#crazy aunt Robin buckley

[hairstevington]

Teleplatonic

Summary: Robin starts hearing voices in Click's class. Well, it's one voice. A dude. Some douchebag jock who Robin's unrequited love has a thing for. Could high school be any worse? (5K words)

Warnings: Not much just Steve and Robin being platonic soulmates, mention of Steddie and Stommy backstory, Click's class and Scoops Ahoy era Stobin, the coming out scene (my beloved)

A/N: Many thanks to my discord ( @strangerthingswritersguild ) who encouraged me to take my silly idea and turn it into a cute lil fluffy one shot about the power of platonic loveeeee. Ao3 link here for those interested!

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At first, Robin thought she was going crazy.

Honestly, it wouldn’t have surprised her. She was already a closeted lesbian in the eighties, so she was doomed anyway. Might as well add schizophrenia to the list. 

Click’s class was a mixed bag. On one hand, Tammy Thompson. On the other, Steve Harrington.

Ugh. 

Robin had been in love with Tammy Thompson since the fifth grade, when they split a candy bar the day after Halloween. Robin wasn’t allowed to eat much candy growing up, thanks to her father being a dentist. Tammy extended an olive branch by means of chocolate nougat, and Robin had been smitten ever since. 

This was their first class together in high school, and it was supposed to be amazing. Robin was going to work up the courage to really talk to Tammy and maybe even be her friend. Yeah, it might torture Robin even more, considering the crush that was clearly not going to go anywhere - Robin had watched Tammy date enough guys to know there was no chance, and even if there was, Robin was far too anxious to do anything about it. 

But still.

The first day of Click’s class came, and it was perfect. Robin was paired up with Tammy to discuss an assignment, and they were getting along beautifully. Robin even made her laugh! 

Robin was an idiot who got her hopes up, and those hopes were immediately dashed when Steve “The Hair” Harrington rolled into the classroom, late, and plopped himself down right in front of Robin.

Immediately, Tammy’s eyes were on him, and they stayed on him the rest of the year. It didn’t matter when he got bagel crumbs everywhere, or asked stupid questions, or laughed along when kids were being made fun of. None of that mattered, because Tammy didn’t care. 

Robin hated Steve Harrington so much she never stopped thinking about him. She thought about how much she hated him, how much she wished he’d flunk out, and she even thought about ways she could sabotage him so he would flunk out.

But Robin was a good person, and she could never do something like that. 

Anyway, thank goodness she was smart, because she barely paid attention in that class and still got an A. The problem was, she started hearing voices.

Well, no. She heard one voice, singular. A man, no less. 

At first it was so soft, she figured someone was whispering behind her. She couldn’t even make out the words most of the time, so it didn’t matter. She’d look at Tammy, and she’d look at Steve, and everything else was a blur. 

Over time, the voice got louder, and then Robin couldn’t ignore it anymore. 

This class is such a snooze. 

Honestly, it was. Robin would have been thinking the same thing, had she been paying attention. But then, the voice started saying things she didn’t agree with. Things she would never think. 

Napoleon looks just like Aunt Margaret’s baby. Ha, that’s funny. I’m funny.

The voice continued, saying even stranger things. Usually very sexual things. Sometimes, downright offensive things. It was maddening.

Mrs. Buckley was a psychotherapist, so Robin grew up surrounded by literature about psychology and the human brain. She was aware of crazy people that heard voices, and she had no option other than to accept that she was on the road to becoming one of those people. It was just…it was weird though, because she only heard the voice at school. And it was always loudest in Click’s class. 

The possibility that she was reading someone’s mind did occur to her, but that seemed impossible. It was impossible, so she had a hard time even letting herself think that. Yeah, Robin would have rather found herself crazy than let herself believe she was a superhero. Her mom would have had a field day unpacking that one with her.

Anyway, she finally put all the pieces together a few weeks in, after another particularly boring lecture in Click’s class. 

I’m so lost.

Literally how? They were just reviewing information they’d already learned. She wondered if maybe this voice was a manifestation of her low self esteem or something. She wished she would have been able to tell her parents without worrying about being sent to the loony bin.

“Steve?” Mrs. Click called. “Can you name the four presidents depicted on Mount Rushmore?”

The voice continued.

Oh, shit. Shit shit shit. I’m screwed. Why is she asking me of all people? Do I look like I know the goddamn answer? 

It was the first time the voice was responding. Robin’s head started reeling.

“Uhhhh -” Steve began. “Well, it’s, uhhh….” Okay, four presidents. I can name four presidents. If they’re wrong, she’ll move on.  “George Washington…”

“Very good,” Mrs. Click encouraged.

Right on, okay. Shit. Is Benjamin Franklin a president? He seems like he should be. 

Robin’s breath hitched as she froze, recognizing the two voices as the same and officially coming to terms with her predicament. She gasped, cupping her hand over her mouth. A few people turned to look at her, including Steve, who only glanced at her before looking back at the front of the classroom.

Steve cleared his throat and sat up. “Uhh, what about all the presidents that aren’t on Mount Rushmore, right? Like - like Teddy Roosevelt. That guy was a total badass.” Steve folded his arms, as if he’d made an incredible, life changing point.

“Theodore Roosevelt is one of the presidents on Mount Rushmore, Mr. Harrington,” Mrs. Click said.

“Oh,” Steve replied, caught off guard. Fuck. “Oh, right. I mean, that’s what I was trying to say.”

You’re an idiot, Steve. A goddamn idiot.

Robin couldn’t help but feel sorry for him, in a way. She hated him, but still. He was a person with feelings. He couldn’t help that he was an idiot.

She raised her hand.

“Mrs. Click, I know the answer,” Robin announced. The teacher gestured for Robin to take over. “George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, and Thomas Jefferson.”

Thank God for band geeks. 

Robin sighed. Sure, she’d helped him. But he was still a douchebag.

-

The class carried on like this. Any time Robin felt any sort of connection to Tammy, she’d get distracted by the idiot who’s hair wasn’t even that good. It certainly didn’t warrant a whole nickname over. Steve “I don’t care” Harrington would have been more accurate. 

