2025-2026 Stranger Things Reverse Big Bang Round Up (1 of 2)
i wrote my heart in a sheet of paper (and i gifted it to you)
Art by @starthecozy | Fic by @ataliagold
Rating: Teens & Up | WC: 8,600
Warning(s): No Archive Warnings Apply
Character(s): Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley, Chrissy Cunningham
Pairing(s): Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Background Robin Buckley/Chrissy Cunningham
"Eddie shuffles closer to him. Knows he shouldn’t, knows he should steer this somewhere neutral, somewhere more distant, something more akin to just checking in on a friend but he can’t, he can’t. Not when Steve’s looking bashful, not when he’s awkwardly picking up a bit of paper again and folding it anxiously, not when he smells like the sea on a summer’s day and honey-sweet all at once.
“Seriously Steve, this is cool. Maybe you could make something for a campaign? Figurines are expensive, and honestly some of these are better. We could paint them, too.”
Steve looks up at him then. Really looks, and Eddie’s heart gallops in his chest at the sight of those warm brown eyes.
“I made them all for you,” Steve murmurs.
In the wake of Vecna's defeat, with his friends busy with the aftermath, Steve takes up origami, tries to heal his scars in his big empty house , and falls in love with the alpha that comes to visit him daily.
Art by @lady-lostmind | Fic by @stevesscoops
Rating: Explicit | WC: 3,015
Warning(s): No Archive Warnings Apply
Character(s): Eddie Munson, Steve Harrington
Pairing(s): Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson
Summary: After a fight at a club leads to them getting thrown out, Eddie puts Steve in his place and reminds him he’s not going anywhere.
Art by @little-annie | Fic by @starshideyourfics
Rating: Teens & Up | WC: 4340
Warning(s): No Archive Warnings Apply
Character(s): Chrissy Cunningham, Robin Buckley, Chrissy Cunningham's Parents
Pairing(s): Robin Buckley/Chrissy Cunningham
Once upon a time, in a far off kingdom, there lived a beautiful maiden…
Chrissy was born to marry a prince. Her mother prayed daily for a daughter, a babe with rose petal lips and dark lashes, one who would grow up graceful and delicate, lovely enough to catch the eye of the king's son. And when she did, she was locked away in a tower for safekeeping with all she could ever need in her new home.
Everything except companionship.
And she was so lonely until her father brought her a gift.
After This Life, I’ll Find You in the Next
Art by @cxwzkeys| Fic by @anonymustelid
Rating: Mature | WC: 3297
Warning(s): No Archive Warnings Apply
Character(s): Robin Buckley, Nancy Wheeler
Pairing(s): Robin Buckley/Nancy Wheeler
Summary: In which Nancy Wheeler, vampire, keeps seeing a familiar face across time...
Art by @penny00dreadful | Fic by @hbyrde36
Rating: Explicit | WC: 7994
Warning(s): No Archive Warnings Apply
Character(s): Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley, Chrissy Cunningham, Jeff, Gareth, Freak
Pairing(s): Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson
Summary: Eddie had been planning his Ren Faire outfit for weeks. The thrifted poet shirt, the hand-embellished vest, the leather bracers he'd tooled himself. He looked good and he knew it.
What he hadn't planned for was the blacksmith.
Shirtless, sweat-soaked, and hammering molten steel like it was nothing, the man was, without question, the most devastatingly attractive human being Eddie had ever laid eyes on.
Straight boys don't look like that
Art by @nomadic-wolf | Fic by @medusapelagia
Rating: Mature | WC: 9000
Warning(s): Graphic Depictions of Violence
Character(s): Jason Carver, Eddie Munson, Wayne Munson, Jason Carver's Parents
Pairing(s): Eddie Munson/Jason Carver
Eddie hates that, ever since he started high school, Jason has slowly become a bully. He misses the kid who used to play with him in the church backyard. Even more, he misses the shy boy he once fell in love with.
No matter how much it hurts, it’s too late to go back to how things were. Things are different now, and Eddie can’t wait to finally leave Hawkins and all its bigoted inhabitants behind.
