Allison Bamford has the perfect life- she's popular, a cheerleader, rich, and can get any guy she wants. At least that's what everyone thinks about her. But beneath the surface, she's so much more. The only person she feels really understands her is her best friend Steve Harrington. But when he starts dating "the priss," Nancy Wheeler, they learn that Hawkins is not the town they thought it was. Season 1-4 Waiting for Season 5 Crossposted on ao3- dee_writes03 Trigger warnings- violence, eventual smut, verbal abuse. I do not own Stranger Things or the characters, plot, etc.

In Hawkins High, everyone already thinks they're inevitable. King Steve 'The hair' Harrington and the quiet, too-sweet-to-say-no girl everyone adores. Elizabeth 'Your Highness' Henderson. The golden couple that hasn't even happened yet. They're both popular. They both know it. But while Steve thrives in the spotlight, she's always been better at smiling softly and staying out of drama. Between hallway rumors, shared glances, and monsters creeping in from the Upside Down, strangers turn into something dangerously real. And as Hawkins starts to fracture, so does the careful distance she's kept from him. After all, it's one thing for everyone to root for you to get together. It's another thing to actually fall. Season 1: Complete Season 2: Writing Start: 13 Feb '26 Finish: ?

Were they lovers? Worse. Y/N Henderson can run from the past, but she can't run from fate. Inseparable at first, until life pulled Steve Harrington and Y/N apart and turned them into strangers. Time changes everything, especially people, and for a while, they existed on two parallel tracks. But when a series of impossible events forces their lives to intertwine once again, Steve and Y/N soon realise that the person they lost is the only one who can save them. From unwilling allies to sharp-tongued rivals and back again, their so-called irreparable history is about to prove that some people are simply meant to collide.

Julia and Steve start off at each other's throats - her sharp tongue constantly challenging his fat ego, and Steve hitting back with that signature cocky grin. She thinks he's all hair spray and fake charm; he thinks she's trouble wrapped in ripped jeans. But somewhere between protecting the kids from the Upside Down, the tension shifts. Beneath the sarcasm, Julia sees the loyal, unexpectedly brave guy Steve is becoming, and he starts to admire the fearless way she refuses to back down from anything - especially him. What begins as eye-rolls and arguments slowly turns into lingering glances and accidental caring. Can Steve tear down Julia's tower of walls she's built around her?

Steve Harrington learned how to survive. He never learned how to be loved. After everything Hawkins put him through, Steve settles into a quieter life teaching middle school, coaching baseball, and pretends the past stayed buried when the gates finally closed for good. He smiles when he's supposed to. He keeps the noise on at night. He doesn't let anyone close enough to see the scars he still carries. The town knows about the earthquakes and blackouts but they don't know what it cost him. Claire Bennett always noticed the things other people missed. The kid who never talked, the one who flinched at sudden noises, and the ones who learned how to disappear in plain sight. Which is why she noticed Steve. She remembers the boy Steve used to be. Or at least, the boy everyone thought he was. Popular. Untouchable. Safe. What she finds instead is a man who startles too easily, avoids silence, and carries a loneliness that feels familiar. They went to school together their whole lives but they may as well have been in completely different worlds. Now they share hallways, late afternoons, and a growing awareness that some parts of him never made it out of the darkness that still haunts him. This is a story about how sometimes healing begins with someone simply choosing to stay. *Updates on Mondays and Thursdays

"I fucking hate you." "I fucking hate you too." Meet Rory Henderson. Big sister. Burnout. Leather jacket energy. Steve Harrington's walking migraine. She's also the first love he can't shake. Prior to Hawkins swallowing people whole, Steve and Rory were a thing: kisses in dark corners, secret rendezvous, sleepless nights. And a relationship that only existed where nobody else could see it. He was her first friend, first love and first betrayal. She was the girl he wanted in every way but never had the courage to treat right. They'll be trialled with hatred, rivalry, jealousy, near-death experiences... and years of bad timing, where Steve and Rory keep finding their way back to each other. No matter how badly they hurt each other. No matter who or what else gets in the way. They're more than enemies to lovers. They're worse than that. They're under each other's skin. -Dual narrative POV -Original female character -Slow burn -Enemies to lovers -Second chance -Eventual spice -5 seasons; season 1 complete, season 2 complete, season 3 being written