#crows verse

- Stephen was a child full of wonder, however the wonderment was quickly quashed by Eugene

- he grew up with an abusive father, his mum tried to protect him and his siblings as best she could, as the oldest he tried to help her while also keeping his siblings safe

- they never celebrated brithdays, but Beverly would do something small for the kids in secret

- at 11 years old, he was inspired to pursue a career in medicine after helping Donna when she twisted her ankle while roller skating

- he got a boyfriend at 15, and his father found out and was homophobic to him, causing Stephen to hide his pansexuality

- he took Donna (13) ice skating when he was 15, and she fell in the ice. He tried to help, but she drowned, and he blamed himself

- after Donna, his father got worse and started targeting him more (Beverly tried shielding him but couldn't), but he accepted it since it kept his mother and brother safe

- Victor being only 7 didn't understand what had happened fully and was brainwashed by his father to dislike Stephen

- with everything that happened, Donnas death, Victors hatred, and his father's abuse, Stephen used alcohol as a way to cope

- in 1993, Eugene dies from illness, which allows Stephen to have some peace knowing his mother and brother will be safe and he can go to college as he dreamed

- he left for Columbia University and moved to New York at 18 and studied to become a doctor and got his PhD and MD at the same time

- he started working as a doctor, and refuses to treat child patients due to the trauma of losing Donna, but left the hospital after he was edged out due to the discovery of his sexuality by one of his colleagues after he was outed by his toxic ex

- he started working at New York Med in 2000 (age 24), where he met Reggie briefly

- he meets Reggie properly after Reggies nurse friends/Stephens colleagues convinced him to join them on a night out

- after Stephen gets drunk on the anniversary of Donnas death Reggie finds and comforts him, and tells him about his brother Sam (only Reggie, Wong and Stephen know about Sam), Reggie is the only one besides Stephen and his family to know about Donna (they both keep each others secret)

- they started dating a year later in 2001, Stephen confides in him about his fear of being out in public and they keep it between them and friends, Reggie allows Stephen to set the pace

- they move in together in 2003, get ace rings together in 2005, Stephens first pride item, and go to pride in 2010 and buy bracelets (Reggie) and earrings (Stephen) for their respective flags

- Stephen takes a bullet for Reggie in 2004 and has it turned into a bracelet and gifts it to Reggie to remind him that he'd always protect him

- he tells his mother about Reggie in 2004 a few months after the bullet incident, and goes home for the first time in years to celebrate his mother's 50th birthday and introduces her to Reggie

- it's also the first time he sees his brother in years, as they haven't spoken since he left for college, besides sending cards for Christmas and birthdays

- Stephen and Victor start reconciliation and slowly become brothers again

- in 2007, Victor (age 24) died in an accident, and Stephen goes to help his mother with the funeral arrangements, and they make plans to visit each other more often

- Stephens career lifts off and him and Reggie are happy together, but Reggie leaves in 2011 a month before their 10 year anniversary without explanation just an apology and a goodbye

- Stephen was going to propose and had an engagement ring ready for their 10 year anniversary

- after Reggie left, he packed his stuff, moved apartments, cut off all their friends, started new at Metro General hospital, and continued to grow his career

- he meets Christine in 2012, they start dating in 2013 and briefly date until Stephens mother passes due to illness in 2014 and break up because Stephen starts pushing her away, leading into 199999 canon

- Stephen adopts the stray dog from the deleted scene and names him Floyd after his favourite band Pink Floyd

- after his fight with Dormammu Stephen has ptsd about his deaths

- after Infinity War Stephen has memory issues and mixes up the timelines (Your name is Stephen Strange)

- NWH happens, but Wong doesn't give his permission for the spell to be cast and Stephen does it behind his back leading to Wong helping them later

- Stephen tries to be more gentle and patient with Peter but still gets a little frustrated as he forgets that Peter is a child and didn't have to grow up as quickly as he did when he was that age

- after the memory spell is cast, he still remembers Spiderman and finds him to offer friendship and help if needed as he doesn't want him to be 100% alone

- Spiderman refuses but Stephen promises that the offer always stands if he changes his mind

- MoM happens minus the Palmerstrange plot, instead he's dealing with the guilt and trauma from everything that happened in Infinity War and Endgame and is having trouble dealing with everything that happened

- the memory lane scene is him and Donna playing and laughing before the accident but he moves off the memory pad before her actual death plays

- America starts training at Kamar Taj and Stephen checks on her as much as he can without being intrusive, he wants to make sure she's okay but doesn't want to annoy her

- after an incident at Kamar Taj she moves into the Sanctum and she realises Stephen missed her as much as she missed him but they were both too scared

- after a few months they start to form a father daughter bond but neither are brave enough to admit it to the other

- in 2025, Stephen is reunited with Reggie, meets Sam and Maya, and is informed by Wong and Sam why Reggie left and forms a friendly bond with Maya while waiting for Reggie to wake up

- when Reggie does wake up they talk and decide to continue their relationship

- they reunite with friends and explain everything that happened, and introduce them to Wong, America, Maya and Sam

- Stephen officially adopts America, legally, and sends her to school with Maya

- him and Reggie get engaged and design wedding necklaces with the help of Maya and America since Stephen can't wear rings, and decide to wear crystals from Elerdria that look like the each others eyes

- Stephen and Reggie get married a few months later in 2026, Wong is Stephens best man, Sam is Reggies, and Maya and America are grooms-women