But when Jason drunkenly calls him in the middle of the night, all Eddie can do is answer.
Art by @hellfireloserclub | Fic by @dame-zoom-a-latte
Rating: Explicit | WC: 29046
Warning(s): No Archive Warnings Apply
Character(s): The Party (Stranger Things), Jonathan Byers, Argyle (Stranger Things), El, Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Female OC
Pairing(s): Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Argyle & Jonathan Byers, Steve Harrington & The Party, Eleven | Jane Hopper & Eddie Munson
Jonathan is forced to cast Steve for his capstone project -- a movie that's a loose retelling of their Upside Down misadventures.
But while Steve and Eddie are busy flirting (unknowingly) on set, other plots are brewing.
A Very Reasonable Bargain
Art by @droolovacoco | Fic by @yesdangerpls
Rating: Teens and Up | WC: 8871
Warning(s): No Archive Warnings Apply
Character(s): Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Wayne Munson
Pairing(s): Steve Harrington & Eddie Munson, Steve Harrington / Eddie Munson
Summary: The first time newly-minted Knight Harrington attempts to stop the thefts on the southeast road from Loch Nora through Forest Hills, he is… somewhat less successful than he may have hoped, if the dust on his derriere, swollen egg on his forehead, and empty coinpurse on his belt are anything to go by.
Art by @mission2mordor | Fic by @beritybaker
Rating: Explicit | WC: 11,867
Warning(s): No Archive Warnings Apply
Character(s): Eddie Munson, Steve Harrington, Tommy Hagan, Robin Buckley, Chrissy Cunningham
Pairing(s): Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Tommy Hagan/Eddie Munson, Tommy Hagan/Steve Harrington
Summary: Eddie performs his senior capstone, and a certain new stagehand has caught his eye. Things would be less complicated if they didn't both have a history with Tommy Hagan.
Friends Who Kill Together Stay Together
Art by tombfiends | Fic by @neuronary
Rating: Explicit | WC: 5502
Warning(s): Graphic Depictions of Violence
Character(s): Robin Buckley; Steve Harrington; Nancy Wheeler; Robin Buckley's Parents; Keith (Stranger Things); Jason Carver; Steve Harrington's Parents; Background & Cameo Characters
Pairing(s): Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington
Summary: Steve and Robin murder some Russians together. And then it spirals. They're having fun, though!
you are that space that's in between
Art by tombfiends | Fic by @turinspeachjam
Rating: Teens and Up | WC: 5968
Warning(s): No Archive Warnings Apply
Character(s): Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Chrissy Cunningham, Wayne Munson, Henry Creel
Pairing(s): Steve Harrington & Eddie Munson, Eddie Munson & Chrissy Cunningham, Eddie Munson & Wayne Munson, Steve Harrington & Robin Buckley, Steve Harrington & Wayne Munson
Steve is awoken to the sounds of someone wandering through his forest. When he tries to send the interloper on their way, he discovers that another human has slipped through right under his nose. Reluctantly, he agrees to help find this missing person, if only so he can get to the bottom of what is hiding in his forest.
Eddie doesn't normally go traipsing through the woods, but it was the last place anyone had seen Chrissy, so on he went. He runs into some guy named Steve who insists that there's no way Chrissy could be in the woods. Eddie, not to be deterred by some weirdo with leaves in his hair, insists on completing his mission. Color him surprised when Steve offers to help.
To Keep a Man Awake at Night
Art by @kaspurrcat | Fic by @lovelylittlegrim
Rating: Explicit | WC: 57,843
Warning(s): No Archive Warnings Apply
Character(s): Robin Buckley, Chrissy Cunningham, Wayne Munson
Pairing(s): Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson
“Bada-boom!” Dustin smacks a card down on the table in front of Eddie.
Nose wrinkling, Eddie picks up the card. “What is this?”
“The answer to your problems. It’s a paranormal research club here on campus."
Mike groans. “Dustin, no.”
Weird things keep happening in Wayne and Eddie’s new place. Fortunately Dustin knows someone that can help. Unfortunately that someone is Steve Harrington.