That’s the part that drove Robin the most crazy. He didn’t care about Tammy. He didn’t care about school. He didn’t care about history. Why was he there? Why was his one true talent being the absolute bane of her existence?

I have to stop thinking about it. 

Robin’s ears perked up, which was a silly phrase considering she wasn’t hearing soundwaves. The whole, “I’m hearing Steve Harrington’s inner thoughts” had lost its luster. Like, she thought she was going crazy, then she thought she was going crazy in a different way, and then she realized she was just cursed. 

Worst. Superpower. Ever.

Especially because she couldn’t hear anyone else! What made Steve different? Why him, of all people???

Grow up, Steve. It doesn’t mean anything.

The voice sounded much more somber that day. Robin leaned back, closer to Steve’s seat, even though the idea of her being physically closer was a bit arbitrary.

Ugh, but Tommy looks so good today.

Wait, did he say Tammy? Was he finally giving Tammy the time of day?

What I’d give to kiss him again…

Robin’s eyes bulged out of her head. She practically fell out of her chair, causing alarm to the rest of the class. 

‘Him?!?!’ Steve wanted to kiss ‘him?!?!’ Wait - Steve had this friend - Tommy H - and, ugh, that guy was even worse than Steve. He was meaner, and stupider, and - 

STEVE WANTED TO KISS A GUY?! AGAIN?!

Robin scrambled back into her seat, muttering a quiet apology, and everything around her returned to normal. 

She didn’t, though. Nothing would ever be normal again.

-

Robin survived Click’s class. Steve started getting a reputation. She didn’t talk to him, but there was nothing discreet about the way he was seen prancing through the halls with his arm around a different girl every week. 

None of them were Tammy. Robin hated how relieved that made her. 

It was strange. He was drooling about Tommy in his mind any time Robin was close enough to hear it, but on the outside, he was pretending to be something completely different.

For the first time, Robin realized she and Steve had something in common.

The following year, she avoided him at all costs. They didn’t have any other classes together, so she really only had to worry about casually passing him in the halls or sitting near him in the cafeteria. It just felt too real to be around him. She knew something she wasn’t supposed to, and that made her feel…icky.

Of course, they were at the same school, so they did run into each other a few times. Once, he literally bumped into her when he wasn’t paying attention.

“Woah, sorry,” he said with a laugh. Do I know her?

Robin rolled her eyes, and then she saw his gaze drift. Ugh, Carol. Why is he even dating her?

She ran away without another word, like a scared little mouse. He probably thought she was this weird, hyper, super-nerd, but whatever. It didn’t matter what he thought of her, and she wasn’t going to stick around long enough to find out.

Then, one day, she saw Tommy and Steve running off to talk in private, and curiosity got the best of her.

She had to know what was going on, okay? She was borderline obsessed with Steve at this point. She was far past trying to figure out what was going on in her head, so she settled for learning more about what was going on in his.

Besides, if they really wanted the conversation to be private, they would have gone somewhere that didn’t have a spot nearby prime for snooping.

She listened in from behind a wall.

“What are you on about, Harrington?” Tommy asked.

He’s not even listening. I don’t know why I’m surprised anymore.

“I’m just saying, she’s - like, what are you doing, man?”

There was a slam of a body against a locker. 

“I got a girlfriend,” Tommy drawled. “You should try it sometime.”

God, his lips are so close. I could just lean in and - no. No, I have to get over this. I can’t keep doing this.

“Maybe I will,” Steve said.

About a week later, he was dating Nancy Wheeler.

Their paths didn’t intersect much at all after that. Robin did think about meddling or investigating the situation more, but it wasn’t her business. Steve kept telling himself he had to move on, and she did too.

She still thought about Steve constantly, but it was hard not to. He was literally in her head. Sometimes she’d pass by him and hear total nonsense. I’d rather be fighting a goddamn demodog than go to math. Most of the time he just thought about what superpowers he’d have. 

And then, mercifully, he graduated.

-

That summer, Robin got a job slinging ice cream at a nautical-themed store in Starcourt Mall. She had to wear a stupid outfit, but, like - she was in the marching band, she was used to that. The job was fine, albeit boring. It gave her extra money so she could save up for…something, eventually. She didn’t know what yet. Maybe college? Every penny counts and all that.

But one fateful day in June, the voice came back.

No, no, no. I can’t go in there, not like this. It’s humiliating. I’ll - no, get over yourself. It’s just a job. You stupid pathetic loser, can’t even get into college. No, shh. This will be good for you. Just - oh my God, just go in!

Robin didn’t even look up from wiping the counter when her new coworker approached. She didn’t have to.

He was different than when he’d been in high school. He was sadder. It was even more miserable to hear him ramble on about his innermost insecurities than it was to hear him think about boobs. 

Like, at least Robin also thought about boobs. She was insecure too, but that meant there was no space in her brain to hear anyone else’s thoughts about themselves. 

The weird thing was, he didn’t think about Tommy at all, and he was flirting with every woman that came in. Unsuccessfully, but still. 

It was…incredibly surreal, her becoming friends with someone and hearing them become friends with her at the same time. Robin could hear him trust her more and more as the days went by. She could hear him change his initial assumptions about her. She could hear him soften up, open up, and show her that he’d changed. He was different than he’d been in Click’s class. He’d left his high school persona behind.

She could hear him slowly fall for her.

That was the worst part of the whole thing by far. Worse than Click’s class. Worse than holding his secret feelings for Tommy, worse than the stupid questions and musings that made no sense. He was starting to love her, and she was starting to love him - but, she knew the types of love weren’t the same. She would disappoint him, and she’d lose him. 

How strange it was to fear losing something she used to loathe having at all.

-

Honestly, by the time they were stuck in that elevator, she’d been prepped on everything based on Steve’s thoughts alone. There was too much going on for anyone to question her lack of freaking out. Besides, it’s not like Steve or Dustin were the poster children for good decisions under pressure. 

At least, she figured they wouldn’t be. 

Erica was strong and capable, but she was a child. So was Dustin, but it was abundantly clear to Robin that this wasn’t his first rodeo. Same with Steve, but she knew that already. Over the few weeks of them working together, she’d heard all kinds of things. Things she’d once brushed off as nonsense, that became too specific to ignore. The Upside Down. The Russians. Eleven. The Mindflayer. 

