#harringrove fic rec

[drinkingbeerfroma]

A little Harringrove kiss to start your new year, my lovelies 💖

First time making art for my own fic, hope you guys like it ✨️

[intothedysphoria]

I just wanted to do a full recommendation/review/whatever you’d call this of a fic I absolutely ADORE for one of my friends who deserves to hear how good of a writer she is.

Lust For Life by @oopsiedaisiesbaby is an incredible piece of writing, even if you read it having no idea who Billy or Steve are. Tonally, it is a modern romcom with an adorable ending that made me cry more than once (I will try to keep spoilers to the very minimum)

Steve has a heart of gold, he is so incredibly precious while still being immediately recognisable as himself from the show. His disability and his experiences as a sex worker are discussed honestly and compassionately and the way he works to be a better person than he was in high school is incredibly heartwarming.

Billy is a scene stealer in every chapter he’s in. He’s both so unmistakably Billy in his temperament and mannerisms while clearly having been able to heal from both the Mindflayer and Neil. The way his character progresses and grows, with both heart and humour makes you unable to stop reading. It’s a smaller detail but I also adore how intelligent, both academically and emotionally Billy is in this fic, it really adds an extra layer of depth to the piece.

Harringrove’s relationship is truly the soul of the fic. Without giving too much away, the way they become so entangled in each other’s life, from the very first meeting to the very end could easily match up to the standard of published romance books, while still showing their dumb mistakes that are typical of their early twenties.

The supporting cast include Robin, who is a delight as always as Steve’s best friend, Heather who I personally think is one of the most interesting characters in this fic, Jason who is a “vicious murder twink” and also effortlessly one of the funniest characters and Eddie, who couldn’t be any more Eddie if he tried. Despite not having as large of a role, Jonathan, Argyle and the party all make cameos too and are extremely fun.

Overall I’d say if you like Harringrove, munver, Buckleway, friends to friends with benefits to lovers and a very oblivious “straight” Steve, I’d immediately recommend this fic, it’s so worth it.

[dragonflylady77]

harringrove fic rec

I just finished reading this amazing fic, in which Billy hates everything in Hawkins, except, maybe, this one guy with brown eyes and great hair...

[skybird87]

Hello,

I am looking for a specific fic I read on ao3 back in April. It was a long one...I want to say at least 100k. It was post season 3 where Billy lived. He started getting closer to Max and the Party. I remember a scene where it was New Years (I think) and everyone (except for Joyce and Hopper) had assembled in the basement together to play a massive D&D campaign so they could avoid the fireworks. I remember Billy helping Max or El act out a part of the campaign. Everyone had extreme PTSD from the Battle of Starcourt so when the fireworks started going off, everyone kind of had a panic attack. Does this sound familiar?

Also, if anyone has post season 3 harringrove to fics to recommend where the Party really "takes Billy in" after everything went down, I would love to hear about them!

Thanks!

Sky

[spaceofentropy]

@dragonflylady77 wrote a fic for me for Valentine exchage we're both in, and you're gonna go and read it, okay? There's Billy, back in Hawkins for Max and Lucas' wedding. And there's a limo that will bring Max to the church. And most of all, there's a limo driver who is none other than Billy's old crush from high school, Steve Harrington.

Go. Read it. Show it some love. Do it for me.

I'll be in my corner crying happy tears, you just go and read a good fic!

[fizzigigsimmer]

If anyone is looking for a fic to read this weekend: second thoughts by callieb is PHENOMENAL. Haven’t finished it yet, but halfway through and literally don’t want it to end!! Plus, pride and prejudice references 🥰🥰🥰

oooh. Bless you nonny! Thank you for the rec.

[lovebillyhargrove]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Stranger Things (TV 2016) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Billy Hargrove/Steve Harrington, Billy Hargrove & Steve Harrington Characters: Steve Harrington, Billy Hargrove, Dustin Henderson Additional Tags: Harringrove, stranger things, References to the Stranger Things 3 teaser, Steve tries to take Billy home and it goes south, very south, ANYWAYS Lets get some actual tags up in here, we got some, SMOKING and DRINKING and overall PARTYING, SPEEDING. BLOODY. DEMODOG SLAYING. HEATHENS., also FIREWORKS., do what you want with that clue, ENJOY THE STORY!! Summary:

When Billy floored the gas, Steve screamed and grabbed the seat like a lifeline. In one swift motion, Billy jammed up the radio. And Steve Harrington decided he was officially losing his mind. He thought his night had been royally fucked before this.

