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This week’s writer spotlight feature is: foresthearts! @kiaramori has 11 fics in the Stranger Things fandom and 7 of them are in the Steddie tag!

Our anonymous nominator recommends the following works by @kiaramori:

Suspended Bridges

Consensual Catfishing

Just Because You've Done It Before Doesn't Mean You'll Do It Better

In My Head (I See a Supercut of Us)

finding a cozy place in you

I read her first Steddie fic (Suspended Bridges) as it was updating and I fell in love!! The world building and plot in that fic, compared with the writing make it absolutely irresistible. I've been reading all of her fics since then and there have been no misses! Every single one is incredible. Can't recommend them enough ❤️❤️ -- anonymous

Below the cut, foresthearts answered some questions about their writing process and some of their recommended work!

Why do you write Steddie?

I heard that a lot of times when people ship things, it’s a character they project onto with a character they’re attracted to. I find that I feel both things towards Steddie: I can somewhat project onto both of them to a degree, and then I also find them both pretty attractive. So it’s the best of both worlds (lol). I also think that both Steve and Eddie are at this really cool point in their life. After high school there’s a lot of self-discovery. Finding your own independence, figuring out who you are, deconstructing the messages you were raised with, finding your path…I think that’s a really cool time to write about.

What’s your favorite trope to READ?

One of my favorite tropes for this pairing is Kas!Eddie. I really like fics where Eddie is a vampire, they’re great. Another favorite trope with these two is idiots-to-lovers. I love the way both these guys can be dumbasses for different reasons.

What’s your favorite trope to WRITE?

I think miscommunication (in a playful way, not so much an angsty way) is a favorite for me. Especially oblivious!Steve. Anything I can do to maneuver Steve into a slutty little outfit and have Eddie thirsting over him, I love it. Especially when Steve has no clue Eddie is thirsting over him. I think I have that in almost every single fic I write.

What’s your favorite Steddie fic?

I have so many, it’s hard to list just one. “Sub-culture” by palmviolet was the first Steddie fic I read, so it has a special place in my heart. I’d also say “Rock of Ages” by BoudicaMuse and “You’re Divine” by OonionChiver. One I’m reading currently is called “House of Pain” by mynameis152. It features Steve and Eddie in a group home, and I really like the exploration of both of their characters.

Is there a trope you’re excited to explore in a future work but haven’t yet?

I have a fic I’ve half-written with Merman!Eddie and Grad Student in Marine Biology!Steve (extremely loosely based off the chinese novel Desharow Merman). I think that’s one I’d love to explore in more depth.

What is your writing process like?

My process usually starts with daydreaming up a certain scene. Then, I’ll kind of expand it from there. Sometimes, I’ll take notes or write short outlines at night to get my thoughts down. Then, I’ll usually write a first draft. Something that’s pretty stream-of-consciousness. I don’t worry about it sounding good. Then I’ll delete most of my first draft and start over with a second, keeping only the parts I like the most.

Do you have any writing quirks?

I’m not sure if other people do this, but I think a quirk of mine is how much I’ve come to enjoy rewriting things. It’s not unusual for me to write half a chapter, delete the whole thing, and then start over again. I find that I typically like the second draft a lot better than the first. When I was younger, it was such a struggle to delete things and start over. It felt like I was erasing all my hard work. But now, I just see it as part of the process.

Do you prefer posting when you’ve finished writing or on a schedule?

This is a funny question for me because my favorite way to do things was definitely how I did Suspended Bridges. I had about 80% of the plot written before I posted anything, and as I posted each chapter, I could comfortably go back and edit each chapter/add foreshadowing/add substance to the fic before posting it. But I haven’t done it that way since then; now I pretty much post things as I write them.

Which fic are you most proud of?

I think I’m most proud of Suspended Bridges, partially because it’s the longest fic I’ve ever written, so I’m pretty proud of the work that went into it. I also am pretty proud of Just Because You’ve Done it Before, Doesn’t Mean You’ll Do It Better. It’s my most recent one, and I can feel myself growing as a writer as I write it.

