Yeah, that's a no.

me: they’re gonna really fall in love at the end this is getting old

[74 chapters after]

otp: fall in love with each other

me:

wow its been ten years since i updated this, but im still a hoe for this au, so it will be finished!!! 

catch up here

Summary: The reader’s best friend is trapped inside the Hawkins Coldtown, and if they can get their hands on a vampire, they can trade them for Robin. Steve, a newly turned vampire, crosses their path, and an uneasy alliance forms. Once inside the walls, the pair find themselves relying on each other more than they thought possible (aka an AU based on Holly Black’s novel The Coldest Girl In Coldtown)

Word Count: 4.3k

Warnings: violence, blood, cursing

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Once upon a time, Hawkins was a quaint, quiet place to live. It was clean and safe, and residents slept with their doors unlocked and windows open.

Then, Indianapolis burned before a wall could be erected around it; before turning into a Coldtown.

As such, the state went in search of the next highest concentration of vampires. They found them hiding in a sleepy town. And when they woke the town, they woke their monsters, too. They set off a beacon for all the dark and evil things lurking on the sidelines, and brought them to Hawkins.

catch up here

Summary: Steve goes back to 1983 to end the war with the Mind Flayer before it begins, leaving you behind. Only, this time around, the plot and players have changed, and Steve is forced to find new and old allies.

Word Count: 3.6k

Warnings: cursing, violence, blood 

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Kali comes in handy far more than anyone anticipated.

Whereas everyone else going to the lab - Hopper, Joyce, Nancy, Jonathan - expect a battle with the guards from the doors to the gate, Kali paves the way with illusions, taking each person they pass out of commission and moving them silently and essentially invisible down the halls.

It is the easy part, getting in. It is what comes next that is hard.

two ships

two friendships

two characters

two shows

two actress

two actors

(gif by @harringtown​! thx!)

Summary: When Steve gets invited to a party thrown by some old friends, reader finds sanctuary in the bathroom

Word Count: 1.5k

Warnings: implied social anxiety and one (1) curse word

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The bathroom floor tile is cool against your check, its matte finish seems to hold the January breeze. It keeps you here, almost cradled in its quiet, the feeling similar to waking up on a chilly Sunday morning, comforter cocooning you in a soft comforting warmth created from a good night’s sleep.  

Above you the bathroom chandelier twinkles. After hours of your staring contest, you still haven’t landed on how expensive you think it is. It’s definitely more than your outfit, that much is clear. The thought seems to churn your stomach for the hundredth time this night, but like each time before, you refused to throw up in the fancy shower. 

God, it was just so clear to you that you didn’t belong here.