Well, Steve certainly never anticipated he’d spend the conclusion of his night with Billy Hargrove, on the run from Demodogs, while Let’s Hear It for the Boy by Deniece Williams blared from the speakers.

80mph, 84 mph, 92mph…

“Christ, Billy!” Steve hollered, “Ease up, you’re gonna kill us!”

[shieldofiron]

I am doing so much research on sex and getting off and being paralyzed instead of writing part 4 (I have one paragraph) but I am having so many thoughts on Jason being insecure and not being sure if he can still even get hard and then Eddie just helping cause that's what friends do. Alright I'm gonna leave now.

There is a very good Harringrove with this sort of vibe, two hundred and six by withoneheadlight. Super poetic and beautiful, I love it.

[spaceofentropy]

(Perfect mood for Waffle House Smackdown. Beloved fic!)

Inspired by a funny concept I read on here, because Billy was BORN to work at a Waffle House, he’d absolutely thrive in it.

Manage to kick the cashier and cooks’ asses? You’ve earned the privilege of taking your white trash wrath out on the Mullet King, the Manager, Final Boss of the Hawkins Waffle House Thunderdome, Billy Hargrove! God help you, the man has years and years of pent-up rage and daddy issues.

[ihni]

Author spotlight: @robthegoodfellow

Thought I'd go ahead and rec some favorite fics of mine by the same author, because a) why not? and also b) they're awesome. So!

Sideways (Harringrove) Such a good read! This was the kind of fic that I couldn't even read just whenever, oh no, this one deserved focus, so I had to treat myself to a comfortable space and time to spare when I read this, because I didn't want to just speed through it. This fic deserves to be indulged in. They boys are written so very well and so are their growing relationship. (Not-really-spoiler: Chapter 4 is my favorite chapter <3)

Drummer Boy (Billy-centric, also Harringrove) This is such a lovely piece of writing, following Billy from his childhood and up until Hawkins, told in his memories of ... beats. Different kinds of beats, that he has always been able to hear. It's a darnright joy to read, and leaves you hopeful in a way that feels so much it's almost heavy.

Love and Hate and Love Her So (Billy-centric) Billy and Billy's mom. Heartbreakingly beautiful, and also just heartbreaking. Howcome it's always the people we love the most who can hurt us the most? This is such a good fic, and it leaves me aching.

Näcken in Loch Nora (Harringrove-ish) A different first meeting between Billy and Steve. A very different first meeting. This one is a mixture between outrageous and unexpected and just plain, uncomplicated fun. With a backstory! All wrapped up in a bite-sized fic that is as delicious as a three-course meal.

Billy Hargrove's Extensive Knife Collection (Harringrove) How can I not rec this? It was for me! And it's a short one and it doesn't really have a plot, but it focuses on one specific thing (I won't tell you what, you'll have to read for yourselves) and it does it well. It makes my face smile and my fingers itch to pick up a knife. (You'll understand when you read it, don't worry.)

¿Por qué no los dos? (Harringroveson) And finally, this one. Maaaan, this one. Listen listen listen. You think you can't write an aromantic character and have it be shippy? Think again! There are so many layers to being an aromantic, and there can still be so many wonderful and meaningful relationships with people, which this fic shows. This fic is SO dear to me, because a) representation and also b) it gives me hope. And it makes me yearn. And it makes me fucking HAPPY okay? It contains a lot of sex between three people but they work so WELL together even though one is not like the others, and they have their happy ending and I just. I just love this one. Please, if you're gonna read a fic today and don't know which one, go for this one.

[dragonflylady77]

If you like harringrove and 'getting together' fics, I really recommend you go read everything by @prettyboyporter asap...

Here's a handy dandy link for you, even.

[travelingtwentysomething]

🌚Am I The Asshole?🌝

🤘Touch anything underlined to be linked to the fic🤘

This is the ask I sent around to a few people who reblogged @dynamic-power post about Spideypoolverine x Harringroveson crossover which inspired me to write a one shot which I posted under that post. I wanted to spread the word a bit, share it with some people who might Reblog it.

But it seems like I offended someone bad enough that they're in my dms lecturing me on it. And I responded just a tad sarcastically but I don't feel like it's anyone's place to police how you share and build community here. As long as you're not bothering anyone and not spamming people.

Clearly, I accidentally sent the ask to this person twice, and they were bothered. So I apologized and I thought that was that. But am I in the wrong here? What do you think?

