Hello darling readers <3 I'm TartarusKnight or Knight of Tartarus! (they switch depending on availably honestly)
I'm here to chat, read, and write. That being said~~~~ come and message me anytime <3 questions, requests, and kind words make my day.
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This is an overview of my work just in case anyone is bored and wants something to read <3 (My Stranger Things work, honestly. I've also got some Marvel, Criminal Minds, Merlin and Teen Wolf but ST is my hyper fixation now soooo)
We're Not Perfect
What if Steve and Eddie knew each other before Steve ever got with Nancy Wheeler and before Steve learned about the Upside Down?
It's heavily inspired by music <3 With Playlists because I can't stop <3 This story is my baby
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Part 1 - It's the Start of Our Journey?
Steve and Eddie were in the same year. They knew of each other. But one day they're paired up in Chemistry. It makes Eddie realize that Steve Harrington is doing his best in school. He’s just not a good reader. And when Eddie starts talking to Steve, it makes Steve realize the reason his stomach flips when he sees Eddie means he’s not as straight as he once thought.
Pre Season one but will follow the canon timeline.
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Part 2 - I just want to go home
Steve and Eddie find themselves going down different paths. Yet, somehow, they still look for each other in a crowd.
Eddie watches as Steve comes to school with bruises. How he leaves his friends and then how he becomes a babysitter. But he can’t approach him, not this time. Because it was Steve’s fault, they were apart.
Steve watches as Eddie moves on and laughs with his friends as Steve learns monsters aren’t always people. He finds himself alone most of the time and hates himself the longer time goes on. At least he has Nancy, right?
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Part 3 - say you'll live for me
Steve and Eddie have found themselves settling into their relationship. But nothing is that easy.
First, it's only nightmares, then in come the headaches and the nosebleeds. And maybe Steve's had too many masks. Maybe they're all breaking and he has to let others in.
But then a creepy wizard from the Upside Down enters the picture and Eddie's introduced to the horrors of the world. He's struggling to calm down but how can he when monsters are real and his friends have fought them multiple times? At least he's not the only new member of the Upside Down party.
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Part 4 - I'll follow the beat of your heart
The party lost... they lost in so many ways and now they need a win.
They all deal with the fallout of their last battle while trying to keep their spirits up. But it's hard. It's so hard to stay positive when it feels like everything they do fails.
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Part 5 - I'm going to live my life with you
The Fallen King and the King of the Freak
"Never shoved anyone in janitor closets before," Steve said instead.
"Ahh, lockers then."
Steve shook his head, "You could really hurt someone doing that. What if no one found them? Or if they passed out or something?" He pointed out and finally looked up at the other boy. Eddie was just staring at him like he's never seen Steve before. "I never wanted to hurt anyone," Steve breathed out, but it came out more snappish than he meant it to.
OR~~~
Steve has to deal with the fallout of Season 2. New nightmares, losing Nancy, kids who he's willing to die for, and Billy's new hatred towards him. He went from the top to the bottom in the school and he didn't know how bad it was until Eddie Munson is the one that steps in to help him. And maybe he wants the help and maybe even some friends.
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the hair falls to ruin
People pretended to see it. To believe that he was someone new, someone better. But in all of their hearts, he would always be King Steve. The asshole, the jock, the bully, the prep, the douchebag, the idiot… The Hair.
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Six Times Dustin Had a Dog, and One Time He Had a Brother
The creature huffed a little before there was a thump and then—a whine. The whine wasn’t the sound of the demodogs. No, it was the sound of just a dog. Dustin relaxed slightly but then there was a small bark. Nothing too loud as if the dog was out there, not trying to wake the neighborhood but gain his attention.
Dustin swallowed, Dart still flickering in his mind, before he moved, crawling on his bed to the window. He slowly peered through, and the dark hid a lot but, he could just make out a dog. It wasn't some Upside Dog version of a dog but a massive dog.
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A Wedding for the End of the World
At the end of the world, Robin Buckley proposes to her best friend.
Two versions, one with a happy end, one without one.
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Fool
Based on the song Fool by Djo.
Steve and Nancy get annoyed at Robin and Eddie for ignoring them when they're with their band. They decide to prove that they know music better than either Eddie or Robin thought.
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I know you've been hurtin'
Based on the song Better Days by Dermot Kennedy and fanart by @babysitterpng
Steve has a plan. It involves a skirt, confidence, Nancy Wheeler's ability to do make-up, the party's anxiety, his parents, and Jason Carver's temper.
And well, Steve's pretty sure he has it in the bag. He might not be smart but he knows people and there's no way he's read any of them wrong. But maybe he'll learn more about himself as the plan unfolds
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This dream isn't feeling sweet, we're reeling through the midnight streets
7 things that changed about Steve and Robin after Starcourt and 1 time they explained why.
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I'm just gonna swim until you love me
Five times Steve had to prove he was worth love and One time someone just loved him without needing him to.
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But when I touch her I feel like I'm cheating on you
Eddie is getting overwhelmed by the party just barging into his life without any warning after Spring Break. So, he makes a plan with an old friend of his. It works... in a way.
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you're losing your memory now
Robin Buckley wasn't prepared for Steve to crash, but he had been pushing his limits for too long. He had a plan, but he never thought to tell her. He didn't want to worry her. Too bad she'll always worry about him... Especially when he collapses at work.
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But Now We're Stressed Out
Eddie Munson knew he wasn't the smartest person. He never planned on college but he never planned for the Party either.
Title based on Twenty One Pilots - Stressed Out
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I don't know what you're hunting. It's not me, it's something else
Steve looks over her face, “I'm not having any of you at my place. Did you see the map, no way?” He states and it's one part of his reasoning but not the main reason.
“Then come stay with one of us,” Robin says and it feels more like a plead than anything.
He shakes his head and she looks angry now. “Stop whatever the fuck this is! We care about you! Let us in! We're safer in groups.”
The words don't hurt as much as he thinks they should. “Not that much safer.” He spits back out and she blinks. “Max is as good as dead. Eddie is dead. And guess what! We were in groups!” The shouting makes his throat burn but he can't calm down.
A Halloween Special!!! Happy Horror season <3