How did you get the idea for Suspended Bridges?

Suspended Bridges is really an amalgamation of a lot of different pieces of inspiration. I think at the time, there weren’t a ton of omegaverse fics out for the pairing. I had a lot of omegaverse headcanons for the characters and how they would fit into an alternate season four. Since there weren’t a lot of fics out at the time, I figured if I wanted something that was so specific (canon divergence, Steve being a secret omega, life-saving mating bonds, etc) then I was going to have to write it myself.

When writing Suspended Bridges, what was something you didn’t expect?

I’d have to say 1. the writing process, and 2. the reception. Firstly, it was a really unique fic for me in that it was so easy to write. It felt like the words just flowed out of me. I wrote the first 60,000 words of it largely on my phone while on vacation. I just couldn’t stop writing. It was more than I’d ever written in one sitting before. Secondly, I was not expecting the reception it got at all. It is far and away the most popular thing I’d ever written, and I was so floored at the amazingly kind comments people wrote and the way it was able to resonate with so many people.

What inspired Just Because You've Done It Before Doesn't Mean You'll Do It Better?

I really like Time Travel Fix-Its, they’re one of my favorite types of fics. I watched this clip where a comedian was talking about how if he went back in time, he’d be effectively useless. And I thought to myself, “what would it be like to have someone go back in time and kind of mess things up even more?” which is what inspired this fic. Steve’s back in season 1, trying to change the past so that things can go better…but it’s a harder job than he expects. There’s a lot that he doesn’t know, and his assumptions about the world can often cloud his judgment.

What was your favorite part to write from Consensual Catfishing?

I think my favorite part was just all the little internet references. Consensual Catfishing was really fun to write because it was a bit of a love letter to my own fandom experiences. My favorite part might’ve been in chapter 1 when we see the clip of the 1DxY/N fic parody. I was laughing pretty hard as I wrote that. I also just liked all the little clips of Hellfire’s DnD podcast. I really enjoyed writing their friendship.

How do/did you feel writing In My Head (I See a Supercut of Us)?

Uh…horny? Haha Supercut was one of the most explicit fics I’d written and so sometimes I would kind of post it while blushing bright red haha. It was fun, though. I think comedy is a bit of a niche for me. I really like to write stuff that makes me laugh, and Supercut was definitely that. Steve’s first fantasy he gets dragged into cracks me up every time.

What was the most difficult part of writing finding a cozy place in you?

I think the hardest part was just making it short. I suck at writing one-shots, I typically like leaning into the conflict of the story and making some elaborate worldbuilding. But this one I wanted to be soft and sweet, to feel a bit like curling up on the sofa with a warm cup of tea. It was a different vibe than I usually write, so it definitely stretched me.

Do you have a favorite scene and/or line from any of your fics?

I think one of my favorite scenes is in Suspended Bridges, when I rewrote the fight against Vecna. There were a lot of powerful moments: Max, Dustin and El all standing up to Vecna at various moments, Steve playing Dustin’s song to stop his possession….then the life-saving bond right after that. That was definitely a highlight for me.

Do you have any upcoming projects or fics you’d like to share/promote?

Right now I’m mainly looking at my current projects, rather than any future ones. If there’s one I’d promote, it would be “Just Because You’ve Done it Before, Doesn’t Mean You’ll Do It Better” It’s an omegaverse time-travel fic, where a gruff alpha Steve goes back into his season 1 (unpresented) body. He wants to change the past, save Barb, and get Nancy back, but there’s a lot he doesn’t know. And things get pretty off the rails when he presents as an omega in the new timeline.

Thank you to our author, foresthearts, and our anonymous nominator! See more of @kiaramori works featured on our page throughout the day!