Btw thanks @sex-drugz-rockroll for sharing the link and answering the ask I sent you🤗

[runraerun]

ATTENTION EVERYONE:

‼️stop‼️ what you’re doing right now—a new chapter of Gap just dropped!!!😍😍😍😍😍😍

There's a gap where we meet - Chapter 3 is out now!

Pairing: Billy Hargrove/Steve Harrington Rating: E Words: 14.0K Status: Ongoing Tags: Physical/Emotional Abuse, Fighting, Masochism, Dom/Sub undertones, Breathplay, Blood kink, Spit Kink, Face Slapping, Power play, Switching, Bad Coping Mechanisms, Hurt/Comfort, Fuckbuddies, Enemies to Lovers, Angst with a happy ending Summary

Hot breath hits his lips and Billy sees Steve close the distance. A brush of lips, barely there. And fuck it, Billy can’t help it. Can’t fight the amusement off his face. He pushes Steve back hard. “You gettin’ off on this?” he asks, pulling back with a smile on his face. Rolls his hips for good measure and watches Steve’s face shift. He’s fucking hard. Steve Harrington gets off on violence and it thrills Billy to the bone.

Billy and Steve start a fight club that turns into something more.

[robthegoodfellow]

I've wanted to commission art for @fizzigigsimmer's fic He Who Holds the Devil (Harringrove Hannibal AU of my dreams) for ages and ages and ran the idea by @ihni a couple weeks ago who proceeded to create this masterpiece as a gift to gift to Fizzi 😭 Just a whole sequence of sneaky gifting.

But just LOOK at this!!! I'm still in slack-jawed awe. STEVE SWIMMING IN BILLY-SHARK INFESTED WATERS 🤩 Thank you thank you @ihni you're amazing 💛

Read the scene below:

Hargrove holds his stare and repeats slowly, “You do process it. Things the rest of us can barely even get a sense of, right?” 

Across the table, Hargrove has started to change yet again. The light of admiration washes over him in colors of pale yellow and sweet cream, until he shimmers—like Steve is viewing him from behind the glass at the aquarium. It’s stunning.

Steve swallows hard, and it takes him a deliberate moment to blink his eyes slowly and push the vision away. An uncomfortable heat prickles in his chest, discomforted with the evidence of the other man’s admiration of something he himself can only see as flawed. He doesn’t know what to do with it. [...]

The pink tip of Hargrove’s tongue appears in the corner of his mouth as he considers Steve with that probing gaze. He swaths a slick trail over his bottom lip, dark pupils dilating. Steve looks him in the eye, just for a moment, just for a taste, and sees blue lightning crackle within their depths.  

He inhales quick and soft as swirls of blue fill the room, transforming into waves. They push at the walls, breaking the diner around him like it’s made of matchsticks, obliterating it from existence. A wave crashes over his head, and Steve barely has time to gulp in a breath before he’s thrust down into the water. 

His heart pounds heavy and fast in his chest as he fights to swim toward the surface, but his movements slow when he senses that he is not alone in the depths. Turning slowly, he sees a dark shape in the water, growing larger as it swims towards him—recognizes the graceful sway of its body before it comes fully into view. Steve goes still, the surface forgotten. 

It’s a sandbar shark, colossal in size—king of its kind. It glides towards him, turning its long powerful body as it makes a wide arc and begins to circle. The meaning is clear: somewhere in the depths of Billy Hargrove a predator lurks, and Steve is in its sights. 

He’s gone too deep. He should be fighting to get back to the surface, back to himself, but that’s not the job. Steve doesn’t fight the pull of Hargrove’s mind. He forces his muscles to relax. His heart begins to slow. He kicks his feet and delves deeper.  

As he swims down into the deep blue the shark is never far, sometimes gliding just below or above in a lazy orbit. Despite Steve’s initial fear, it seems in no hurry to harm him, and he takes advantage of their silent truce to admire the impressive length of its body and smooth bronzy skin.  

What a beauty you are. 

[dirtbagdefender]

i’ll fall for you soon enough, i resolve to love by LazyBaker Rated M ( 72.6k words   6 Chap   Complete )  Gen

Billy is ignoring Steve, Steve is trying to find his footing with Billy, and a demodog needs to be buried. Part 2 of falling for you in hawkins, indi-fucking-ana

[lovebillyhargrove]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Stranger Things (TV 2016) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Billy Hargrove/Steve Harrington Characters: Billy Hargrove, Steve Harrington Additional Tags: Pre-Relationship Series: Part 9 of Tumblr words Summary:

It's summer and the boys are fated to clash.