a little backup (in case the scene gets nasty) by oopshidaisy Love this author and they are the only fic author I follow on twit bc I crave their thoughts like an addict their voice for Ed is always so correct

couldn't good be good enough? by RarePairFairy The first Steddyhands fic I ever loved. Classic. Delicious. Some of the wittiest writing I've ever read

and if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away by Jack_R Love Jack_R's take on Izzy a lot of show don't tell and they really aren't afraid to lean into Izzy's anger and brutality and general fucked-up-ness

had we lived by nasri Feel like everyone has/should have read this one by now it's the modern au Steddyhands of our dreams. Had to make my own modern au because I needed some fluff after nasri's superbly crafted emotional rollercoaster lol. Course that our stars should divide is fantastic too, but had we lived will always have a special spot in my heart it's the only ofmd fic I managed to convince my friends to read.

Luck of the Devil by ItsClydeBitches There are a couple of drowning fics now but this one is still hands-down my fav. The use of changing pov to create an omniscient narrator/multi-character character study is brilliant. A Grain of Devotion is another one I would rec by them, but if you're only gonna read one then read Luck of the Devil.

the wounds this world left on my soul by Rocket007 Murder is Izzy's love language <3

unkindness by Ajaxthegreat Come on guys, you know this one had to be on here. Also y'all should read man on fire too which is Ajax's newest and equally unhinged masterpiece

nothing harder than the gospel truth by GoldStarGrl I like to only re-read chapter one of this because I'm a sick freak who hates catharsis (also most Steddyhands fics don't utilize the crew enough and GoldStarGrl milks them for all they're worth)

And the next few fics are all Hymn because I love their work so goddamn much: never had a prayer to follow (i'll be coming home tomorrow) - Never thought I'd be into food play but here we are the way you get when - Ok kinda biased here bc my art inspired this one lmao but also extremely hot I love omegaverse worldbuilding i won't forget you (but i may forget your name) - Stiddies + Izzy sandwich what more could you want (also Ed's dirty talk in this is wow phew I mean wow)

Finally, this isn't AO3 but DictionaryWrites' Steddyhands tweetfic shocked me to my core the first time I read it every tweet is a gut-punch even more devastating than the last