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steddie-fanfic-recs · 2 months

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Pin Me Down, I'll Pin You Up

by BoudicaMuse

Rating: Explicit Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationship: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson Characters: Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson Additional Tags: Sharing Clothes, Apologies, I'm sure cutting someone's clothes off is a kink but I don't know what to call it, let's say it's knifeplay adjacent, Bisexual Steve Harrington, Everybody Lives Words: 7,657 Chapters: 1/1

Summary

While a properly handled apology isn't always easy, Steve has found that it does get a little easier each time he has to do it. He's probably like, grown as a person or something from all the apologizing he's had to do. Eddie finds out what happened to the battle vest he loaned to Steve and he doesn't want an apology, he wants revenge.

#steddie #steddie fic rec #oneshot #5-10k

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aanakin · 2 years

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any steddie recs ? 👀 I’m just starting to get into the ship

oh yes, been reading quite a lot of steddie recently, so here’s a list of some of my favorites. I arranged them by length, starting from the shortest. All of them are completed works.

tell me that it's not my fault (tell me that i'm all you want) by penguinwritesbooks | 3.1k | Steve leaves Eddie a message.

what a match, i'm half-doomed and you're semi-sweet by DeadAndDying | 4.6k | Steve feels a little feral about Eddie like all the time.

and here we are in heaven, for you are mine at last by obsceme | 6k | 5 times Steve steals Eddie's clothes, and one time Eddie returns the favor.

third nat one by acetheticallyy (judesstfrancis) | 7k | Steve agreed to sit in on the kids’ silly little fantasy game for one reason and one reason only. He didn’t think those stupid dice would be so hard to manipulate.

you could let it all go (it's called freefall) by anniebibananie | 7k | Good things don’t happen to Eddie Munson, so he has no idea how to wrap his head around Steve Harrington’s sudden appearance in his life as an unmovable fixture. No fucking clue.

the unmapped places by groaninlynch | 7.5k | Eddie confesses. Steve, amazed, confesses back.

I can't save us, my Atlantis by kissmejusttokissme | 8.7k | Steve will relive the night of the battle as many times as it takes to make things right.

Whole Lotta Love by stereobone | 9k | Steve scoffs. "I think if I was dating someone, Robin, I would be the first to know about it." "Would you, though?" Robin says.

Keep It for Me by stereobone | 9.7k | It's 1993, and Steve is attending Lucas and Max's wedding. It's 1993, and no one has seen Eddie Munson in seven years.

Monster Killer, Holy Diver by shibbi | 10k | Steve gives Eddie a one-way ticket to New York as a graduation present and spends the next few years being sad about it.

stay through the night by zach_stone | 10k | after defeating Vecna, Eddie's having trouble coping. Luckily, Steve's around to help.

Of Kings and Cult-Leaders by ladyofthenorthernlights | 11k | Dustin convinces Steve to host Eddie's latest D&D campaign.

You Oughta Know by thisapplepielife | 12K | Days stretch out, long and slow. Steve tries to ignore the only thing he’s sure of: Eddie ran. He ran from him, ran from all of them. Or: Steve's having a rough couple of years, thanks for asking.

pulling your strings byThorinoakentwig | 14k | Steve lives the same day over and over again trying to save his friends

Rock of Ages by BoudicaMuse | 16k | "Eddie's having a love affair with my stereo." "Don't make it sound so tawdry, Harrington. We're well on our way to a committed relationship."

STRIKE TEN. by oaseas | 16k | Steve’s striking out. It’s the summer after his graduation, he’s working 9-5 at Scoops Ahoy, and hey, did you hear? He’s striking out. Enter Robin, her ‘you rule/you suck’ board, and a promise to romance the next girl through the door. Except, that’s no girl. That’s Eddie Munson.

Steve Harrington's Guide to Touch by how_about_no | 18k | Eddie won't stop touching anyone and everyone, except for Steve. He has a plan to change that.

the summer of '85 series by ToEdenandBackAgain | 20k | it's the hottest day of the summer so far, and Eddie just wants his due of free samples. Annoying the shit out of Steve Harrington is just a cherry on top.

