#henderhop

[sara-yuna]

for real 💯

the biggest missed opportunity was not making dustin and el a couple

[will80sbyers]

Oh my god what if El made them friendships bracelets with their names 😭😭😭

[thebylertheory]

I hate that the Stranger Things fandom makes people feel like they can only like canon ships. People get ANGRY if you ship something that is not canon, and that is so baffling to me. Sometimes people ship two characters together simply because they think they'd be a cute couple in theory, not because they think they're going to end up together on the show. And that is okay. I need people to realize just how okay that is.

I have a lot of ships that I like. Some are ones that I know will never be canon. And others are ships that I think actually stand a chance of being canon. But guess what, whether or not any of my ships become canon will not stop me from shipping them. I'm going to ship whatever I think is cute and nobody is going to try and make me feel bad for that. I shouldn't have to give you a 50 page document on why I think my ship is going to be canon in order for me to like it.

[helioleti]

(Throws 10 Things I Hate About you Byler/Henderhop AU at you) Join my cult

[valentine47287]

[lordystrange]

If Stranger Things was meant to be a basic ”a nerd falls in love with a superpowered girl” story, they would’ve could’ve should’ve written it about Henderhop.

[polyamorous-elevenv2]

‘cause it’s actually canon

[missmisry]

me to fic writers:

[soniclion92]

This tweet made me think of henderhop :))

[frankenstein-ate-my-left-shoe]

@steddie-week Day 5- Reunion / exes to lovers or getting back together

i'm challenging myself to keep each of these at 660 words; see day one for more of an explanation!

"Dude, seriously, what’s so importan—”

Oh shit.

“Oh fuckin’ hell Dustin, seriously?”

Steve takes a moment to take him in.

The years have been good to him; his hair is still long, pulled back into a bun for the occasion, and the white streak of hair that mirrors Steve’s cuts across the left side of his head.

The door clicks shut, and he and Eddie Munson are in the same room together for the first time in years. 

Eddie’s eyes lock with his for a fraction of a second and snap away in the next. “Seriously Dustin? Look, I love you man, but this is too mu—”

“Both of you just shut up and listen to me. I love you guys, but you need to get over your shit now.”

“We don’t have any shit.”

“Yeah, no shit.” Steve confirms in a croak.

“Bull.” 

Steve finally manages to look at Dustin, his gaze having taken an avoidant trip around the room; his arms are crossed across his chest, a frown on his face. “No, really, we just aren’t… we’re not..”

“We just never got along Dusty, Steve and I are just too different, alright? It’s not going to get in the way of you and El’s special day or whatever.”

“Bull.” Dustin repeats.

“C’mon Dusty, I don’t want to do this right now—”

“I know you two were a thing.”

...

What?

“What?!” Steve and Eddie say in unison, Eddie continuing with “Where in the hell’d you get that idea?”

Dustin’s eyes roll so hard his head follows, “Oh come off it; you two were inseparable for a good year after everything, and you’re right, you were too different, that’s why we all noticed when you were joined at the hip. Or should I say joined at the dick.”

“...That’s not how it works.”

Steve whirls on Eddie, “That’s what you’re concerned about?”

“If he's gonna roast us he should do it properly!”

“You—”

“Alright!” Dustin cuts him off (again), giving each of them a glare then turning to the door. “You two stay here and figure it the fuck out, you hear me? I’ll be back in an hour.”

He’s just about to close the door when his head pokes back in, “And for the love of god, take a shower if you touch butts.”

The door clicks closed loudly, the sound of the lock engaging even louder.

Steve sighs, “Listen, Eddie–”

“I don’t have anything to say to you.”

He turns to glare at his ex, “Well I have something to say to you, asshole.”

Eddie rolls his eyes and his shoulders ruck up closer to his ears, but he doesn’t look like he’ll interrupt again.

“I was going to tell you that day, y’know. But you didn’t–” he clears the lump from his throat, “I’m sure you thought it’d be better, huh? A clean break?”

Eddie’s shoulders hike higher, his arms cross over his torso.

“Well, I waited. And waited. Then called Robin. Cried… a lot. I was devastated.”

“Is that what you wanted to tell me? How miserable I made you?

“No.. well, kinda, but no. What I wanted to tell you was that I love you.”

Eddie makes a wounded noise, but Steve continues.

“I wanted to say it to you then, but I’d be lying if I said I didn't want to say it to you again now.”

That does it; Eddie’s head snaps up to look at him. “You loved–”

“I still love you, Eddie Munson. And you don’t have to say it back, I don’t know if you ever felt the same w—”

Kissing him again is like coming home.

“You were–” Eddie says when they separate, cutting off when Steve pulls him in again.

“I was going to, yeah.” another kiss, “I wanted the real thing with you, Eddie. I wanted everything. I want everything.”

Eddie grins against the next press of Steve’s lips.

They end up needing to use the shower.

i love a 'steddie exes reunion at one or multiple of the kids' weddings' trope

on AO3 here!

[swftlore]

cant believe its canon that el actually knows how to play chess. like its shown in s4 that she can play pretty well

can you imagine a chess match between her and dustin lord he would be STRESSING

"checkmate :)"

"THATS NOT HOW YOU PLAY!!!!!!"

"it is how i learned."

"no you had weird lab rules rematch"

(this is their 3rd rematch)

[a-strangers-thoughtss]

Ok but hear me out…

Elumax, where they’re all dating eachother, but also add Dustin into that and he’s dating both Lucas and El but not Max (bc I think it would be funny)

So it’s just a,

Max: This is my boyfriend Lucas, and this is our girlfriend El. And this bitch is their boyfriend for some reason 🤨🙄

All of them complain about Byler being mushy and annoying all the time and then turn around and do some weird intricate cuddles.

Whenever the whole party is hanging out they like to call it a “double date”

[will80sbyers]

Dustin would have loved this idea and this is why she needs to date him and not Mike

[dwobbitfromtheshire]

At this point, I'm so tired of the drama, I hope El and Will are both like "boy, bye" when it comes to Mike in season 5. They both focus on being twins and focusing on saving Hawkins together. Of course, no one told El when his birthday is, let alone her own, and is determined to celebrate to make up for them missing it. Then Will tells her it's her birthday now too because they're twins. Then, of course, when they're both single for a while and they both fix their friendship with Mike, Will starts dating Gareth, and El starts dating Dustin. I don't know who Mike ends up with. . . I didn't get that far ahead with my thoughts.

[sarahivess]

I’M FREAKING OUT THEY INCLUDED HENDERHOP?! 😭

[coldninjaruins-blog]

One thing about Dustin Henderson is that he will hold his friends' hands when they are in distress.