Eddie doesn’t know who the bigger skeptic is: Steve, the guy who doesn’t believe in ghosts. Or, Eddie, who doesn’t believe in Steve.
Art by @nomadic-wolf | Fic by @hullosweetpea
Rating: Teens and Up | WC: 3,026
Warning(s): No Archive Warnings Apply
Character(s): Jonathan Byers, Steve Harrington, Nancy Wheeler
Pairing(s): Jonathan Byers/Steve Harrington/Nancy Wheeler
Summary: Steve, Nancy, and Jonathan and their unusual relationship as an omega/alpha/omega triad.
Art by @kaspurrcat | Fic by @just-my-latest-hyperfixation
Rating: Mature | WC: 26,847
Warning(s): No Archive Warnings Apply
Character(s): Eddie Munson; Steve Harrington; Robin Buckley; Chrissy Cunningham; Jason Carver; Andy Harper; Joyce Byers; Jim Hopper; Principal Higgins; Wayne Munson
Pairing(s): Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson; Robin Buckley/Chrissy Cunningham (background); Steve Harrington & Robin Buckley; Eddie Munson & Chrissy Cunningham
They say that, when you meet your match, you feel it.
Sure, a true Lux Animae is a hard-earned thing - a bond that must be forged and shaped and toughened in the fires of battle over and over again, and, if done right, will last a lifetime and longer. Still, many people claim that they sensed it, even long before the ceremony.
It is, after all, the magic that does the choosing, and the magic knows. Knows who is destined to complete you, who will fight and cry and bleed for you and draw out your full potential like no other can. So, when you meet them, you’re supposed to feel it. You just need to know what to look out for.
A tingle, some say. A warm, heavy buzz that fills your veins the moment you lay eyes on each other. An electric spark, zapping through your body like a current upon that first careless touch, letting you know that this is the start of something bigger, something stronger, something more profound than both of you could possibly imagine.
The only thing that Eddie feels when Steve Harrington steps on his foot is pain.
Art by @arelliann | Fic by @ok-peepaw
Rating: Explicit | WC: 42826
Warning(s): No Archive Warnings Apply
Character(s): Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Chrissy Cunningham, Wayne Munson, Jason Carver
Pairing(s): Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley/Chrissy Cunningham, Eddie Munson & Wayne Munson, Steve Harrington & Robin Buckley, Chrissy Cunningham & Eddie Munson
Summary: By the time Steve Harrington graduates high school, he and his childhood best friend Eddie have hurt each other beyond repair. All of their good memories have been swept away in one afternoon of screaming, social pressure, and hurt feelings. Years later, when their new best friends start dating, Eddie and Steve reluctantly agree to try to get along for their sake, forced to confront the fact that neither of them are over it. The boys find that being vulnerable is hard, feelings are complicated, and that memory persists longer than they'd like. Can they let go of their pride and acknowledge what they once meant to each other, or are they doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past?
Take My Number, Harrington
Art by @hawkinsleather | Fic by @waldos-writing
Rating: Teens and Up | WC: 5,709
Warning(s): No Archive Warnings Apply
Character(s): Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley, Original Characters
Pairing(s): Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson
Summary: Steve hosted a late night talk show in Chicago in the 90s and on one special evening, they have Corroded Coffin's Eddie Munson as one of the guest stars!
In the worship of the night
Art by @waldos-art | Fic by @queensilber
Rating: Explicit | WC: 4,732
Warning(s): No Warnings Apply
Character(s): Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson
Pairing(s): Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson
Summary: Eddie Munson is stuck in group therapy and it might as well be his own personal hell. Little does he expect the young Pastor Steve Harrington to notice his misery and deciding to turn this night into one of the best of Eddies life.