Robin thought it was part of some game, at first. Dustin was into Dungeons and Dragons, right? She was pretty sure the Mindflayer was from that, but no. Steve wasn’t into Dungeons and Dragons at all - she checked - and she started hearing more about experiences rooted in the real world. She heard about what really happened to Barb, and how it ripped Steve and Nancy apart. She heard about how Nancy ran off with Jonathan, and how Steve let her. She heard about Steve becoming a babysitter in the thick of it, because he had to. She heard about how he got himself beat up in the name of protecting them. 

And then she watched him get beat up again, in the name of protecting her. 

She did love him. Yeah. It was against everything she’d ever believed, but she loved Steve Harrington. She just didn’t love him like that.

-

She tried to tell him when they were on the floor, tied to the chair, and seemingly with only hours left to live, if that.

She started laughing. She wasn’t sure what else there was to do.

Fuck, that hurt. Oh shit, she’s crying. “It’s okay, don’t cry. Robin.” Ugh, the way he was trying to comfort her even in the worst of times. It made her ache. She kept laughing, louder now. “Wait, are you laughing?”

Yup.

“Yeah.”

What the hell is wrong with this woman? 

“Jesus.”

“I just can’t believe,” she began, “that I’m going to die in a secret Russian base with Steve ‘The Hair’ Harrington. It’s just too trippy, man.”

It was trippy for even more reasons than he could ever know.

Yeah, you’re telling me. We’re screwed. “We’re not gonna die,” he said. Another annoying consequence of this whole mind reading thing was that she would always know when he was lying. “We’re gonna get out of here, I just gotta think for a second.”

“Sure, please do,” Robin insisted, still laughing. Him thinking consisted mostly of, shit shit shit oh my God shit what do we do?  

But Steve rarely let that side show. He was so much different on the inside, all the time. 

“Do you remember, um - Sophomore year Mrs. Click’s history class?”

Oh, shit. That just slipped out. Then again, they were gonna die, so…

“What?”

Robin continued. “Mrs. Clickety-Clackety. That’s what all us band dweebs called her. It was first period - Tuesdays and Thursdays - so you were always late. And you always had the same breakfast. Bacon egg and cheese on a sesame bagel. I sat behind you two days a week for a year. Mister Funny. Mister Cool. The King of Hawkins High himself. Do you even remember me from that class?”

No. 

He didn’t say it, and he didn’t have to. “Of course you don’t,” Robin continued. Thoughts of that year came flooding back to her like a tsunami. “You were a real asshole, you know that?”

“Yeah, I know.”

“But it didn’t even matter that you were an ass, I was still obsessed with you." The words were pouring out of her now. "Even though all of us losers pretend to be above it all, we still just want to be popular. Accepted. Normal.”

His thoughts were a mere buzzing in the background of her confession, but she did pick out him lighting up at her mentioning her obsession. She immediately wished she’d just been totally honest, because now she was being misconstrued. 

“If it makes you feel any better, having those things isn’t all that great,” he said.

She knew that by now. She’d learned it through him. 

“Steve, I -”

“I wish I’d known you back in Click’s class,” Steve said. “Maybe you would have helped me pass.”

“I did,” she confessed. “Or, at least I tried.”

“What?”

A buzzer shook them away from their conversation. She’d missed her chance. It was over.

And then came the truth serum. That damned, terrifying, life-changing, blessed truth serum. 

Well, that and Dustin saving their asses with a cattle prod.

After that came more laughter and terror and running and even more laughter and more running and then they were in an elevator back up to the real world again. She was with her friend and she was ecstatic. It was like she was floating. She’d never so much as had a sip of alcohol, but this is what she always imagined musicians felt like when they wrote all those songs about being on drugs.

Popcorn. Back to the Future. Laughing, laughing, laughing. You know, the weird part about that truth serum was that she stopped hearing Steve’s thoughts, if only for a bit. He said everything he thought, so it really just sounded like an echo, and everything sounded like an echo to her. The colors were bright. The noises were loud. And Steve was - 

Oh, no. Steve was her best friend. 

They both got sick and ran for the bathroom. There was that rare moment of calm that, up until that point, she never thought she’d have again. 

“You think we puked all that shit out of our system?” he asked.

Well. There was only one way to find out.

“Maybe,” Robin responded. “Ask me something.”

If he could read her mind, he would have heard something like - Ask me if I’m gay. Please, do this for me like I did for you. I don’t think I can say the words.

Instead, he asked her when the last time she peed herself was. She answered truthfully, but that wasn’t a truth she was scared to admit. They were being tortured earlier - peeing herself was the least of her worries.

“Alright, my turn,” Robin said. She took a deep breath and pondered the question, knowing that whatever she asked she likely already knew the answer to. But it wasn’t about knowing. It was about getting to the conversation she needed to have. If she didn’t do it now, she never would. 

“Have you ever been in love?”

Steve answered quickly. “Yep. Nancy Wheeler, first semester, senior year.” 

He didn’t mention Tommy, which was intriguing. From Robin’s point of view, he had dated her for show. Or, he’d dated her because Tommy rejected him.

“Really?” Robin asked, amused. “But she’s such a priss.”

Yeah, until she threatened to shoot me. “Hm,” Steve replied. “Turns out, not really.”

Woah. Okay. Evidently, Robin didn’t know everything yet.

“Are you still in love with Nancy?”

“No.”

“Why not?”

“Because I think I found someone who’s a little bit better for me.”

Robin took a deep breath and put her head in her hands. This needed to happen, but she was still so scared. Even if he wasn’t homophobic, he loved her, and she was about to turn him down. How could their friendship sustain that? What would happen if he hated her guts, and she had to hear him think it every time they interacted?

She listened to him list off all the reasons he liked her. She was funny. She was smart. She was cool. Beautiful. He said all the things she’d heard him say in so many ways on the inside, but now it was real. 

She couldn’t find any words to respond.

“Robin, did you just O.D. in there?”

“No,” she replied, her voice shaking. “I am still alive.”

