Steddie Underdog Fics

STEDDIE UNDERDOG JULY CALENDAR

This month, we are highlighting fics that are in-progress or incomplete, aka WIP fics.

We challenge you to comment on your favorite WIP this month or find a new fic that's currently posting to read!

Upcoming Challenge Mondays:

7/6 -- WIPs between 10k - 15k

7/13 -- WIPs w/o update in last three months

7/20 -- WIPs updated this month

7/27 -- WIP update email you're most excited for

Upcoming Writer’s Wednesdays:

7/8 -- @hbyrde36

7/22 -- @steviestits

Upcoming Theme Weekends:

7/11 - 7/12 -- Darker Themes

7/25 - 7/26 -- Post S4 Hospital Fics

The Last Friday of every month will have a new calendar release!

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Nominate an author for WRITER’S SPOTLIGHT here!

Vote on our next THEME WEEK here!

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Submit a fic through our ASK!

You can see our previously recommended fics spreadsheet here!

Recently, the Mod Team has noticed that Work In Progress fics haven't been getting the celebration they deserve. Readers are refusing to read unfinished works and saving their kudos until the work is completed, rather than sharing the love as the work is updated.

Fandom is built on WIPs.

An active fandom is filled with works being updated at varying frequencies. You might luck out at the right time to find a fic that updates every day like clockwork. You may find a fic that posted it's last chapter right as you went searching for a fic. You may scrounge around and find an incredible gem that hasn't been updated in two years, but gosh is it worth the read.

This is fandom. This is fanfic.

Here at Steddie Underdog Fics, our page was meant to highlight fics that were getting lost in the boom of activity in the early Steddie days. At the time, the inaugural Steddie Big Bang was posting and we were still seeing high frequencies of fic being posted daily. So many AMAZING works were getting buried by other AMAZING works! We wanted to take a pause and celebrate the fics, as they were, in the moment.

This has worked for us these last two years and we're not changing anything. The information on our fic recs reflects the time of our mods creating the post. If it's a complete or incomplete fic, we make that clear with the chapter count on the post AND it's also a column on our spreadsheet of rec'd fics.

We’ve gotten negative comments from potential readers about incomplete status on fics or whether something is worth reading for one reason or another. While we encourage positive conversation here, there is never a time to publicly criticize fanfic. Don’t like, don’t read. This is not the space for you to share negative opinions about our authors and fics. We only uplift on our page and in our community.

Any asks or comments that request the team to make these changes to indicate a fic is incomplete beyond the Ao3 standard chapter count will be ignored and deleted.

Any negative comments about the fics, whether it’s about completion status or not, you will be blocked automatically.

Everyone has reading preferences. We're not saying you have to read WIPs, just like we wouldn't say you have to read a Major Character Death fic. We as a team give you the information we have about the fic to make an informed decision on whether you'd like to read it. The rest is up to you. We do ask, if you've never been a fanfic writer or if it's been some time, that you take a moment to put yourself in the authors shoes. Writing is a very vulnerable craft and hobby, and fanfic authors pour themselves into free works for the joy of it.

Sometimes it gets to be too much, though. Life gets in the way, health issues come up, or they just lose the drive to complete the fic. Any reason is valid. NO reason is valid. So yes, fics can be left ongoing for some time, but not necessarily by choice. You never know when a random kudos or comment on a WIP could inspire or drive an author to write ten more chapters.

In the age of AI, we implore you to remember that these are HUMANS creating these works. They are not machines creating content for you to consume.

For the month of July, we're celebrating Works In Progresses.

All of our Challenges this month will be ONLY WIP stories and we ask that you consider sharing WIPs for our theme weekends as well. Giving an ongoing fic a little love can go a long way, for both the reader and the author. Please consider reading a WIP this month. Leave a kudos or comment. Share it with a friend. Spread the love of fic.