I've never seen you fall so hard
Art by @justtoomuch | Fic by @salamandergoo
Rating: Teens and Up | WC: 6,051
Warning(s): Creator Chose Not to Use
Character(s): Jonathan Byers, Joyce Byers, Will Byers, Jim “Chief” Hopper, Steve Harrington
Pairing(s): Jonathan Byers & Joyce Byers & Will Byers, Jonathan Byers & Steve Harrington, Jonathan Byers/Steve Harrington
Summary: Jonathan Byers is just trying to get back on his feet after fighting a monster in his own home and recovering his missing brother. Steve Harrington helping with home repairs was not on the agenda
I just wanted to say (I can't get enough of your face)
Art by @lady-lostmind | Fic by @sidekick-hero
Rating: Explicit | WC: 16,070
Warning(s): No Warnings Apply
Character(s): Steve, Eddie, Robin, Vickie, Dustin, Jeff, Gareth, Grant
Pairing(s): Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley/Vickie (minor)
Summary: Steve and Eddie are both famous musicians. They're also madly in love, but they can't let anyone know. At least, not outside of their trusted group of friends. Steve's public persona has to be straight. And single. Available.
It's fine. Until it isn't, so Steve decides to end the charade. Eddie and him just have to finish their parallel cross-America tours first. Then, they can love each other the way they want: loud and proud.
Or: Steve and Eddie count the days before they can make their love public. That doesn't mean they can't be dorks in love in secret and drive their friends (mostly Robin) crazy.
Art by @lady-lostmind | Fic by @beritybaker
Rating: Explicit | WC: 14,334
Warning(s): No Warnings Apply
Character(s): Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson
Pairing(s): Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson
Summary: Steve gets dragged along to a Corroded Coffin concert. Eddie Munson becomes obsessed with him.
Ain't going backwards, won't ask for space
Art by @all-tea | Fic by @nomadic-wolf
Rating: Teens and Up | WC: 3212
Warning(s): No Archive Warnings Apply
Character(s): Jonathan Byers, Steve Harrington
Pairing(s): Jonathan Byerse, Steve Harrington
Summary: Jonathan was honest when he told Steve that he didn’t like him. Really he was. But after saving someone’s life… well it was hard to pretend the animosity was there anymore. It was especially hard to be against Steve while they were actively in flux with the military. There were approximately three days between the upside down blowing up and when they were allowed to leave.
--
The time between the final battle and the finale and how Steve and Jonathan grow closer.
My European Summer (A Guide to Surviving an International Roadtrip with two Losers and the most Beautiful Woman in Italy)
Art by @janie-bean | Fic by @cxwzkeys
Character(s): Robin Buckley, Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Original Female Character
Pairing(s): Robin Buckley x OC, Steve Harrington x Eddie Munson
Summary: Robin Buckley's plans are easy; travel to Paris alongside Steve Harrington. Since before taking the plane, the plans change and keep changing until the end. What seems to be a terrible road trip finishes not only as a road trip of their lives but also as a romance for both of them.
Art by @hawkinsleather | Fic by @mugloversonly
Warning(s): Graphic Depictions of Violence
Character(s): Eddie Munson Eleven | Jane Hopper Wayne Munson Dustin Henderson Steve Harrington Original Female Character(s) Henry Creel | One | Vecna Chrissy Cunningham
Pairing(s): Eleven | Jane Hopper & Eddie Munson, Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Eleven | Jane Hopper/Maxine "Max" Mayfield, Eddie Munson & Wayne Munson, Dustin Henderson & Eddie Munson, Eddie Munson & Original Female Character(s), Henry Creel | One | Vecna & Eddie Munson, Chrissy Cunningham & Eddie Munson
Summary: Every tattoo Eleven's ever had have been done by Eddie.
When he doesn't charge her for the newest one, his receptionist questions why.
The answer is simple really, El saved his life. A free tattoo is the least he can do.
Art by @nomadic-wolf | Fic by @kallisto-k
Character(s): Jonathan Byers, Steve Harrington, background Joyce Byers - Character, Background Will Byers - Character
Pairing(s): Jonathan Byers/Steve Harrington, Past Steve Harrington/Nancy Wheeler - Relationship, past Jonathan Byers/Nancy Wheeler - Relationship
Summary: Jonathan was just trying to survive a TV appearance with his mom and brother. He didn't expect Steve Harrington to be there, and certainly not for him to be watching Jonathan like a hawk. Who knew a couple awkward interactions and dinner invitations could lead to something more?