He slid himself under the stall against the disgusting floor so he could face her. Oh, great. This wasn’t going to help at all.

“So what do you think?” he asked.

“Steve, I have to tell you something,” she said. “That thing I told you earlier, about being obsessed with you in Click’s class - it wasn’t - it wasn’t because I had a crush on you.”

He listened so intently his mind went quiet.

Robin told Steve about Tammy Thompson, and she saw him process it in real time. It didn’t take long, once he understood what she was referring to.

“Oh,” he finally said. “Holy shit.”

“Yeah,” she agreed. “Holy shit.”

This is huge. I should tell her about Tommy. I should - I could - I finally have someone I can talk to about it.

“Steve, did you O.D. over there?”

“No, just thinking.”

I - I can’t. I can’t do it.

So instead, he did what he did best, and he made her laugh. And then the entire moment became focused on that, and how insane it was for them to be on the floor of the Starcourt bathroom after having spent days underground being tortured by Russians. 

She didn’t get to tell him her other secret that day. They were quickly interrupted yet again by Dustin and thrust back into the madness. 

But it didn’t matter. She knew she’d still have a friend once they saved the world.

-

After Starcourt “burned down” (Robin had to admit, she kind of loved officially being a part of the inner circle. She was now involved in the madness, and even though it was terrifying and awful and traumatic, it was so much more exciting than her world used to be), Robin and Steve decided to keep working together, because of course they did. 

He had her secret, and she had his. He still didn’t know about that second part though.

They got a job at Family Video, thanks to her excellent ability to think on her feet and ramble until people gave her what she wanted. Keith was relatively easy to persuade. 

After she came out to him and they became best buds, reading his mind developed into more of an echo all the time when it was just the two of them, because he told her everything he was thinking exactly the way he thought it. 

There was only one thing he left out. 

Tom Cruise is so hot. Oh God, do I have a kink for dudes named Tom? 

Then, after Eddie Munson came in a few times - Huh, okay. There goes the Tom theory.

Robin couldn’t take it anymore. So, one day, when Steve was driving her home, she blurted it out.

“Steve, I can read your mind.”

He laughed at first. “What?”

“I can read your mind,” she said. “Just yours.”

“Uhhhh, is this some kind of weird joke?” he asked.

“No,” she replied. “I’m - ugh, I’m so sorry. I didn’t know how to tell you, and I - I’ve felt really awful about it, but I’ve been hearing your stupid thoughts ever since Click’s class, and I tried to tell you that day, but then I ended up telling you the other thing, and this felt like too much, and then we became really good friends and honestly it’s barely a thing anymore because we tell each other everything except for -”

“Wait, what??!” 

Yeah, she knew she sounded crazy. 

“Remember that day Mrs. Click called on you to ask which presidents were on Mount Rushmore? And you totally bombed?”

“No,” Steve said. “That kinda thing happened to me like three times a day.”

“Ugh, okay, well -” Robin stuttered, at least grateful he wasn’t kicking her out of the car. “Never mind. It’s just -”

“It’s only me?” he wondered. His voice was different now. “What am I thinking about right now?”

Robin honed in on his inner voice. “You just thought about how you accidentally stepped on a copy of The Breakfast Club and smashed it, and instead of confessing to Keith you told him that John Dover stole it and never gave it back, even though John Dover isn’t real.”

Steve’s eyes went wide.

“Hoooooly shit,” he said. 

“Yeah.”

“Holy shit!” he repeated.

“I know!”

“Oh, my God!”

“I know!”

“Robin, this is insane!”

“I KNOW!!”

The car went quiet as Steve continued to wrap his brain around this. Well, it was quiet to anyone but the two of them. 

Why is it only me?

“I don’t know,” Robin answered.

“Will you quit doing that?”

“I can’t help it!” she shot back. 

Steve took a deep breath. “Okay, so you’ve been reading my mind for years. Got it. Cool. Totally cool.”

“I’m so sorry.”

“For what?”

“For not telling you.” 

Steve gave a comforting smile. “Oh, yeah. You should be sorry for that.” Robin smacked him in response, and suddenly they were laughing again. 

“Jerk!” she exclaimed. Once their laughter died down, he hummed in amusement. 

"You know, it's really not fair you can read my mind and I can't read yours."

Robin nodded. "Agreed." There was another moment of silence between them.

“Huh,” he said. “Do you think we’re soulmates?”

Robin cocked her head and furrowed her brow in confusion. “What? Ew, Steve no -”

“Not, like, sexy soulmates,” he clarified.

“Sexy soulmates? Really?” she teased. 

“Give me a break, Buckley,” he replied. “I just found out you’ve been in my head for two years, alright? It’s weird.”

She couldn’t argue with that. “Yeah.”

“So,” Steve continued. “You knew about the Upside Down stuff before the elevator thing.”

“Yeah.”

“Which means you also probably know…” 

The Tommy thing. 

“Yeah,” she confirmed.

“Stop saying yeah.”

“Okay.”

“I guess I just -” Steve sighed, throwing his head back against the seat. “I guess I’m freaking out a little, cuz like - privacy and all that.”

“I wish I could control it, trust me -”

“No, I know that,” he replied. “I mean, shit, if I could be out of my own head I would be. But, like, I don’t know. It’s kinda nice that you’re in there. Like, if it had to be anyone…”

“It would be your non-sexy soulmate,” Robin concluded with a smirk.

Steve returned it. “Oh, I’m gonna regret that, huh?”

“Forever and ever, babe.”

She couldn’t believe it. Finally, everything was out in the open. It was all up from here, right?

“Okay,” Steve said. “Well. If this is happening whether we like it or not, better put it to good use, right?”

She raised an eyebrow. “What do you mean?” Steve grinned. Robin’s eyes widened as she heard his idea moments before they were spoken.

“Robin, I’m gonna help you talk to girls.”

WHAT?!

-

This was hopeless and humiliating. How Steve was able to convince her this was a good idea, she would never know. 

Tammy had graduated and gone to Nashville or whatever, but Vickie…

They had so much in common! And she was so pretty, and so sweet, and - and they played right next to each other in the marching band!

Of course, Robin could barely squeak a word out whenever Vickie looked her way. Thus, Steve decided she needed to practice. 

