#aroace steve harrington

[scream-away-the-day]

Thinking about aroace Steve Harrington, and comphet, and qpr stobin, and Steve equating strong platonic attraction to romantic attraction and driving myself a little insane with it

Not because I think the character is aroace in the show, but because think about him, so desperate to be loved and the only ways he really understands it is either in a romantic or familial way

And then Robin comes along and he thinks it's romantic but turns out it's just really strong platonic attraction/love and then Eddie comes along and he's like, huh, maybe this really strong and intense desire to get to know this person has nothing to do with romance and he makes a best friend

And the reason he put Nancy in his fantasy Harrington future family is because she was the first person he genuinely felt a connection with and he copped to comphet and he was like "oh, I really like this girl in a way I haven't liked anyone else before, I must be in love with her" instead of realising "wow, she's so cool, I want to friend the shit out of her"

Just driving myself a little insane

Also why he immediately becomes a mum to the kids because they're all too young for him to plop them in the romance category when he starts caring about them, so whoops, look who's adopted some children, it's Steve Harrington

Anyway

Just driving myself a little insane with this, no I'm totally not projecting some of this what are you talking about

And maybe I think it's also really funny to take one of the ST fandom bikes and make him aroace

[soupinaboot]

♡ Asexual Steve bonding with Aroace Gareth ♡

[will-or-wontxx]

okay but ,,, aroace Steve? (probably has been done before)

Steve, who was told what young men should like. Pretty girls, kissing them, having sex with them.

Steve, who has never felt content after taking a girl out.

Steve, who still craved love and positive attention.

Steve, who always feels awful and uncomfortable even if the girls he went out with were so pretty and nice.

Steve, who felt pressured to do things he didn’t like because otherwise he wouldn’t be normal.

And then he met Nancy.

Nancy, who was not like other girls.

Nancy, who just accepted that sometimes he had to pull back when their relationship got too intense or else he would spiral.

Nancy, who deserved better, in his eyes at least.

So he decided to just ignore his comfort and be “normal”.

He took her out, he kissed her, had sex with her.

And felt absolutely miserable about it.

He didn’t know why he just couldn’t be like the other guys on his team. Like Tommy H, who has talked about how great sex with Carol was.

But it didn’t matter, because in the end it was just bullshit.

He was bullshit.

So he went on like before. Trying to score dates. Going out. Feeling absolutely awful. Rinse and repeat.

And then he met Eddie.

Eddie, who for the first time ever made him realize that being not normal is okay.

Eddie, who understood so much more about queer things.

Eddie, who made him think that maybe he was just gay the whole time.

Eddie, who’s entire being made it easier to ignore that pit in his stomach when the flirting was too real.

But when they first kissed and it was immediately followed by this dreadful feeling, his biggest enemy, he broke down.

And Eddie, sweet Eddie, comforted him through it. Made him talk about it. Was the first person who asked what he was comfortable with. Told him about friends of his that are just like him. Reassured him that they do not need to follow what others expect. That they can just be whatever they want. No labels. No expectations. Just being together.

What they had wasn’t just quite like what he and Robin had. But at the same time it was so similar.

And it was beautiful.

[sissytobitch10seconds]

His Wife

Fandom: Stranger Things Summary: Steve's wife comes home from her date. Warnings: period-typical queerphobia Word Count: 803 Ship(s): Steve Harringon&/Robin Buckley

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A/N: So this can also be read without the first installment in this series (which is called Her Husband, if you're interested in finding it), but it will probably make more sense if you do. I wrote this based off how I feel about my own boyfriend so it might not be another aroace person's experience with having a queerplatonic partner, just fyi! Thank you all so much for reading. Stay sissy and bitchy everyone <3

Steve hummed softly to himself as he finished clearing away the dishes. He had just finished cleaning out the fridge, which was his weekend chore whenever Robin was out on her dates. She didn’t have one every single Friday, but she had one often enough that it had become a bit of a routine for him. Sometimes he went out with friends himself, so their dog could finally have the house to herself, but he had stopped dating a long time ago so he didn’t have someone constantly asking for him to go out into the world.

He sighed as he heard the speaker he had in the living room very abruptly cut out, which most likely meant that the cord either wasn’t plugged in properly or Nala had gotten to it with her messy puppy teeth.

He stepped out of the kitchen and then felt a wave of worry wash over him. “Hey, you’re home early,” he said as he placed the towel over his shoulder and then walked over to the woman standing beside their entertainment center.

She let out a little grunt of acknowledgement as she finished removing her shoes. She tossed them by the door to be taken care of later, which of course meant that Steve was going to be handling that, and then stalked over to him. Her face was pulled into a sour scowl as she leaned her head down against his collarbone.

