Steve Harrington has made a lot of mistakes. He's said the wrong things at the worst times, has tried to be the one everyone wants him to be. But he's spent too long pretending to be someone he's not: the confident guy, the heartbreaker, the one who has it all together. But nothing has thrown him off balance like Lauren Henderson. She's guarded, unpredictable, and so painfully honest with him that it makes his chest ache. She calls him out when he's trying too hard, sees through every defense he puts up, and somehow manages to make him feel like he's not just the screwup with good hair. For someone who supposedly doesn't care, Lauren Henderson is the biggest people-pleaser. After her father left, she's always wanted to be better, so that maybe one day he'd actually want her. She's friendly, easy to talk to, always saying the right thing to get people to like her. That's all she can do. But deep down, she feels everything too deeply. Every emotion that teens feel on the daily is how Lauren feels, amplified by three thousand. So when she starts catching feelings for the boy who let her in, everything she built herself upon starts to crumble beneath her. They weren't supposed to care. Not like that at least, but feelings have a way of showing up uninvited. Especially in a town like Hawkins. Between parent problems, unsaid things, and the fear of being too much (or not enough), Lauren and Steve find themselves wrapped up in the supernatural chaos that hides between Hawkins' cracks. In this heart racing story, join Lauren and Steve on their adventures with alternate dimensions and monsters they never believed they'd ever have to face. Watch how even in the midst of it all, they find themselves doing exactly what they promised themselves they would never do. Falling head over heels for one another.

She didn't know any better. Years of being raised by the evil entity that was once Henry Creel skewed her view of the world she once lived in. When Y/N is sent by him from the Upside Down to infiltrate those that so tediously continue to thwart his plans, she ends up finding something with someone that she never could have expected. Will she betray the one who raised her, who helped her escape that horrific lab? Or will she help him burn it all to the ground? One thing was for sure. There was only one thing that might change her mind... She just doesn't doesn't even know he exists... Yet. ( Set from the beginning of S4 once flashbacks cease but reader has been part of prior Vecna plans. Reader is over 18/older than El to fit with Steve without it being weird and has powers; is 002 in this story so assume the bullies in the show were 003 upwards. Long-ish intro with flashbacks to try and make it make sense lmfao but only a few chapters. Please read TW's before reading and let me know if there's anything I missed. TW: Violence, brainwashing, death, both mental and physical abuse, manipulation, smut in later chapters, fem!Reader, angst )

"There's just no getting over you, I'm hopelessly devoted to you" Daphne Henderson, Dustin's hotter cooler older sister, is forced to adapt to her new reality; a world where monsters, superpowers and alternate dimensions exist; a world where will and barb went missing; a world where none of her loved ones are really safe; a world where she isn't just a regular teen girl anymore. 💌 steve harrington / "steve hairington" 👤 daphne henderson / "daphne the dauntless" 🗺️ Hawkins, Indiana, 1984-1987 · Substances (alcohol, smoking, drugs,...) · PTSD, depression, anxiety,... · Descriptions of violence · If a chapter includes a sex scene, it'll be warned in the start of it

Brooke Henderson never wanted to be a hero, she only wanted to keep her family together and survive Hawkins High. But when the town begins to unravel after the disappearance of Will Byers, she is dragged into a fight she never asked for. Caught between love, fear, and the darkness creeping into Hawkins, Brooke learns that some battles choose you. [Stranger Things] [Seasons 1-5] [Steve Harrington x female oc] Begin: Dec 2025 Ended: ????

Jenna Henderson and Steve Harrington have been best friends since they met back in elementary school. What happens when their tight knit bond is tested to the ultimate extreme by popularity wars and some supernatural shit going on in their once safe town? Will they be able to escape, or will they be dragged down into a rabbit hole that they never knew existed? Season 1-5: Completed Steve Harrington x OC Robin Buckley x OC Written Nov 3, 2022-Feb 5, 2026 (First edit completed on June 9, 2024. Second edit completed on November 13, 2025. Final edit starting soon.) Disclaimer: I own none of the Stranger Things characters except for the ones I've created myself (Jenna and Alice) Cover Photo Made By Me :) Best Rankings: #1 in Steveharrington <3 #1 in Strangerthings <3 #1 in dnd (for over 2 months straight) #1 in Steve #1 in Harrington #1 in Joekeery #1 in Henderson #1 in Gatenmatarazzo #1 in Jonathanbyers #1 in Dustin #1 in Wheeler #1 in Sinclair #1 in Steveharringtonxoc #1 in Jessicabarden #2 in Bestfriendstolovers #2 in 1980's #2 in 001 #3 in Dustinhenderson #4 in Upsidedown #6 in Hawkins #13 in Fanfiction (out of thousands of stories!!!) #14 in Originalcharacter #54 in Drama

On Beechwood Island, everything gleams. The sun on the water, the crisp white of the Sinclair houses, the perfect smiles of perfect families. I've known Johnny Sinclair my whole life - or at least, the version of him that summers here: charming, sharp-tongued, golden. The boy who lives for July Fourth bonfires, for cannonball splashes off the dock, for teasing me about my hair when it frizzes in the salt air. We are the children of old money. We are the products of privilege and tradition. We are beautiful liars, all of us. And yet, when the cracks start to show - in the family, in the friendships, in the island itself - Johnny's the only one who looks me in the eye and sees me for real. Maybe that's why I never saw the disaster coming.