Eddie Munson's Vampire Mixtape by Springandastorm | 21k | Vampire!Eddie AU, Post Season 4 fix it.

this is your home. these are your people. by oaseas | 21k | Ma Henderson & Wayne Munson get cosy, Dustin makes an off-hand remark, and Steve spirals. It works out in the end.

cool just doing nothing with you by anniebibananie | 24k | It's never easy, recovering from the trauma of a battle with the supernatural, but this time Steve has Eddie. And weed. Hopefully one of those two can help him sleep at least.

Sanctuary by SpicedSage | 47k | After Steve Harrington goes missing, Eddie Munson gets exposed to the secret dangers of Hawkins, Indiana in 1985 instead of 1986.

sub-culture by palmviolet | 60k | steve is pretty convinced eddie now hates him. turns out eddie has the opposite problem.

Lovesick in Loch Nora by red0aktree | 62k | Steve gets Eddie a job as an anonymous columnist at a local newspaper.

the lathe by palmviolet | 82k | Time loop AU. steve relives the day they try to kill vecna over and over, and eddie just can't seem to stop dying. steve finds this totally unacceptable.

#anonymous #replies #steddie #steddie fic recs #i tried to keep the list short but i feel like it got away from me #and still feel like i forgot a favorite or two

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sparklyslug · 2 years

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Hey! Have you ready any good fics lately? I’m desperate for some recs and good writers always have the best ones ☺️

OMG MUSIC TO MY EARS BABE I LOVE GIVING RECS!

Let it roll into the night by @toburnup (the chest punch this is, the gorgeousness, the loneliness, the beauty, the breathless loveliness of it all. Rewired my brain. Also an author who like. You can’t go wrong just reading ALL their amazing ST fics)

Rock of Ages by BoudicaMuse (I’m here for any steddie that’s guided by music and exploration and sharing of same, and Eddie falling in love with Steve’s fancy stereo is SO FUN. another author I was just deep-diving through this month)

Escape my attention by personalize (Eddie gets a motorcycle and Steve HAS A CRISIS ABOUT IT. Delicious)

I Go Hungry Every Night by @capriciouslyterminal (THE COME👏BACK👏WRONG👏 TO END ALL COME👏BACK👏WRONG👏S. Just the most brutally gorgeous and gripping vampire!Eddie masterpiece)

Dying of love but it’s okay by @geddyqueer (this fic does a thing that I find DELICIOUS where it gets to the part where I’m like okay story told this fic is over and then it just…keeps going and digs deeper and expands in AN AMAZING way. Plus, I am obsessed with second chance romance Steve and Eddie being Parent Trapped)

Kind of therapy money can’t buy by Alchemystique (CHRISSY LIVES! And becomes best friends with Eddie! And is gonna match him up! And is realizing things about herself while she does so! First chapter POV Chrissy is my favorite so far, can’t wait for it to continue)

The Creation of Smoke by InkandOwl (the way I am chewing on my hands waiting for this suspenseful gothic horror to update the way I am WAAAAITING god it’s so chilling and lovely and well-built and I am WAAAAITING)

#fic recs #stranger things fic #steddie as she goes boys #asks #an incomplete list to be sure but these are my October bookmarks so far #plus the one or two I haven’t been able to shut up about this fall as a whole

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sanguineterrain · 1 year

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📖- any good steddie fic recs? 👉🏻👈🏻

Absolutely!!! Haven't made a list in a bit so here's steddie recs pt 2:

light my way by lesbianrobin. 10k. rated T.

Eddie doesn’t like showing it when he’s scared. Wayne always knows, though. He knew every time Eddie appeared on his doorstep with no warning, small and trembling with a dirty, oversized backpack packed with snacks and worn stuffed animals. He knew when Eddie was taller, a little bit too skinny and too tough for his age, when his dad finally ended up in prison and the government finally let Wayne's kid be his kid. He knew when Eddie was in middle school, friendless and angry and paranoid, when Wayne stumbled upon a stash of porno mags while he was looking for drugs.

So he knows now.

