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Chapters: 5/10 Fandom: Stranger Things (TV 2016) Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson Characters: Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley, Dustin Henderson, Lucas Sinclair, Maxine "Max" Mayfield, Will Byers, Jonathan Byers, Vecna (Stranger Things), Henry Creel | One | Vecna, Erica Sinclair Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending, Bisexual Steve Harrington, Gay Eddie Munson, Lesbian Robin Buckley, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Steve Harrington Needs a Hug, Hurt Steve Harrington, Canon-Typical Violence, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Suicidal Ideation, Steve Harrington is a Sweetheart, Good Babysitter Steve Harrington, Steve Harrington-centric, Eddie Munson Has a Crush on Steve Harrington, Eddie POV, POV Steve Harrington, Steve Harrington Has Bad Parents, Whatthemeepever is an enabler, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Eddie Munson Deserves Nice Things, steve harrington is a nice thing, POV Alternating, Mental Health Issues Summary:
In 1978 Steve Harrington went missing for 5 days, no one noticed. Little Steve Harrington missed an entire week of school and no one said anything; Eddie felt his absence in the empty seat he usually takes up in front of him, and Eddie worries. Because Steve didn’t even miss school when he had the flu, and now he’s just… nowhere to be seen
or; Steve Harrington learns what it really means to be loved while also learning that some of the demons in his head, aren't just in his head
Picks up during S3, most before that is canon complacent with a few things changed that are addressed in the intro. Doesn't follow canon too closely after that.