@shotglasspotion

Rating: Explicit

13,593 words, 1/? chapters

Archive Warning: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Tags: Post-Canon Fix-It, Christianity (Derogatory), Religious Imagery & Symbolism, religious kink, I'm Serious About All The Religious Stuff, THIS IS A WARNING, Author Attempts to Make Baptist Trauma tm Just as Sex as Catholic Trauma tm, Dead Dove: Do Not Eat, monster fucking, Human/Monster Romance, Unconventional Interpretation of Double Penetration, Body Worship, Cunnilingus, Anal Sex, Vaginal Sex, Unprotected Sex, Blood Drinking, Blood Kink, Biting Kink, Blow Jobs, Finger Sucking, Explicit Sexual Content, Sexual Religious Sacrificing, Not as Violent as That Sounds, Switching, Dom Eddie Munson, Sub Steve Harrington, Vampire Eddie Munson, Steve Harrington Has Bad Parents, Steve Harrington Has a Praise Kink, Wayne Munson is a good dad, Dustin Henderson Needs a Hug But Doesn't Want One, Non-Consensual Body Modification, Implied/Referenced Self-Harm, Homophobia, Transphobia, Slurs, PTSD, hivemind - Freeform, Cannon Violence, Gender Dysphoria, Cigarettes, Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Drug Use, DO NOT EAT THE DEAD DOVE, slowburn, Romance, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, happy ending i swear, No Beta We Die Like Benny/Billy/Bob/Barbara, I think that covers it, Trans Male Character, Trans Eddie Munson, I can't believe I forgot to tag that

Summary:

Eddie knows it’s safe here, so he stays. He stays and he doesn’t eat or cry. He just thinks and he writes and he sleeps and he hides. It’s an endless cycle that’s slowly driving him absol-fucking-lutely insane. That’s why Eddie thinks he is hallucinating when he hears a voice say, “I know it’s been a while, but it’s me. It’s Steve Harrington.”

This rec is a part of Challenge Monday. The challenge this week was Fics with an odd number of kudos.

Rating: Explicit

9,906 words, 3/? chapters

Archive Warning: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Tags: Post-Vecna (Stranger Things), Vampire Eddie Munson, Blood and Gore, Violence, Blood Kink, Human/Monster Romance, Sex Drugs and Rock and Roll, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Eventual Smut, Angst, Stalking, Obsessive Behavior

Summary:

vampire eddie set in the 90s.

This rec is a part of Challenge Monday. The challenge this week was Fics with an odd number of kudos.

@quartetship

Rating: Mature

5,522 words, 1/? chapters

Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply

Tags: Folklore, Appalachia, Monsters, Human/Monster Romance

Summary:

Inspired by the folklore of Appalachia, this is the story of magic, misunderstood creatures, and a tiny mountain town with a big secret.

This rec is a part of Challenge Monday. The challenge this week was Fics with an odd number of kudos.

@dame-zoom-a-latte

Rating: Explicit

2,558 words, 1/1 chapters

Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply

Tags: Breeding kink if you squint, Author realizing that explaining why something is hot is really hard, Soft Dom Eddie Munson, Brat Steve Harrington, Brat Enabler Eddie Munson, Weird Biology, Human/Monster Romance, Monster Eddie Munson, Monsterfucker Steve Harrington, Getting Slapped with a Dildo, I'm sorry about the title I had to

Summary:

“We’re going to share,” Robin pouts. “And I’d have maybe ten dollars in my bank account after this and that’s with the group discount.” “And you want me to enable you to buy this expensive-ass breeder dildo?” “Yes! As you should! As my best friend!” Robin gestures so hard that she knocks her water bottle over. “Stevie, darling, Birdie’s got a point. Who are you to deny her highness her fated bankruptcy?” “Are you serious Eddie? This thing is like eighty dollars!” Steve sputters. “Please Steve pleeeeease?” Robin begs. He sighs. “Alright. I’ll get this stupid thing with you." Or Steve learns something about himself and Eddie when they add a new toy to their collection. Written for SteddieSmuttySeptember Week 4

This rec is a part of Challenge Monday. The challenge this week was Fics with an odd number of kudos.

@heybluechild

Rating: Mature

6,410 words, 2/7 chapters

Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply

Tags: Crossover, Crossovers & Fandom Fusions, Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Celebrity, Alternate Universe - 1970s, Musician Eddie Munson, Musician Steve Harrington, Inspired by Daisy Jones & The Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid, Drug Addiction, Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Non-Linear Narrative, Oral History, Getting Together, Break Up, Period-Typical Homophobia, Homophobic Language, Slurs, Future Fic, Steve Harrington's Father Being an Asshole, Bisexual Steve Harrington, Gay Eddie Munson, Implied Sexual Content, Slow Burn, Getting Back Together, Implied/Referenced Suicide

Summary:

The year is 1994 and Corroded Coffin is on top of the world. The veteran metal band, with a decade’s worth of music under their belt, recently finished a world tour in support of Metallica, and their third album, MEMENTO VIVERE, finally went platinum. It’s easy to understand Corroded Coffin as a rags-to-riches success story: three small-town boys from Indiana who made it big just as heavy metal was getting its start. But that’s not the whole story. As it turns out, there was a band before Corroded Coffin, one with a different sound and two more members that few remember. In interviews with members of that band, their crew, their family and friends, a much larger story comes into focus: a story of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. This is the story of a little band called Stevie & The Spades—and the two young men who blew it all up. (A roughly Daisy Jones & The Six-inspired Steddie musician AU in interview format, featuring a few guests borrowed from Taylor Jenkins Reid.)