{in which Wayne doesn't meet Steve until quite a while after he and Eddie start dating}

i'm a big fan of steddie fics from wayne's pov. this one is really sweet and insightful of not only wayne but steve and eddie as well.

you gotta get a reaction by jk_rockin. 10k. rated E. (smut)

Steve actually likes Judas Priest. The guy who sings for them has a good voice, and admitting this out loud is apparently enough for Eddie to successfully wheedle him into agreeing to drive eighty goddamn miles to Indianapolis to go see a band with him. Not that it took all that much wheedling. Turns out Steve is kind of a pushover for Eddie Munson.

this one was really sexy ngl. i don't read a ton of smut. this was very well written and incorporated a lot of good characterization and steddie interactions that make your heart skip <3

rock of ages by BoudicaMuse. 16k. rated E. (smut)

"Eddie's having a love affair with my stereo." "Don't make it sound so tawdry, Harrington. We're well on our way to a committed relationship." "Oh yeah? How's your guitar feel about that?" Eddie gasps in outrage. "Don't bring her into this."

this one felt very true to the boys. the author is really good at writing with humor, especially in eddie's pov! 10/10. shout out to my pal alice for recommending it to me!

left hanging on the ghost of his words by BonitaBreezy. 22k. rated T. series in progress. (warning: MCD, ghost steve)

In the Summer of 1985, Steve Harrington and Robin Buckley are captured by Russian soldiers under Starcourt mall. Only one of them comes out alive.

okay so normally i do not read in progress fics but this one was just SO DAMN GOOD. i can't wait to read the next parts hehe. please don't be deterred by the ghost steve tag -- it's sad in some sense but he's still very much present! very good read 🫶

hope you find something that strikes your fancy mon 🥰 thanks for sending something in!

#steddie fic rec #steddie #inbox #sanne's birthday bash #monty tag

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hornedqueenofhell · 10 months

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Kas!Eddie kidnaps Steve for a little non-con feeding and unwilling kisses and after letting him go, starts the party on a very stressful journey to bring their metalhead and Max back to them.

Lots of great drama and tension, characterization for most of the characters was pretty fucking spot on. Fantastic theories about how Will could end up being such a massive player in S5. The sword was just *chef's kiss*.

Things got a little hamfisted at the end, Eddie is deeply traumatized by memories of things he shouldn't have remembered. He is heavily suffering from depression and ptsd, there are a few mentions of suicidal ideation that might be a bit much for people. The drama between Eddie and Steve carries on a touch too long in my opinion, the conversation immediately post battle should have been the end of that dilemma. Eddie could still have been pushing people away without needing the extra tension about the other kiss on top of it.

Overall one of the better Kas!Eddie fics I've read. 8.5/10

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harmonictechnicality · 1 year

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1 and 3 for steddie ask!!

oh baaaabe these asks made me use my whole brain 🙈

1. Why do you like this ship? I grew up with a sibling that is 10 years older than me, so I watched everything they watched. A big chunk of my childhood was spent watching Wayne's World over and over and over again. So this ship gives me the biggest nostalgia grab to that movie. The humor and the music and the stupid boys being stupid together. All of that. Except these boys are in love, so it's even better 🥰

3. Favorite three Steddie fanfics? omgomgomg shamelessly plugging emily's ao3 here because everyone should go read YOUR fics *asap* (no point in picking 3 because they're all HITS, read them alllll). They're so dynamic and satisfying and AGH I trulyyyy could fawn over your writing for hours 💙 Since I consume fics like *oxygen* - I'm gonna cheat and tell you the 3 fics I've reread the most:

(The Shire is NOT on Fire) by kissesforcas: this was the first steddie fic I ever read, so there's such a comfort tug with it. The costume descriptions may be one of my favorite bits to reread, I can totally visualize them. And nerdy Eddie has my whole heart.

(Rock of Ages) by BoudicaMuse: I was a music theory minor in college, which means I took an absurd amount of music history/technology - so this fic hits all of my niche buttons *pun very much intended* But it's also insanely well written and everything @spinmewriteround writes is like edible word candy, I'll absolutely inhale all of it.

