.”

Steve eyes him up and down, then makes a face. “You’re the boss?”

“Eddie,” he says. Then he clears his throat, and in a lower voice, “The Dread Pirate Munson.”

Eddie The Dread Pirate Munson captures the Harrington heir with the intent of ransoming him back to his family for an easy payout. He really could not have guessed what he was getting himself into.

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Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) by steddieasitgoes

Word count: 48,384 (incomplete) / 11/15 Rating: M

Relationships: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington, Chrissy Cunningham & Eddie Munson

Characters: Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley, Chrissy Cunningham, Tommy Hagan

Tags: Alternate Universe - No Upside Down (Stranger Things), Mailman Steve Harrington, Tattoo Artist Eddie Munson, Falling In Love, Getting Together, Idiots in Love, Slow Burn, Questionable use of lunchtime breaks, Sexual Tension, Bisexual Steve Harrington, Bisexual Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley & Chrissy Cunningham Friendship, Platonic Soulmates Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington, Mild Sexual Content, Fluff, Fluff and Angst, Humor, Fluff and Humor, Slice of Life, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Food as a Metaphor for Love, Set in 1991 - but there's no homophobia

Summary:

“Well, well, well, if it isn’t my terrible mailman,” the man jests, letting his weight fall against the half-opened door. “To what do I owe the displeasure?”

“It seems like some of your mail has slipped through the cracks at the post office,” Steve says with an air of causality he hopes pays off. “M’just here to deliver it and apologize for the inconvenience.”

“Right, ‘cause the post office “lost” it. Not my mailman who hates my house.”

“I don’t hate your house,” Steve objects.

“That’s two lies in under a minute. I don’t think your boss will be too happy to learn that you’re lying to your customers."

Or:

The year is 1991, and Steve Harrington is working as a mail carrier who is pettily withholding mail from Eddie. When Eddie threatens Steve’s job, he is forced into making amends by hand-delivering the missing mail. In a surprising twist, Steve and Eddie end up hitting it off, and the two start spending an alarming amount of Steve’s lunch breaks getting to know each other.

The more time they spend together, the less time Steve spends delivering mail, which might just end up costing him his job and his newfound relationship with Eddie.

Project #036 of Steddie Big Bang 2023

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Do You Remember The Munson Murders? by GibbousLunation (orphan_account), plutosrose

Word count: 23,565 (complete) / 1/1 Rating: M

Relationships: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington, Steve Harrington & Eddie Munson

Characters: Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley, Jason Carver, Chrissy Cunningham, Maxine "Max" Mayfield, Lucas Sinclair, Joyce Byers

Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - Podcast, Divorce, Parent Death, eddie is in prison, parasocial relationships, criminal investigations, Amateur sleuths, Falling In Love, True Crime, Murder Mystery, The gang are in their mid-40s, the year is 2012

Summary:

On the heels of his parents' deaths and his sudden divorce, Steve develops an interest in true crime.

Together with Robin, they start a podcast examining The Munson Murders, a series of brutal ritualistic crimes committed when they were teenagers.

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Naked Attraction by MixAddams

Word count: 6,748 (complete) / 1/1 Rating: M

Relationships: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson

Characters: Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Billy Hargrove, Tommy Hagan, Jonathan Byers, Argyle (Stranger Things), Henry Creel | One | Vecna

Tags: Modern AU, Alternate Universe - Reality Show, no upside down, Gameshow AU, Crack Treated Seriously, marked mature because that show isn't for kids, just for fun, Fluff, Getting Together

Summary:

The dating show that starts where some good dates end - Naked.

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Very Legitimate and Heterosexual Reasons by infraredphaeton

Word count: 2,862 (complete) / 1/1 Rating: T

Relationships: Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington, Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson

Characters: Robin Buckley, Eddie Munson, Steve Harrington, Wayne Munson

Tags: POV Outsider, Recreational Lying, Hospitals, Secret Relationship, Period-Typical Homophobia, Post-Season/Series 03, POV Robin Buckley, Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington Are Best Friends, Protective Eddie Munson, One Shot

Summary:

After all the fuss at Starcourt, the EMT ask for their emergency contacts, and the name Steve gives is not one Robin recognises. She's like, 90 percent sure there are no 'Wayne's in the Harrington family tree.

And what the fuck is Eddie Munson doing here?

OR

Steve gives Wayne's number to the paramedics, because his boyfriend's uncle at least cares if he has a concussion. He doesn't expect Wayne and Eddie to actually show up and give a shit about him.