| Some stories don't begin with monsters, they begin with the quiet kind of fear that lives in the dark long before anyone sees it. | Arwen Henderson has spent years trying to outgrow the shadows of her childhood, the strange visions and cold dread she once swore were only nightmares. Returning to Hawkins should have meant a fresh start, but the town feels suspended in the same uneasy quiet she remembers watchful, waiting, wrong. She tries to blend back into normal life school, old streets, and looking after her little brother Dustin. But Hawkins refuses to stay ordinary. Something stirs in the woods, people vanish without explanation, and that familiar chill, the one she thought she'd buried begins creeping back into her bones. Then she crosses paths with Steve Harrington. He's infuriatingly confident, effortlessly charming, and everything she doesn't have time for. Yet beneath the perfect hair and cocky smile, there's something unexpectedly steady about him, something that pulls her in despite every instinct telling her to stay away. As the town's mysteries deepen, so does their reluctant connection, built on danger, stubborn loyalty, and the realization that they might need each other more than either wants to admit. But as Hawkins falls further into silence, Ari's past starts clawing its way back, reminding her that some shadows don't fade... they wait. Together, she and the Hawkins Group must face the rising darkness surrounding the town, unaware just how close it already is to finding her again.

❝I DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT MY BAD REPUTATION❞ in which mike wheeler falls for the kid sister of steve harrington. [mike wheeler x fem!oc] HIGHEST RANKS - #1 IN FANFICTION #1 IN STRANGERTHINGS #1 IN MIKEWHEELER #1 IN FINNWOLFHARD #1 IN 80S © 2018 sameezyy

[REPOSTED] "Alice, thank goodness-why the hell did you bring Mews?" "What? I didn't want the evil government agents to get her!" *** Alice Henderson has always been told she's got her mind in Wonderland. She longs for an adventure in her life like the Alice she pretends she's named after. When her brother Dustin's friend Will goes missing in November 1983, she gets what she wished for-and it's not quite as dreamy as she hoped. Dustin, Mike, and Lucas are running wild with a quiet girl with superpowers, Alice's best friend goes missing, and strange things happen left and right that have Alice questioning her sanity. Alice will do anything to protect her brother, learn about her past, and stay alive to go to the Snow Ball, even if it means fighting monsters and making allies in unexpected places. *** COVER BY: @dash-of-clarity ! Stranger Things S1-4 Steve Harrington x OC (slowburn) Started: 01/01/18 [Re-]Started: 07/17/19 Completed Up through ST3: 03/03/20 Completed Up through ST4: 11/20/22 Republished: 07/30/24-04/06/25 HIGHEST RANKS: ⇒ #5 in "Steve Harrington" ⇒ #2 in "Stranger Things" ⇒ #1 in "Steve Harrington x OC" ⇒ #1 in "Netflix Original" ⇒ #1 in "Will Byers" ⇒ #1 in "Dustin Henderson" ⇒ #1 in "The Upside Down" ⇒ #1 in "Eleven Hopper" ⇒ #1 in "Hawkins Indiana" ⇒ #1 in "Jonathan Byers" ⇒ #1 in "Steve" ⇒ #3 in "Lucas Sinclair" ⇒ #4 in "Barb Holland" ⇒ #4 in "Nancy Wheeler" ⇒ #7 in "Dustin Henderson" ⇒ #85 in "Netflix" ⇒ #470 in "Fanfiction" (out of 1.3 MILLION STORIES with the Fanfic tag. Holy shit how is that possible thank u for reading) *** DISCLAIMER: THE RIGHTS TO ST BELONG TO NETFLIX, UPSIDE DOWN PICTURES, AND THE DUFFER BROS. I JUST OWN ALICE, HER FRIENDS, AND ANY OTHER ORIGINAL PLOTLINES YOU SEE!

For this part, my darling, you must be brave. ⋆˚࿔ ©burkhqrt 2020 stranger things | seasons 2-5 steve harrington x f!mayfield!oc cover by my amazing bff percysfilm <3 word count: 145k

I'd cry for you, would you do the same? Stranger Things 4 & 5 / Steve Harrington ©kissteeth, 2022

The age old story of two best friends falling in love... ... Only, one's a lab experiment with an entire Upside Down hunting her down, and the other won't leave her side, no matter how hard she tries. steve harrington x fem oc / season 2 onwards completed 🧨🐞🖤 © bioodflood

••••• "Don't you want me? / You know I can't believe it when you say that you don't need me" ••••• "This might be the stupidest thing I've ever gotten myself involved in, but I'm in." In which Steve Harrington and Kimberly Henderson go from best friends, to enemies, to lovers. started: 9/2/2020 completed: 12/28/2026 Stranger Things Seasons 1-5 Disclaimer: I don't own Stranger Things, but I do own Kimberly Henderson and her story line.

𝐋𝐄𝐀 𝐇𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐑 & 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐕𝐄 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐎𝐍 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!UNDER MAJOR EDITING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 《♡》《♡》《♡》 "I heard everything Dustin said." The girl confessed. Steve looked down at her breathing heavily. "I just wanted to hear it from you." Steve pulled her against him. "It's true. He was right. I do love you," Lea glanced from the down the tunnel and back up to Steve. "Come on! Guys!" "I love you," Lea whispered. The noises coming from the creatures got louder as they trampled faster towards the two. Steve pulled her head into his chest and braced for impact. Season 1 ● Season 2 ● Season 3 ● Season 4 ● Season 5 • (Not yet started)

For Olivia Hargrove, her life felt like a ferris wheel. Sometimes she was up, and other times she was down but what she needed to learn was to enjoy the ride. When her father dragged her to a small town, she thought the only thing she needed to survive was boredom, not supernatural creatures. 𝚂𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚘𝚗 𝟺 ✓ *Waiting for season 5* Steve Harrington X OC Rankings: #1 Jim Hopper 11/27/21 #1 Byers 01/24/22 #1 Wheeler 05/27/22 #1 Harrington 06/22/22 #1 Steve Harrington 07/01/22 #1 Hargrove 7/02/22 #1 Hawkins 7/12/22 #1 Netflix 7/18/22

IN WHICH an abnormal friend group go out in search for their missing friend, fighting monsters and feelings along the way. fem!oc x male!oc TW; mental health issues mentions of depression mentions of anxiety mentions of eating disorders mentions of SH ! i do not own stranger things all rights to stranger things belong to the duffer brothers¡