He let her take some of the pretty customers instead of keeping them all for himself. At first, it was rough.

Be cool. Act like you don’t even like her.

“I don’t even like you.”

Okay, not like that. 

It got easier, though. Eventually, Robin started to take hold of that classic Harrington charm. She wasn’t getting numbers or anything, but that’s not what it was about. It was their own special thing that they had. A secret mission. An inside joke. A bit they were fully committed to, even if only for their own enjoyment.

It was so weird and ridiculous, but whatever. 

Robin Buckley and Steve Harrington, one-sided mind-reading duo and non-sexy soulmates. Who would have thought?

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I have no idea who to tag for this (my taglist is based on romantic pairings lmao), so hopefully whoever is interested finds it okay! <3

[undreaming-fanfiction]

My lovely readers, I swear I'm not dead. My work has been crazy and I had almost a month of health complications. Plus I'm working on my Big Bang fic! Some of you will be very happy about that one...

But now, some AU ideas.

Pantheon of gods isn't really set. Sure, you have functions of gods like the god of the dead, of the sun and so on, but the given god isn't a single entity. Instead, it's reminescent of a jury duty. You get your notification and get transported to your godly domain. For the time being. Could be a year, could be ten. And if you think you're not qualified? You're wrong.

Former bully Steve who withdrew from everyone following his fall from grace becomes a god of mending relationships. He stands in front of arguing couples, broken families and estranged siblings, hands on hips, perfecting his no bullshit policy. "I don't care if Aunt Nellie stole your grandmother's silverware, Ethel. Silverware is stupid. But what is even stupider than silverware is sulking about it for decades even after her children returned those stupid forks and spoons. Now, repeat after me: I will go to my niece's birthday party and I won't act like a bigoted cunt there. Oh, you take issue with my language? Well, I take issue with your attitude, Ethel."

Eddie, who considers himself a coward, becomes the god of unexpected courage. He appears in the time of highest need and usually panics way more than the person he's supposed to help. "Uh. Oh fuck. Shit. So...this isn't great, but you can do it. I think. Look, public speaking is a bitch, but guess what? If you don't go up there and say what exactly is wrong with this school, it will be another jock praising the local equality and friendly spirit and all the crap you know isn't true. So you know what? Fuck them! Go up there and tell them that the bullying isn't gone, they're just hiding it better, and watch how the smiles drain from their faces. Make them pay, now go go go!"

It all goes fairly well until they are both sent to Nancy Wheeler and Robin Buckley. Eddie is working his ass off to give Robin courage to confront Nancy about avoiding her after she let it slip she's a lesbian. In the meantime, Steve's chewing Nancy out for being spineless in her relationships and "I don't care if you have a sexuality crisis, Nance, Robin doesn't deserve this behavior from you and if you don't go to her house and tell her you're sorry for making her feel like you hated her for her sexuality, maybe kiss her in the process, I don't care, I'll do something drastic. Just watch me."

And maybe Steve and Eddie make the two girls realize there isn't a problem, that they actually like each other a lot. Maybe they go for a drink to celebrate the job well done. And maybe, after they get released from their godly duties, they find each other in the real world and use some of those negotiation skills and courage to find someone to share their life with.

[hellfirefucker]

Ok but imagine foster dad Steve Harrington (With foster dad Eddie and crazy aunt Robin ofc)

Steve moves out of his family home and moves to an even bigger house. At first, something doesn’t feel right even after he and Eddie do their best to make it feel like home. He’s always thought that there was something missing but he couldn’t figure it out.

That’s when he has the brilliant idea to start fostering. The home is perfect to have kids running around and would give it life. When he proposes the idea to Eddie, he excitedly agrees. They would be the perfect foster parents.

When the first kid comes in, the two don’t know how to approach so they are bound to make many mistakes. The kid is young and is obviously not used to being in foster care. Over time though, the three learn to coexist with one another along with Robin who occasionally pops by to take the kid out on wacky adventures.

Eventually more kids come pouring in. Steve is always excited to see a new face and does his best to comfort and support them in any way he can. He tells that he doesn’t want to be like his own family that would leave him to raise himself and that he would do his best to raise these kids to be the best.

There are little traditions that come about in the Harrington household. Birthdays are always loud and rowdy as the birthday person is woken up by loud singing. Breakfast is easy and organized with the kids doing small tasks so they can all eat together. Dinner is sometimes messy but always fun at the table. Family outings are always enjoyable because Steve always plans places that each kid wants to go to just right.

Unfortunately, all the good times can’t last forever and many of his little nuggets either grow up or get adopted. When it is time for a child to go, Steve, Eddie and Robin stay up all night making sure their farewell is perfect. Steve plans a care package filled with all sorts of their favorite treats, a stuffed animal, and trinkets to remember their siblings by along with phone numbers of all the adults in case they want to call or visit. Robin and Eddie make banners and plan party supplies for the farewell party with cake and ice cream, anything a kid could want.

Steve puts on a brave face as his beloved child has to leave him but to send them off, he and his friends take a picture together with the whole family. He does this every kid without fail and has a whi ole wall dedicated to these pictures. He writes their name on the frame along with making sure to highlight who they were with small drawings. He doesn’t want to forget any of his beloved kids because for a short while, they were his but now they must go.

Although his heart breaks, Steve knows he’s done a good job when he and his child cry together in a hug, neither of them wanting to pull away.

He loves his kids like his own blood and he will never forget all the great memories they shared.

This was inspired by my dear friend Kai who suggested the idea of foster dad Steve. Thank you for the inspo!

[bieurekabarnes]

okay, so, i’m spit balling a bit because I can. So, y’know how Robin from ST has the last name Buckley? well, what if (and i don’t think robin has any siblings but y’know what? i don’t care) Robin is Phillip’s little sister and Buck’s aunt? and Buck always knew her as the ‘crazy aunt’ because of everything that happened in Hawkins but nobody believed her, except Buck. so, one day, he goes to visit her cuz he saw an article piece form 1985 about the mall fire and she tells him about all the adventures she had with the party+steve and Buck si just so amazed and believes every word.