He immediately lifted up his arms and wrapped her up in a hug, “That good, huh?”

Robin mumbled something into his chest before she pulled her head away from him so that she could talk properly. “I just don’t understand what’s so hard to understand about the fact that you’re my husband!” she threw her arms out to the side of her to accentuate how frustrated she was feeling.

Steve began to follow after her as she walked to their bedroom and changed into her pajamas. She was talking about everything that had gone wrong with the date and putting on a little voice when she quoted the woman she had spent her evening with. While listening to her, Steve had finished changing into his pajamas (which consisted of changing his cleaning shirt into his baggy sleep shirt) and then laid down on the bed with his head pointed up towards the ceiling.

They had stopped feeling shy about their own bodies a long time ago, but he still liked to give her a little bit of privacy when she was completely in the nude. He turned his head towards her and smiled softly when he saw the disgruntled look that she had on her face. “I’m sorry that your date didn’t go well. Do you wanna cuddle while we watch something stupid on TV?”

She thought about it for a moment before she nodded. She grabbed the corner of their comforter and pulled as hard as she could before Steve had the chance to react, which dragged him halfway across the mattress and almost made him fall off the bed entirely. The next five minutes were spent giggling and wrestling as they got both of them into the bed and then decided what they were going to watch.

Eventually they did settle down, Steve tired from work and a flare up of chronic pain earlier in the week and Robin exhausted from the disappointment of her date. She was laying with her body facing down towards the bed and her head pillowed against Steve’s shoulder. He had the aforementioned arm wrapped around to keep her close to him while he lay supine in the center of their bed. He was trailing his fingers through her hair every now and again, massaging her scalp and getting her to let out those cute little sighs.

He had never known that he was capable of so much love. When he looked at her he knew that he never wanted to be aware from her. He cherished her like she was a gift from the gods themselves. His heart sometimes felt like it was bursting in his chest when he got to hold her that close. He wanted to squeeze them together until they were one, wanted to hollow out a place in her chest to live with her forever. He loved her so much more and so differently than he had loved any of the past men and women he had tried dating.

Steve had always known that he was going to love his wife, it was all he had been told when he was young. He didn’t know just how in love with her that he would fall nor did he understand the type or intensity. But there he was, four years into marriage and unable to imagine himself with anyone other than her.

[allagogtoreblog]

[nothingtoseehere00-00]

Just imagine Steve figuring out he's bisexual and realizing that when he dates a girl, at a certain point into dating them, he's gonna have to tell them that he's also into men. Of course since it's the 80s, the chances of them being okay with that is probably slim. They might think he's disgusting or that he's just gay playing straight.

So he tries dating guys instead, thinking that's safer. And he ends up meeting a great guy named John at a gay bar who he really likes. Things are going strong until they started talking about past crushes and first loves. Steve casually mentions celebrity crushes on women and having loved Nancy. And thus Steve gets his first ever experience of the rampant biphobia in queer spaces. John accuses Steve of being confused and trying to hold onto his "straightness". Steve tries to explain himself by saying that, no, he really does like women, but that only makes things worse. John now believes that Steve is just going to eventually leave him for a woman, if he hasn't already been cheating on him. John ends up storming out leaving Steve devastated.

He goes crying to Robin and explains what happened. He's horrified to realize that no matter who he dates, there's always going to be the risk of them not accepting him, guy or girl. But he can't hide that part of himself, it's too big. It's who he is. Robin is there to reassure him that if someone can't accept him being bi than they don't deserve him. It's able to cheer him up a little, but the damage has been done.

Steve is now very reluctant to date anyone. And if he does manage to bring himself to go on one, he gets complaints of being very emotionally distant or having a fear of commitment.

When Steve inevitably falls for Eddie, he's scared out of his mind. It's clear that Eddie is gay based on his hanky, but, again, that doesn't mean he'll accept Steve's bisexuality. One night, while the two get so high in Eddie's trailer that Steve has to stay over, they argue about sleeping arrangements. Eddie keeps insisting that Steve would probably be more comfortable with Eddie sleeping in another room for some cryptic reason and Steve, who gets incredibly clingy while high, keeps shooting back with them sharing a bed being fine. When Steve keeps asking why they can't over and over again, Eddie blurts out that it's because he's gay. Without hesitation, Steve's says he knows and points at the hanky on the dresser by the bed. Staring at Steve for a moment, Eddie then asks how he knows about the hanky code. This time Steve hesitates. For awhile. It honestly scares Eddie for a moment, thinking he's been vecnad. If Steve hadn't been high, he maybe would have been able to think of an excuse, some way to get out of this conversation, but he can't. So he admits that he likes guys.

