The length of a second is often left underappreciated. In a time and age where everyone is having less and less time for everything, the second has become like a drop in the ocean. Those who appreciate the length of a second are those who do not have an abundance of them anymore.
A second in which two people might decide that they don’t have the time to count down before twisting the dual key-set to destroy a Russian-built machine.
Billy's miraculously survived the ordeal with the Mind Flayer but they're not out of danger yet, as they soon discover. In the meantime he has to deal with a more than excellent host Steve Harrington while trying to keep his massive attraction to him a secret.
Steve meanwhile tries to deal with his own trauma and navigating between growing and changing relationships.
I’ve been working on this fic for over a year and it’s honestly brought me great joy. I’ve enjoyed writing every single chapter and the dialogues have just flowed so easily it actually surprised me! I want to share it with as many people as possible because I’m just so damn proud of it, and that’s not always a given for writers.
Anyway I would really like to share this fic with you all. It is nearing completion. In fact it should hopefully be done before the end of the month, but I’ve learned not to make promises because writer’s blocks are a bitch.
WARNING: Contains mentions and descriptions of abuse, mental instability, traumas, traumatic events, mentions of death, death and resurrection, violence, blood and bad language.
Please be careful if you can be triggered by any of these!
Here are the AO3 links to the individual chapters:
CH 1
CH 2
CH 3
CH 4
CH 5