Robin’s his fav aunt and he introduced Eddie to her and (because i can) says that they remind her of steve and billy (because he’s not dead, fuck you) and it’s just idk family feels🤷🏼‍♀️

[paceypeternathanslawyer]

Another Top 10 Female TV Characters (In no particular order)

I posted something like this before but I added some favorite characters and I had to get my feelings down in writing :) You can read my other post, but in summation, the characters I mentioned before were: El Hopper, Anne Shirley, Lorelai Gilmore, Annie Edison, Joyce Byers, Paris Geller, Lois Lane, Jess Day, Midge Maisel, and Millie Helper.

Joey Potter (Dawson’s Creek):

Joey is one of the best characters in Dawson’s Creek. In my opinion the show should have been called “Joey’s Creek” :) She was a far more interesting character than Dawson. I haven’t finished the show yet so I don’t have too much to say about her, but from what i’ve heard she finally achieves her dreams and ends the series in a happy place, which makes me happy. What I do know is that Joey is extremely driven, creative, and smart. She’s also a character who has been through so much and has made it to the other side to be a very strong and kind person. 

Rory Gilmore (Gilmore Girls):

Alexis doesn’t get enough love for her portrayal of Rory. You gotta figure that this was Alexis’ first role ever and she was able to show a lot of emotion in this part, while also being extremely adept at the comedy as well. Rory had her ups and downs but i’ve always been a Rory defender. She’s not perfect, but I also would say that makes her a well rounded character. She’s smart, kind, and an amazing friend. 

Robin Buckley (Stranger Things):

Robin was such an important and fun addition to Stranger Things. She immediately brought such a new and dynamic atmosphere to the show. She’s a genuis... I mean, she fucking cracked a professional Russian code in a day. She’s hilarious and Maya is a tremendous actress. How she can go into a really serious and emotional scene and then go straight into a hilarious scene where she’s high with Steve is just simply amazing.

Veronica Mars (Veronica Mars):

Veronica Mars is my favorite character in the original  3 seasons of Veronica Mars. She’s talented, badass, and snarky/really funny. Veronica is a character who could benefit from therapy, but she’s very stubborn and in the 4th season seems to be adverse to the idea of going to therapy. She has been through more than any high schooler should go through. Even before the events of the 1st season. Her parents divorce, she is raped at a high school party, her best friend is murdered, her father, who was the sheriff at the time, accused her boyfriend’s father of killing her friend/her boyfriend’s sister. Because of that event, her and her boyfriend broke up and she lost her group of friends. Hopefully you followed with that last one cause it’s pretty complicated lol. And that’s just the events before the 1st season. Despite that or possibly because of that, Veronica has become a very strong and tenacious girl with a strong love of justice. She is also a loyal friend. 

Jeannie Nelson (I Dream Of Jeannie):

Jeannie is so sweet and loyal. She is my favorite character in I Dream Of Jeannie. There is truly never a dull moment with Jeannie around. She’s brings the crazy into any situation and I mean that in the best way possible. No, but seriously she is such a positive and sweet character until you cross her and then as a magical genie you will wish you had never been born ;) Also what fun Barbara must have had playing that character, not only because of all the crazy situations she got to play, but also Jeannie had the best wardrobe ever!

Laura Petrie (The Dick Van Dyke Show):

Laura was such a unique TV character for the time. In the early days of Television there were usually two types of women characters. You had the June Cleaver, stay at home, always dressed immaculately in a dress and apron, always there for some sage advice for her children type of character. And then you had the nagging wife/magnet for trouble like Lucy Ricardo. I don’t want to do too much of a disservice to Lucy cause she is a very beloved TV character and in some ways was very ahead of her time. Yet Laura was very different than those two types of characters. She was supremely real in every way. She wore pants a lot, she had breakdowns because at times being a stay at home mom was difficult and thankless, she talked like a real person would not like a June Cleaver or a Donna Stone. She was funny, talented. At one point, Sally was taking a leave of absence from Rob’s TV show that he was a head writer for and Laura asked to help out in any way. Rob agreed for her to be a typist for them, to at least fill some of the void of Sally’s absence. During that time, Laura actually comes up with some jokes and helps with the writing of the show as well.  She was a dancer, she is proficient in self defense. She was truly an amazing character and so unique for an early 1960s TV show.

Olivia Dunham (Fringe):

Anna was an actress who took me completely by surprise. The first few episodes of Fringe, I didn’t feel like she was such an amazing actress, yet as the show went on, Anna really showed herself to be an Emmy worthy actor. She got to play so many different versions of this character as well. She played the original Olivia and then we meet Olivia from an alternate universe and there are some big ways and some subtle ways that those two versions of Olivia are different. There’s a character named William Bell and he is played by Leonard Nimoy. For a stretch of like three episodes, Olivia gets inhabited by William Bell. So it’s Anna Torv doing a hilarious and really well done impression of Leonard Nimoy/his character in Fringe, her mannerisms are so funny in those episodes!! Yes, this show probably sounds crazy.... it is but in the best possible way, everyone should go watch it :) I remember when I became endeared to her character. It was when I saw her interact with her niece, Ella. It showed such a soft and real side of her. She’s a protector, she’s badass, she’s an incredible mother, wife, sister, friend, and aunt.

Astrid Farnsworth (Fringe):

Astrid is such a fun character in Fringe. She’s very endearing and real and funny. I’m sad that during the run of the show, we didn’t get to see more of her, but all that we did get was so much fun. The lab scenes are some of my favorites. The dynamic of Astrid, Walter, and Peter is just the best! Also the alternate universe Astrid is the purest and sweetest angel and must be protected at all costs :)

Sookie St James (Gilmore Girls):

The character of Sookie was really important in my opinion she is a beautiful plus size woman where her size did not define her, she was not the butt of the joke. She is a well respected chef, a loving mother, friend, and wife. When people think of Melissa McCarthy, they don’t typically first think of this role, but in my opinion it’s the best role of her career. She’s very funny in this part, but it’s a different and more low key kind of comedy than some people are used to seeing her in. BTW Drunk Sookie is iconic!! LOL

Lane Kim (Gilmore Girls):

Another character in Gilmore Girls that is underappreciated. She an incredibly talented drummer and she largely taught herself to play the drums. I can’t remember if the music store owner ever taught her but I feel like didn’t. I think she just let her use the display drums until Lane could buy them. Lane is funny and cool and a supportive friend. All the actors in Gilmore Girls were great at the dramatic bits as well, and Keiko was no different, some of those scenes between Lane and Mrs Kim really broke my heart which is credit to Emily and Keiko’s acting ability.

