Steve Harrington has always been your constant. He's the one who shows up at your window at 2 a.m., who knows when you're lying, who stays when everyone else leaves. You've survived Hawkins together, monsters, secrets, and heartbreaks that only the two of you understand. Falling in love with your best friend was never part of the plan. But neither was surviving this long without him. steve harrington x oc pov Disclaimer: This story is a work of fanfiction. All characters, settings, and plots belong to their respective creators. The writing and original content are my own. I do not claim any ownership over the original material.

In Hawkins, everyone knows Calliope Carmichael. The girl with the perfect smile. The big white house. The polished manners and effortless grace. She's kind, popular, and exactly who she's expected to be. What no one sees is how hard she works to stay that way. When strange things begin happening in Hawkins, Callie does what she's always done best-she helps. She notices. She stays. Armed with quiet intelligence, unexpected bravery, and a pair of antique swords hanging in her family's foyer, Callie finds herself drawn into a fight she never asked for... and a friendship she never planned. Steve Harrington has always been the guy everyone relies on-the protector, the babysitter, the one who takes the hits and keeps going. But as monsters close in and the people around him move on, it's Callie who sees the cracks he hides behind a smile. And somehow, without meaning to, they become each other's safe place. This is a slow-burn love story set against the chaos of the Upside Down-about being seen, choosing who you want to be, and finding home in the person who stays. Because sometimes, the quietest hearts change everything. Season One....completed Season Two....completed Season Three.... completed Season Four.... completed Season Five....completed

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 )