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Scratched and you're still smiling by Eddies_ArtofSuffering
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
21 Jan 2023
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In 1978, Susan Mayfield marries George Munson instead of Neil Hargrove.
In 1984, Eddie stumbles upon the tender moment between Steve and Nancy that night at Lover’s Lake.
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Or: Eddie as Max’s stepbrother instead of Billy!
Canon divergent in terms of relationships, semi-canon-compliant in terms of Upside Down. We start by following Eddie's (and Max’s) home life and events that lead up to their move to Hawkins in October 1984, the year in which King Steve's reign starts dwindling.- Language:
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15 Dec 2025
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Steve’s eyes glide to Eddie’s neck, lingers on the skin there.
It’s unblemished. Not even a mole. Definitely no ligature marks.
Steve’s hand instinctively moves to his own neck.
He can’t feel them but he knows they’re there.
The scars.
They’ve faded to a faint pink over the months. Faint enough he can hardly see them himself, but that’s not the case with Eddie because…
It’s not really Eddie.
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07 Dec 2025
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“I can’t believe they ditched us for girls,” Steve exclaims. “I can’t believe they have girls. We don’t have girls!”
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- Part 1 of Spare time
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02 Dec 2025
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When Eddie drunkenly confesses that he’s gay and in love with Steve, it takes time and no small amount of awkwardness to return their friendship to where it had been before. Because if neither of them wants to lose the other, what other choice is there? They both know that Steve isn’t queer and can’t ever return Eddie’s feelings… right?
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10 Nov 2025
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In 1984, Steve Harrington wakes up in the hospital after a car crash he can't remember. Nothing—and everything—has changed.
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He’s in the Creel house, in the real world, and he hasn’t moved an inch. Eddie is still beside him, and the bulb above them is burning white hot, pulsing even faster than before. Steve can still feel that other-worldly warmth across his back but there’s something else, something like a cold fist plunged into his chest, and the echo of deja vu swims through his head. He needs to leave. He needs to leave now—he didn’t see it in his mind for no reason.- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 143,209
- Chapters:
- 23/23
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- Comments:
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08 Nov 2025