[endless-oc-creations]

Side Note: I have a side blog @stranger-things-ocs​ where I post all my edits for them there. 

UPDATED: 06/24/2022

In alphabetical order & Pinterest links!

Name: Annabelle Henderson

Title: Danger Zone

Faceclaim:  Maisie Williams

Love interest: Steve Harrington

Pinterest Board: Link

Summary: More to be added...

Name: Benjamin Hopper 

Title: Crazy Train

Faceclaim:  Dylan Minnette

Love interest: Jonathan Byers

Pinterest Board: Link

Summary: Benjamin James Hopper was a normal kid with a loving family until his younger sister got diagnosed with cancer and passed away. His father shut away from the pain, while his mother left them to start a new family. Benjamin felt alone until he became best friends with Jonathan Byers and started spending time with him and his family. It was easier to ignore his fathers and his own problems, but it becomes a problem for Ben when his feelings towards Jonathan only become deeper than a friend. Than things become worse when Jonathan’s younger brother Will Byers goes missing.

Name: Brandi Tara

Title: Crazy Train

Faceclaim:  Samara Weaving

Love interest: Billy Hargrove

Pinterest Board: Link

Summary: Brandi Tara had a rough upbringing, causing all sorts of trouble for her parents until one day, when she was 16, that get so sick of her constant party life style and not having the time to deal with it they shove her off to Hawkins to stay with her aunt and uncle, the Harringtons. There she finally met her cousins, Steve Harrington. Brandi wasn’t happy dealing with another so called family and tried to find something or someone interesting, who knew that someone would be Billy Hargrove, a new residence of Hawkins himself.

Name: Donald Blake

Title: Crazy Train

Faceclaim:  Andrew Garfield

Love interest: Benjamin Hopper

Pinterest Board: Link

Summary: More to be added...

Name: Erika Bell

Title: Welcome to Hawkins

Faceclaim:  Briana Buckmaster 

Love interest: Jim Hopper & Joyce Byers

Pinterest Board: Link

Summary: After being transferred to the Hawkins Police Department, besides dealing with a drunk of a mess Jim Hopper, Erika didn’t think much excitement would happen in the quiet town. Little did she know how wrong she was when a certain Will Byers goes missing..

Name: Mellissa Mayfield

Title: Runaways

Faceclaim:  Jane Levy

Love interest: Robin Buckley

Pinterest Board: Link

Summary: More to be added...

Name: Riley Harrington

Title: Brother in Arms

Faceclaim:  Wyatt Oleff

Love interest: Will Byers

Pinterest Board: Link

Summary: More to be added...

Name: Vanessa Byers

Title: Tales of a Byers Series

Faceclaim:  Mckenna Grace

Love interest: None

Pinterest Board: Link

Summary: More to be added...

[fandomirregular]

Crazy Headcanon: Robin Buckley from Stranger Things is related to the Buckley siblings of 911.

Cool Aunt Robin is the only relative that Maddie and Evan actually like.

[weirdo09]

i’m a INFJ now ☺️

st ships(I think I forgot but 🤷🏾‍♀️)

elmike(platonic or queerplatonic)<3

elumax<3

lumax<3

elmax<3

byler(obvi)<3

madwheeler(platonic or queerplatonic)<3

jopper<3

henclair<3

jargyle <3

ronance<3

steddie(i may or may not get hate but, it’s good when the crazies aren’t posting)<3

rockie<3

stonathan<3

byclair<3

spotify: —cade—

omg 😱 i forgot about my platonic wifeys 😢

@adorewillbyers

@adoremaxmayfield

@no-ordinary-demigirl

@verashalurks

@bookfansworld<3

@thebylerfiles<3

@ronanticized

@butterflies-for-michael<3

@delusional-dingus

@geolikesstrangerthings

@willbyerswithagun <3 (very mean to me 😔)

@ikwhatyouaremikewheeler

@buckieduckie2

my gf is @over-rated-cheese <3 (love you, hunny bunny 🫶🏽)

my parent 😁

@background-character-341

my stepparent 😎

@sunflowersand-bees

the rich wine aunt 🍷

@bylerislovebylerislife

fandoms and characters i write for:

stranger things

max mayfield

lucas sinclair

will byers(only male and gn reader tho)

mike wheeler

dustin henderson

erica sinclair(only platonic)

robin buckley(only fem and gn reader)

nancy wheeler

i’ve seen many people make these and i feel like i’m missing out

I’m cadence but i don’t mind any nicknames

i’m a INTP

i use all pronouns but the ones i like the most are she/he/they/them/their ☺️

i post a bit of everything all of the time 😉

my big six: scorpio ☀️ scorpio 🌙 scorpio rising scorpio venus scorpio mercury sag mars

i love literal any fandom i come across

i’m a huge bookworm 🤓

i’m somewhat of an artist, ig 👩🏾‍🎨

i love stranger things and everything horror 👻

my fav holidays are my b-day(nov 6th) and halloween 🎃

my favorite shows are stranger things, umbrella academy, dead end(i love barney & norma sm <3), moon knight( my bois😚), ms.marvel( love the representation🤭), she-ra, the parkers, moesha, half & half and many more(i’m in multiple fandoms so yea 😅)

my favorite movies are the fear street trilogy(sam x deena, i love simon <3), do revenge(i haven’t seen it but i rlly wanna watch it), sierra bugress is a loser, the curse of bridge hallow(priah is amazing in that movie), mean girls(get in, losers we’re going shopping!), clueless(ugh, as if!), Jennifer’s body( it looks good but my mum prolly let me watch it sooo), megamind, the luckiest girl alive(only seen like half of it but, it was good) and also many more 😚

my favorite books recently are the sun is also a star, the undead girl gang, Cuba 15, dust & grim and the hate u give

[luna-is-on-mars]

Thank you so much for the tag @jslittlebirdie and @notcallingyoualiar ♡ That was SO incredible hard, but it's a wonderful idea! My post became longer than intented, ups! (We would be a awfully crazy, contradicting and strange lot ♡)

Who would you like to be your... ?

