#introducing reader

[hringtn]

introducing henderson!reader ─ steve harrington

⋆˚꩜｡── HENDERSON!READER WHO

⋆˚꩜｡── HENDERSON!READER WHO never wanted a little brother because she loved having both her parents’ attention, until dustin henderson showed up in 1971 and permanently ruined that plan (and her life, in the best way possible).

⋆˚꩜｡── HENDERSON!READER WHO goes to the cemetery every weekend to visit her dad’s grave after he died in a car accident in new york when she was 15. fun times.

⋆˚꩜｡── HENDERSON!READER WHO takes care of her mom constantly, since her mom drinks too much and is usually pretty unaware of what’s going on in hawkins — or even with her own son.

⋆˚꩜｡── HENDERSON!READER WHO has protected and defended dustin since the day he was born, trying to give him a better, more normal social childhood than the one she had, especially once he started school.

⋆˚꩜｡── HENDERSON!READER WHO hated school. hates it. the stupid social rules, the dumb schedules, and the absolute crime that is forcing her to take p.e. she hates how teenagers think they rule the world and treat anyone they see as “weak” like trash. and she hates it even more because she’s terrified of what school might do to her brother.

⋆˚꩜｡── HENDERSON!READER WHO, despite all that, loves physics class with mr. clark and was always there to help him. shocker.

⋆˚꩜｡── HENDERSON!READER WHO adores david bowie and never, ever leaves the house without a cassette of her favorite album.

⋆˚꩜｡── HENDERSON!READER WHO says, “never go anywhere without bowie.”

⋆˚꩜｡── HENDERSON!READER WHO didn’t have many friends growing up because she’s bad at keeping bonds and doesn’t really believe school friendships are real — even if she actually got along with plenty of people.

⋆˚꩜｡── HENDERSON!READER WHO is terrible with physical contact and showing affection, unless it’s through taking care of people and being there when they need her.

⋆˚꩜｡── HENDERSON!READER WHO had no choice but to figure out what the hell dustin was doing in ’83 when she discovered everything about the upside down, and swore to protect dustin and his friends even if it cost her her life (obviously, that promise stayed in her head. saying it out loud would be embarrassing).

⋆˚꩜｡── HENDERSON!READER WHO didn’t know much beyond steve “the king” harrington until she ended up hunting demodogs with him and dustin — and realized he wasn’t actually that bad.

⋆˚꩜｡── HENDERSON!READER WHO decided to go study physics at nyu after graduating, so she only comes back to hawkins during summers and breaks.

⋆˚꩜｡── HENDERSON!READER WHO immediately clicked with robin buckley when she met her at scoops ahoy, after dustin basically forced her to go.

⋆˚꩜｡── HENDERSON!READER WHO, even if she never says it out loud, is absolutely terrified every time the upside down and its bullshit shows up, scared that something will happen to the people she loves.

⋆˚꩜｡── HENDERSON!READER WHO steve makes feel things she’s never felt before.

⋆˚꩜｡── HENDERSON!READER WHO fell in love with the boy with the incredible hair.

⋆˚꩜｡── FILES

age: same as steve’s, s1- 16-17, s5 - 21-22

personality: someone who learned to grow up fast, even when she didn’t want to. she’s sarcastic by nature, using dry humor and sharp remarks as a shield, but also as an honest way of seeing the world. she’s brave and strong, not because she isn’t afraid, but because she acts despite the fear, especially when the safety of the people she loves is on the line.

she is deeply loyal. once someone makes it into her circle, there’s no going back: she defends them, takes care of them, and stays, even when leaving would be easier. she will do whatever it takes to protect her loved ones, even if that means putting herself in danger or carrying more weight than she should. more often than not, she’d rather get hurt herself than let anything happen to them.

even if it doesn’t seem like it at first, she has a soft heart. she struggles with physical affection and with expressing love openly, but she shows it by being present, solving problems, and holding people together when everything falls apart. the way she loves is quiet, steady, and deep.

she loves music, not just as a hobby, but as a refuge. music follows her everywhere, grounds her, and gives her a sense of identity; it’s one of the few things that always makes her feel at home. beneath the sarcasm, strength, and unbreakable loyalty, she is someone who feels deeply and loves with everything she is.

a/n: i’m not sure if ill make a introducing steve and introducing the couple, but i need you to know that this is definitely an slow burn, in my mind they got like actually together in the end of s4, so basically everything that ill post will be like little moments that they had, but i won’t do it in chronological order.