(Money, Power, Glory) by @strangerthings1975 : I swearrrr, any time there are updates to this fic, I reread as much as possible to hype myself up. The concept is SO captivating. But the part that hooks me in is Steve's self-reflection. You literally watch him grow as a character. He's figuring shit out about himself and life and his feelings for Eddie. The layers are so raw and real, which I totally adore.

-and shoutout to @vecnuthy who graciously puts up with me sending her fics to read along with me alllll the damn time, you're the purest aries in all the fire nations 🧡

this was so fun AH thank you SO much for asking!! Have the most wonderful day! sending you all the positive writing vibes xx ✨

#harmony asks 🪄#steddie ask game

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hellfiredm · 2 years

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I'm Odds and Ends: Masterpost

Pairing: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson Tags: Alternate Universe-Canon Divergence Fic Summary: Steve Harrington had spent all of his high school years avoiding Eddie 'The Freak' Munson at all costs. But now that Dustin Henderson has started Hawkins High, and joined the Hellfire Club, avoidance is quickly becoming impossible.

Chapter Notes: Another shoutout to BoudicaMuse for being such a thorough and patient beta, and sounding board!

A little head's up that Steve's dad makes an appearance in this chapter, and yes, he is an asshole.

Chapter Summary:

“There’s something different about you today,” she says suddenly, instead of responding to the Christmas shopping idea.

“Oh? Well, I didn’t get a haircut or anything.” Steve peers into the rearview mirror to see if anything’s out of place.

“No. I mean, you seem… happy. Happier.”

Steve thinks it over. He smiles. “Yeah, maybe. Happy's a stretch, but I don't know. I kind of let go of some shit last night.”

Robin’s quiet for the next few moments, before she asks, “You hung out with Eddie, again, didn’t you?”

Chapter 9 on Ao3

#steddie #steve harrington x eddie munson #eddie munson x steve harrington #steve x eddie #eddie x steve #steve harrington #eddie munson #steddiedaily

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sarahmadisonxoxo · 1 year

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I’ve had a lot of extra free time since the beginning of my vacation. The break is lovely, but it’s incredibly dull being trapped at home with no money. Anyway the extra time has given me the opportunity to read some of the fanfictions I’d had bookmarked as well as finding new ones. I just wanted to share some of those that I particularly enjoyed. I am always looking for recommendations so if anyone feels willing to share their favorites I’d love to see them. Steve and Eddie’s relationship gives me life so. Yeah... **palm split with a flower with a flame - laundrybiscuits Rated:Teen and Up Audiences https://archiveofourown.org/works/43004214/chapters/108052593 Eddie has Hanahaki Disease and has accepted his fate of death. In what he assumes are his last months he plans to take a roadtrip to see the the world. Steve tags along uninvited. I’ve been extremely interested in Hanahaki Disease used in fics. As a lover of angst and feelings of unrequited love, the addition of that feeling being deadly just adds so much. I’ve seen several different ways in which this was done and I hope it’s something I see more of. *** Here I Go Again-- BoudicaMuse Rating: Teen and Up Audiences https://archiveofourown.org/works/43947252 Steve takes his first dates to the same ice skating rink. Eddie works at the rink and takes pleasure in mocking Steve night after night. Get Togethers are just my absolute favorite, and these doofuses growing close over mocking eachothers dating styles is great. Their first date being used to prove a point that they are the best at dating is all I really need. *** Ready To Order, Sir? --- FancyTrash420 Rating- Explicit https://archiveofourown.org/works/43930554/chapters/110458293 Steve gets stood up on a date at a nice restaurant and is trying to make the most of it. Eddie is his waiter. Steve tries to make the effort to make it seem like he hadn’t been stood up and simply planned this ridiculous dinner for himself.

#steddie fic #stranger things #fic list #steve x eddie #steve harrington #lgbtq #steddie

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