Mother : Joyce Byers (Stranger Things), without question! She's the most loving, supporting and accepting mother I could ever dream of. She would never let me doubt or hate myself and there's no possebility to question her unconditional love for me♡

Father : V (V for Vendetta)! He means a lot to me for a long time. With his calm, collected and open-minded personality, he would be my biggest support in being myself, expressing all my opinions and questioning my surroundings. In addition, we could watch old movies together, cook, listen and dance to music and trying to teach me fencing!

Sister/brother : Kat Stratford (10 Things I hate about you), Lorna Dane (The Gifted) and Dustin Henderson (Stranger Things)! The first two as big sisters and Dustin as a little brother. I would absolutely adore him! We're both total nerds and could obsess over all this stuff and it would be so exciting to listen to all his science ramblings. And god help anyone who makes fun of him! Kat and Lorna are so incredible similiar to me and we would absolutely share the same views, taste and style!

Best friend : Montana Duke (American Horror Story), Lex Miller and Billy Bennett (Deadly Class) - such a chaotic duo, Anne Shirley-Cuthbert (Anne with an E), Gar Logan (Titans), Donnie Darko, Robin Buckley (Stranger Things) and Gwendolyn Shephard (Ruby Red)

Significant other : Jervis Tetch (Gotham), Jereth (Labyrinth) and Xavier Plympton (American Horror Story), Billy Hargrove (Stranger Things), Newt Scamander (Fantastic Beasts). How could I choose between them?♡

Other : Liz Taylor (American Horror Story) and Mazikeen Smith (Lucifer) as aunts. Wanda Maximoff (MCU) and Misty Day (American Horror Story) as cousins. And I've absolutely no idea in what kind of relationship, but I would love to have Joker (The Dark Knight) and the 11th Doctor (Doctor Who) in my life♡

In which ... would you like to live in?

Place : Forks (Twilight). The scenery is simply beautiful and so peaceful. And I would love the lack of sun! It's basically autumn the whole year♡

House/flat : I'm not sure. I just want to be by the side of my loved ones, everything else isn't that important. Although I wouldn't like it if it's messy, too loud or hectic.

Time : I don't even have to think about the answer for this → the 80's! The technology, pop culture, the musicians and overall aesthetic - I'm in love♡

Is there a animal you would like to have? A power? A vehicle?

I would love to have the 67' Chevy Impala (Supernatural)! And basically every animal from Fantastic Beasts, they're all so incredible adorable♡

I'm not sure if you've already been tagged and this is, of course, without pressure ♡ : @ajokeformur-ray @imaginesbymk @imagine-you @killingviolets @make-me-imagine @midrunner3202 @sunlitwritings @tatestripedsweater @ultraintrovertedgryffindor

Build-a-fictional life Tag Game!

Rules: Choose only from movies, shows, books

You can choose more than one for each

Then tag your ten favourite blogs

Who would you like to be your... ?

Mother :

Father :

Sister/brother :

Best friend :

Significant other :

Other :

In which ... would you like to live in?

Place :

House/flat :

Time :

Is there a animal you would like to have? A power? A vehicle?

Lovely Anon!!🥰🥰 Omg! Thank you soo much for sending this in!! Honestly, this tag game made my huge nerd heart beat faster😍 I had way too much fun with this and my answers could actually have been sooo much longer *ahem* 🤣🤦

Who would you like to be your... ?

Mother: Liz Taylor (AHS Hotel - Because of her loving and supportive nature, Liz is a bit of a mother figure to me. But she'd also be one of my best friends! She's a goddess I look up to!!🥺😍)

Father: Adrian Monk (Monk - I know because of his mental health issues, he's a pretty complicated and complex man. But he'd love and adore his daughter above all else!!!🥺😭)

Sisters/Brothers: Thor & Loki (MCU), Bruce Wayne/Batman (TDK - I know that's pretty problematic consindering his family history and that J is my F/O😅), Hugo "Hurley" Reyes (Lost)

Best friends: Deadpool, Rocket & Groot (MCU), Merry & Pippin (LOTR), Arthur Fleck/Joker (Joker 2019 - He deserves all the love in the world🥺😭), Shawn Spencer & Burton "Gus" Guster (Psych - I love their dynamic🤣), Kronk (Emperor's New Groove), Mike Wazowski (Monsters, Inc.), Genie (Aladdin 1992)

Significant Other: Joker (TDK - I love my handsome clown so much😭💜)

Others: grandpa -> Gandalf (LOTR), uncle -> Tony Stark/Iron Man (MCU), cousins -> Clark Griswold & Eddie Johnson (National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation🤣)

In which ... would you like to live in?

Place: Gotham City (TDK), Middle-Earth (LOTR), The Island (Lost)

House/Flat: J's hideout/s or just a small apartment for the two of us🥺 (TDK), Hotel Cortez (AHS Hotel), Bag End & Rivendell & Orthanc & White Tower of Ecthelion & Golden Hall Meduseld (LOTR)

Time: I don't have a particular time that I'd want to be in. Actually, everything is pretty interesting. As long as I could be in my favorite movies, shows or books🥺🥺

Is there an animal you would like to have? A power? A vehicle?

Animal/Pet: I have no idea, lmao😂 Donkey & Dragon & Puss in Boots (Shrek), Stitch (Lilo & Stitch) - However, they wouldn't be pets but friends!!

Power: I would like to have a Sling Ring like Dr. Strange (MCU) so I can open portals anywhere. But I would also like to be able to travel through time and into different worlds/dimensions. Or the ability to read things/people out of or into books (Inkheart).

Vehicle: Tumbler (the Batmobile from TDK)

No pressure tags: @ajokeformur-ray @loveletterstoledger @into-crazy @lunamooney2406 @fan-of-pretty-much-2-much @sacredempressnatlyia @sadclowncat @notcallingyoualiar @rommies