[vane-writes-things]

INTRODUCING VIPER!READER .ᐟˎˊ˗

universe: six of crows

best pairing: kaz brekker

warnings: mentions of indenture work, mentions of violence, mentions of trauma & ptsd, nothing really out of whack for six of crows

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🂱 ✧ . ⭒— VIPER!READER who has been with the dregs longer than any other crow, leaving her history shrouded in scribbled question marks and the fog that covers every street of the barrel come nightfall.

🂱 ✧ . ⭒— VIPER!READER is as cold and calculated as dirtyhands, harder than grisha steel, but can still be caught feeding orphans in hidden alleys when her shift at the crow club is up and bandages up the others with quick quips and mischievous grins after each job. but she got her name from being the deadliest and most territorial killer around, along with her unique flair.

🂱 ✧ . ⭒— VIPER!READER whose reputation extends even beyond the barrel in some places, speculated about in twisted conspiracy theories; that she's secretly Grisha, or that she's the daughter of a filthy rich Mercher who was disgraced and in retaliation, killed her entire family and wiped any evidence of them from the world.

🂱 ✧ . ⭒— VIPER!READER who those recruited after her talk about like an unpredictable spirit of vengeance, who only know what those who came before her have been able to tell them; that she didn’t exist in the Barrel and then one day, she just did. that she is Otkazat’sya, but likely more dangerous than any grisha regardless. that kaz pulled her out of a bad situation, and her loyalties lie firmly with him ever since.

🂱 ✧ . ⭒— VIPER!READER was raised an assassin, then planted in pekka rollins' sweet shop as a sleeper cell, where she learned that there were far worse things one could do to a person than kill them. and her salvation came when rumours began to spread about pekka's pretty little escape artist, piquing the interest of a particularly dangerous teenager deep in the barrel.

🂱 ✧ . ⭒— VIPER!READER who is the best bartender in the barrel, and the house favourite at the crow club until her shift ends and she vanishes with a smirk to drag jesper away from the poker table towards a plate of fries in a corner booth where they'll laugh about their last job or the latest buzz in the barrel.

🂱 ✧ . ⭒— VIPER!READER who has long since claimed the window seat in kaz's office to sit in silence while he works, offering the occasional bit of unprompted advice and lighting the scented candles she added to the room to keep out the stench of the city below.

🂱 ✧ . ⭒— VIPER!READER with a secret soft spot for strays -- especially cats -- despite all of her allure and superficial charms, because she understands when their backs arch and their fur spikes, unable to go back to the soft creature they once were meant to be, and only they understand boundaries and solace in solitude the way she does.

🂱 ✧ . ⭒— VIPER!READER whose relationship with kaz brekker is too complicated to label but too ingrained into every part of her life now not to name

🂱 ✧ . ⭒— VIPER!READER who slips into galas under a mask like she belongs and disappears like smoke long before the host realises he's been played a fool

🂱 ✧ . ⭒— VIPER!READER is duality made human. she is soft on the inside with sharper edges than the wraith's knives protecting her from the outside. she is cruel to mankind as it has been cruel to her, but kind to their children though she can't recall that kind of innocence anymore. she's the exploding barrel of a gun at the end of the line and the whisper of deadly secrets in a middle-man's ear down some forgotten alley wreathed in shadows and the tears of forgotten rats. she is everything, and she is nothing. she is a tormented enigma, but a friend all the same.