This rec is a part of Theme Weekend. The theme this weekend is Musician AU.

@stobinesque

Rating: Explicit

10,316 words, 1/1 chapters

Archive Warning: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Tags: Alternate Universe - Creatures & Monsters, Vers Dom Steve Harrington, Vers Sub Eddie Munson, Monsterfucking, Monster Steve Harrington, Rockstar Eddie Munson, Dual POV, gothic vibes, Shapeshifting Genitalia, Dream Sex, Dream Manipulation, Sleep Paralysis, Biting, Blood Kink, aphrodisiac venom, Choking, Breeding Kink, Possessiveness/Obsession, Ownership, Collars, Compulsion, Vaginal Sex, Oral Sex, Come play, Come Eating, Foot Kink, (kind of?? tagging to be safe), Cock & Ball Torture, light gore?? (at least some mildly gory allusions/metaphors), Religious References and Biblical Allusions, Dacryphilia, Anal Fingering, Anal Sex, Tails, Wing Kink, Lactation Kink, Knotting, Good Boy Eddie Munson, Theodore Munson truthing hours

Summary:

There's a figure in the doorway, silhouetted by the chandeliers he keeps faintly lit in the receiving hall. Eddie sees the outline of wings. Of horns. A flowered crown. No sooner has he had the thought to reach out than the figure is stalking towards him. Eddie still can't move, and the beat of his heart picks up its pace. Not yet pounding in terror, but racing like he's just started a chase. He wants to speak. Wants to cry out, wants to— "Hello, my pet."

This rec is a part of Theme Weekend. The theme this weekend is Musician AU.

@dontcallmeeds

Rating: Explicit

13,979 words, 1/1 chapters

Archive Warning: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply

Tags: Steddie Holiday Gift Exchange 2023, JJ’s Holiday Fic Exchange, Rook I hope you like this!!!, (loved your BB so!!!), Crack Treated Seriously, Steve Harrington Character Study, Punk Steve Harrington, Trans Steve Harrington, Trans Eddie Munson, Trans Masc Character, Monsterfucker Steve Harrington, kinda??? It’s like humanoid monster stuff, Incubus Eddie Munson, Rockstar Eddie Munson, Eddie Munson Has Powers, Supernatural Elements, Visions, Corroded Coffin Concert (Stranger Things), Succubus Chrissy Cunningham, Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington Are Best Friends, Background Robin Buckley/Chrissy Cunningham, i put too much lore in this, Dialogue Heavy, Sharing Blood As A Romantic Gesture, Making Monsterfucking T4T, Strap-Ons, Monster Dick Strap-Ons hehehe, Sub Top Steve Harrington, Dom Bottom Eddie Munson, Very Mild Body Horror (at the end)

Summary:

There’s a rumor flying around the Chicago scene about a venue and band that doesn’t technically exist. Steve chalks it up to posers and clout chasing losers. Like who the fuck has time to be mysterious anymore? But when Steve Harrington gets his own invite, he gets enveloped in chaos that he cannot explain nor ignore. Will he decide to go back to his own shitsucking life or will he choose his mysterious shadow? (Or Punk!Steve meets Incubus!Eddie and its T4T monsterfucking)

This rec is a part of Theme Weekend. The theme this weekend is Musician AU.

@griesly, @inflomora-art,

Rating: Explicit

44,590 words, 9/9 chapters

Archive Warning: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Tags: Beauty and the Beast Elements, 1990s, Rock Star Eddie Munson, Bisexual Steve Harrington, Bisexual Eddie Munson, Past Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Past Drug Use, Fairy Tale Curses, Age Difference, Unsafe Sex, Touch-Starved, References to Depression, Isolation, Body Horror, Body Worship, Monsterfucker Steve Harrington, Crush at First Sight, Minor Car Accident, Canon-typical monster violence, Past Eddie Munson/Chrissy Cunningham/Billy Hargrove, Very Minor Chrissy Cunningham/Billy Hargrove, Happily Ever After, Hurt/Comfort

This rec is a part of Theme Weekend. The theme this weekend is Musician AU.