Eddie very excitedly starts asking a bunch of questions and talking about how they finally found something they have in common, who knew? When he notices the tears in Steve's eyes, he stops, confused, and asks what's wrong. So Steve tells him. He's not like Eddie. He's bisexual. And he braces himself for the backlash. For loosing his best friend and crush.

But then he feels a hand grab his. Eddie tells him that they still have something in common because he's also bi. Steve points out that he said he was gay, though. Eddie asks if he has ever told anyone that he was bi before, specifically gay men. Steve nods. Then he asks if it went well. Steve shakes his head. Eddie tells him that's why he said that. He's explains how tiring it is to have to explain his existence to people who won't get it and/or react badly to it. So he just tells guys that he's also gay. It just makes things easier. And Steve gets it. By God, does he get it. They spend the whole night exchanging stories and experiences, for the first time able to talk freely about their love life.

And by the end of the night, they stumble over each other trying to ask the other out. They laugh and both say yes.

[skys-archive]

Pls give me aroace eddie munson who was constantly saying he wasn't interested in girls so everyone assumed he was gay (adding to the "freak" idea around him) and he genuinely doesn't know people think this. And Steve starts hitting on him but like, Steve is flirty, Eddie is flirty, he thinks they're just having some stupid fun. And one day Steve confessed his feelings or kisses him or something and Eddie is just like wtf I've literally made it so clear my entire life that I don't want to date people???? Why is he kissing me? Ew??

And then they talk about etc Eddie thinks it's the funniest fucking thing that people have thought he was gay for years and he didn't know. Ofc they're still friends and get close. Something something steve?robin?eddie qpr

[abbyhaslongshorts]

Every character I relate to has adhd, and is bi, aroace spec, and nonbinary cause I am and I said so...

[thidwickdoodles]

💚🤍🖤

[monsterhunting]

thinking currently of aroace stoncy concepts…..

steve dating around pre s1 which gives him this popular heartthrob player reputation, but no one catches on that he never puts out on his dates bc it never feels right…until he starts dating nancy. when he finally develops feelings for jonathan he’s surprised not because it’s another guy but because it’s another person who isn’t nancy

jonathan realizing he’s uninterested in sex and suggesting he and nancy open their relationship. nancy starts something with steve, and jonathan worries nancy will realize steve alone is enough for her and break things off with jonathan completely. his worries are forgotten when nancy seems happy and when steve seems really cool with the whole thing and starts trying to get to know jonathan and spend time with him even when nancy isn’t around. then steve invites him to a nice place for dinner and Jonathan says yes without thinking and then wakes up in a cold sweat the next morning like “wait. am i also dating steve?”

aromantic nancy who can’t understand why she gets this feeling of dread whenever steve or jonathan tell her how they feel about her and hates the idea of them arguing about her or waiting to see who she chooses. and yet it feels so simple and right when it’s the three of them together —grabbing dinner at the diner or going to the movies or accidentally falling asleep tangled up together on steve’s couch — just three people who went through something together and are important to each other in ways that are hard to define

asexual jonathan who doesn’t experience sexual attraction. nancy and steve are dating and jonathan has feelings for nancy but hasn’t acted on it. it takes him longer to realize he has feelings for steve too and when he does he’s nervous because steve has a reputation and wouldn’t he want to be with someone who can stroke his ego and appreciate his looks or whatever??? but everyone in steve’s life up to a certain point only liked him because he was popular or because he had rich parents or because of his looks and never actually liked him because of him so for steve to realize jonathan likes him solely because of who he is, that he has two partners who appreciate who he is as a person, means a lot to him

[flowers-that-sing]

steve and robin resent the term “just/only friends.” absolutely loathe it.

they’re friends, yes, but there’s no “just” or “only” to it. they’re friends, best friends, platonic soulmates, two halves of a whole. just because there’s no romance involved doesn’t mean their relationship is less important.

and when steve and robin both do find romantic partners, they’re STILL platonic soulmates! always! the hive mind pretty much lives on in them both.

and there’s not a limited amount of love to go around, it’s a bottomless pool, and they can be platonic soulmates and still love other people as well.

[karmacansuckmyd-ck]

You know how normal people get crushes on characters? I adopt them as my siblings. Why? I have no idea. Is this my aroace version of having a crush on a character but with it not quite being a squish either? Who knows. I sure don’t.

[weepinghyacinth]

Aro flag coulorpicked from Steve Harrington

[justrandomfandomstm]

We deserve to have a modern Stranger things au because all the fics that would be saved bc being queer is more accepted. (yesyes not completly but bear with me)

Like tiktok, the shows, musical artists, everything. Steve knowing he's bi and not making it a big deal bc its just him and its in character for him being like 'oh, cool'. ALL THE AROACES WE HAVE THERE, poly couples, genderqueer-ness, and all the info we have available about being queer.

