Full fic now on AO3 and fic bind art here
Banner Art and Fic Bind by @jaytriesstrangerthings
Written for the @steveharringtonbigbang
Rating: Explicit Word Count: 41k Warnings: None
Pairings: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Background Robin Buckley/Chrissy Cunningham, Background Dustin/Suzie
Characters: Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Dustin Henderson, Robin Buckley, Chrissy Cunningham, Suzie Bingham
Tags: Modern AU, No Upside Down, Road Trip, Steve and Eddie in love (it just takes them a while to work it out), Smut, Travel, Steve and Dustin friendship, Migraines, Fluff and Angst, Steve has bad parents, LOTR References
“You can be my trusted adult,” Dustin cuts in.
Steve blinks several times. “Huh?”
“You’re an adult,” Dustin says, like he’s talking to a three-year-old.
“Yeah, but…wait.” Steve sits back up, ramrod straight in his chair. “You’re not suggesting…”
“Come with me to New Zealand,” Dustin finishes, then adds a quieter: “Please?”
When Dustin Henderson parent-traps Steve and Eddie into taking him to New Zealand for a holiday and some Lord of the Rings sight-seeing, Steve's forced to confront the reality of what he really wants out of life. Is it working for his father in a job he despises to afford his sky-rise apartment in Chicago and the status that comes with it, or is it something else, something simpler, something truer to himself? On the windy back roads of New Zealand, amongst the most stunning scenery he's ever seen and with old flame Eddie Munson in his passenger seat, he figures it out.