Rating: General Audiences

648 words, 1/10 chapters

Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply

Tags: Rock Star Eddie Munson, Pop Star Steve Harrington, Past Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, im bad at tagging

Summary:

Eddie Munson left Hawkins and never looked back. He became the Rockstar he always wanted to be. Steve Harrington followed Robin Buckley to LA and accidentally became a Popstar. Every lyric on every song on every album is a message in a bottle between the two. Can they ever reconnect and be together? Can they deal with crazy fans and paparazzi hounding them at every turn? and in the far-off future of 2021, can they finally tell their story? or It's been 28 years since heartthrobs of the early 90s, Corroded Coffin frontman Eddie Munson and pop sensation Steve Harrington have dominated the airwaves, unbeknownst to the rest of the world at the time, they were serenading each other.

This rec is a part of Theme Weekend. The theme this weekend is Musician AU.

Rating: General Audiences

727 words, 1/? chapters

Archive Warning: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Tags: The party is here too!, Not sure how involved everyone else will be in it, Famous Steve Harrington, Pop Star Steve Harrington, Barista Eddie Munson, Steve steals Eddie's lighter accidentally

Summary:

Eddie is a barista and is always late no matter what. It just so happens, this time him being late to work pays off. As he starts talking to a pretty guy who asked to burrow a lighter. Or Famous pop singer Steve and barista Eddie who doesn't know Steve is famous. With accidental lighter theft.

This rec is a part of Theme Weekend. The theme this weekend is Musician AU.

@aidaronan

Rating: Explicit

8,617 words, 2/2 chapters

Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply

Tags: Mothman is Real, Mothman!Steve, Rock Star Eddie Munson, Bisexual Steve Harrington, Monsterfucker Eddie Munson, Eddie Munson Has ADHD, Rimming, Anal Sex, monsterfucking but the monster has a tragic backstory, porn with a side of light angst, Dirty Talk, Eddie Munson Smokes Marijuana

Summary:

Eddie makes an innocent comment about the unnecessarily fine ass of the Mothman statue. It would be a shame if anything heard him. It would be a double shame if anything followed him back to his hotel to see if he meant what he said.

This rec is a part of Theme Weekend. The theme this weekend is Musician AU.

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

1,123 words, 1/? chapters

Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply

Tags: Musician Eddie Munson, Musician Steve Harrington, Bisexual Steve Harrington, Trans Eddie Munson, Idiots in Love, Banter, Steve Harrington is Bad at Feelings, Eddie Munson is a Menace, Chrissy Cunningham is a Sweetheart

Summary:

Steve Harrington, a nursing student who writes music on the side, has his entire life flipped upside down when his roommate arranges for him to open for Sweet Radicals, an indie-rock band, on their first tour-- but maybe that isn't such a bad thing.

This rec is a part of Theme Weekend. The theme this weekend is Musician AU.

@shelleyminx

Rating: General Audiences

1,793 words, 1/1 chapters

Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply

Tags: Pre-Relationship, Grief/Mourning, Wakes & Funerals, Chance Meetings, Steve Harrington Needs a Hug, Eddie Munson is a Sweetheart, Detention, My Chemical Romance References, Alternate Universe - 2000s, Parent Death, Steve Harrington plays the piano, you can read it as an AU where canon events happened in the 00s or a No Upside Down AU, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort

Summary:

"look, I'm about to say something that maybe will sound shitty, buy I wish someone had told me that when my mother died. I'm sorry if you feel offended, miraculously that's not my intention, I swear." he signals with both his hands, trying to sound as amicable as he can. "He died, you didn't. If you don't act like you're dead for a while, people will assume you don't care, but do people ever know shit?" "No, usually they don't." Eddie stares at the ceiling. It's a weird thing to say, he knows, but he hopes Steve gets that it comes from a place of sincerity and concern. It's strange when a parent dies when you're old enough to have formed a personality around them, but not old enough to have gone through many pivotal moments of your life. Or: Suffocated by all the people at his father's funeral, Steve seeks solitude in a familiar hiding place. Eddie is just going through with his day, but he recognizes the way his old friend grief now also carries Harrington by the hand.

This rec is a part of Theme Weekend. The theme this weekend is Musician AU.