Its probably influenced HEAVILY by the fandom and our viewings of these characters as well as when it was made and the actors. But I just... REALLY want a story like it. Where theres supernatural stuff happening and people are just... queer. No big thing, no revelation, nothing. Just being gay and existing. We need more of that

[sissytobitch10seconds]

Her Husband

Fandom: Stranger Things Summary: Robin's a nervous person, everyone knows that. First dates are also a nerve-wracking ordeal for everyone, but more so for her. Warnings: Mentions of period typical homophobia Word Count: 782 Ship(s): Steve Harrington&/Robin Buckley

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A/N: So this is the first half of a two-part (or maybe more if I decide there's a need for it) series and it may not make a ton of sense alone. I hope that you all enjoy this part and are prepared for the next one! Stay sissy and bitchy everyone <3

Robin shifted uncomfortably on her chair. This was probably her least favorite part of having a first date with a new romantic interest. She had done it over a dozen times at this point,a ll the way through college and even into her adult career. She thought that it would get easier after a little while but it almost seemed like the world was specifically against her to make her just as anxious about it every single time she did it.

“I have something that I have to confess if we’re going to keep going down this path,” she cleared her throat awkwardly.

“Oh yeah?” her date asked.

Ashley was pretty and kind. She had long red hair that she kept in a braided bun on the back of her head because she worked with animals. Her hands were calloused on her right middle finger and along the base of her thumb. She had fair skin that refused to freckle no matter how long she stayed in the sun. Tonight she had worn a pretty blue dress that kept slipping off of her shoulder to reveal the lacy black bra that she was wearing. The fact that she was kind, worked with animals, and had obviously come to their date with the expectation of the night ending in sex was what was making it so much worse for Robin.

She wiped her hands on her pants and reminded herself that she had faced way worse than this. She would much rather have to tell pretty women who wanted to have sex with her the little secret that she kept tucked into another part of her life than fight Vecna or be tortured by Russians. But it didn’t always feel like it.

“I have a husband,” she explained.

Ashley immediately wrinkled her nose and leaned back in her chair like Robin had just told her that she had the Black Death. “You mean that you led me on to help you cheat on someone?”

“No,” she shook her head. “He knows that I’m here and he supports it wholeheartedly-”

Robin had a whole spiel in her head that she always tried to use when she was telling dates this, but she almost never got it out all the way when they began to freak out. It turned out that it was going to be the same this time as it was every other time. Ashley leaned forward and spoke in a hushed voice so that none of the other patrons in the surrounding tables would be able to hear her as she said, “You know that lesbianism isn’t some gross kink for men, right? Some of us, such as myself, think that we can only be with women. I’m not going to sleep with you so that your husband can watch through your blinds or in your closet or something. That’s fucking disgusting.”

“You don’t understand,” Robin whimpered. She usually dropped it when the person she was talking to obviously wanted the conversation to end, but she had been really invested in the potential relationship she could have with Ashley. “It-it’s not like that. We’re not together romantically or sexually. We’re married and we love each other but he-he’s more like my platonic soulmate. It was like when the gods were making us or whatever he decided that I was going to love my best friend with my entire chest but only be interested in women and-”

Ashley cut her off again, “So he’s a beard? I’ve dated women like that before but it didn’t really work out.”

“No, he’s not a beard! He’s my husband,” Robin objected, frustrated. The idea of her husband only being her beard or something that was totally disposable once she found the right woman made her want to vomit. He was far more important to her than any romantic foray, so she decided that she was just going to take the hit and try again some other time. “I don’t think that this is going to work out. Thanks for trying, sorry for wasting your time.”

She fished out the proper amount of money and then set it on the table before she slung her purse over her shoulder and walked away. It was frustrating to have that happen over and over again, but she would always place her husband above any romantic or sexual encounters that she would have. It was hard to explain to people, especially with the limited vocabulary that still existed for queer people even in the mid-nineties, but it was very important to her that whatever future romantic partner she may have recognize that first and foremost, Steve was her husband.

[mike-wheeler-faggotry]

Cause like. Steve's thing is that he has a "perfect" life but is ultimately dissatisfied. He has well-off parents but seems to have a strained relationship with his dad (unknown about mother). Popular in school but never had a real friend until he was a dork with Dustin and Robin. Adored by the ladies but he doesn't really seem to like any of them.

There's Robin, but his being like "I would be willing to date her but she doesn't like me like that" thing doesn't give off any pining notes. His being willing to date her is based off friendship. And there's Nancy, but he said it himself she changed him for the better and admires her a lot for it. So a case COULD be made for him not liking either romantically. I don't see him liking men either, though, so I think him being adored but not wanting a romantic relationship would fit well into his arc.