Art by @whataboutthefish | Fic by @kayleeofcamelot
Warning(s): Chose Not to Use
Character(s): Henry Creel, Eddie Munson, Gareth, Jeff, Unnamed Freak (his name is Doug), Chrissy Cunningham, other characters mentioned
Pairing(s): Henry Creel/Eddie Munson; Gareth & Jeff & Eddie Munson & Unnamed Freak, Chrissy Cunningham & Eddie Munson, Background Chrissy/Gareth
Summary: Eddie hates him. With every fiber of his body and every wavy hair on his head he hates him. Henry fucking Creel. Who’s up at the stage of The American Music Awards, accepting the prize that should have been Corroded Coffin’s. And that’s not enough. The man has the audacity to throw shade at them. And Eddie is not someone to take that lightly, so when the opportunity arises, he quips back.
A routine they have perfected over the years their little feud has already been going. And they would have kept going for many years more, if not for the fans of both bands catching on. When the situation escalates and both band leaders are forced to work on a song together for a publicity stunt, the tension between them lights a spark which, in turn, lights a fire.
between home and somewhere far away.
Art by @kaspurrcat | Fic by @thefreakandthehair
Character(s): Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley, Chrissy Cunningham, The Party (Stranger Things), Background & Cameo Characters
Pairing(s): Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Background Chrissy Cunningham/Robin Buckley
Summary: Gym Teacher and Hockey Coach Steve Harrington meets Eddie Munson outside of a Dunkin Donuts. As any New Englander knows, it's the beginning of a beautiful thing.
Just Let Us be Three Tonight
Art by @alicetallula | Fic by @kallisto-k
Character(s): Jim "Chief" Hopper, Joyce Byers, Wayne Munson Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Throuples | Triad Relationships, Slice of Life, Fluff, Domestic Fluff, Not Karen Wheeler Friendly, Brief mention of her, House Shopping, Cuddling & Snuggling
Pairing(s): Joyce Byers/Jim "Chief" Hopper/Wayne Munson, Joyce Byers/Jim "Chief" Hopper, Jim "Chief" Hopper/Wayne Munson, Joyce Byers/Wayne Munson
Summary: Hopper loves waking up next to his partners when he can, but he can't help thinking sometimes they should take the next step. Still, they've got enough on their plates until a lack of family meals and a dining table prompts him to voice one of his desires.
Art by @monologichno | Fic by @tinytalkingtina
Character(s): Eddie Munson, Steve Harrington, Murray Bauman
Pairing(s): Steve Harrington / Eddie Munson
Summary: Eddie is forced to choreograph a duet with new troupe member Steve Harrington. He's not pleased at having to share the spotlight, but the universe has a surprise in store for both of them.
Art by @artgroves | Fic by @jo-harrington
Warning(s): Major Character Death
Character(s): Eddie Munson, Chrissy Cunningham, Henry Creel/Vecna
Pairing(s): Eddie Munson x Chrissy Cunningham
Summary: Eddie Munson wakes up alone in the Upside Down is given the chance to save Chrissy Cunningham. There's just one catch. (A contemporary retelling of the Myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.)
Art by @alicetallula | Fic by @medusapelagia
Warning(s): No Warnings
Character(s): Chrissy Cunningham, Billy Hargrove, Gareth (Stranger Things), Heather Holloway, Original Characters
Pairing(s): Chrissy Cunningham/Gareth/Billy Hargrove
Summary: The Titanic is the most luxurious ship ever to cross the Atlantic, and having a first-class cabin on its maiden voyage isn’t something Christine Cunningham expected when her aunt told her she was to marry William Hargrove and move to New York.
Billy isn’t thrilled either. His preferences don’t include pretty girls, but if he wants to inherit his father’s fortune, he’ll have to marry Chrissy.
Gareth Emerson doesn’t have these kinds of problems. He’s a musician who boards the Titanic after a lucky hand of cards and soon meets the most intriguing couple he has ever encountered.
The journey might have been pleasant, if it weren’t for the massive iceberg waiting in the middle of the ocean.
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