#steddie fic finder

[steve-damngoodbabysitter]

Does anyone know this steddie fic— it’s set after season four, I think robin steve and Eddie have moved in together and Eddie n Steve have gotten closer where Steve comes out to Eddie. Eddie is aro but they enter a friends with benefits/bdsm relationship and r in a qpr. I read it on ao3 and I’m trying desperately to find it bc it was really good but I don’t remember what it’s called 😭

[newgrangespirals]

@jeon-jungkook-ruined-me, @mx-jinxous

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depollute me, gentle angel by necrotic_bones, saltyreader

https://archiveofourown.org/works/40531875

Yo, can anyone help me find a Steddie fic?

I can't recall the title or author, but here's what I got:

Eddie finds Steve and Robin in the Starcourt Mall when they're high on whatever the Russians gave them. He ends up looking after Steve at his house, thinking they've been roofied, and he ends up staying with Steve and looking after him for a while.

Eddie thinks Steve is traumatised from a bad ex boyfriend, is a key point.

Also, I think there's elements of Sub-Steve a bit later in, and it's highlighted in the fic that Eddie walks Steve through subspace with bucket loads of consent talks bc, again, he thinks Steve had bad experiences with an ex bf.

I'm pretty sure the fic was on AO3 btw.

Aight yeah that's all I got, let's see if anyone knows what I'm talking bout xD

[duchk]

Can someone help me find a fic. It’s a steddie fic I can’t remember the name to and I have tried to search for specific words and phrases but have had no luck. The fic is about Steve and robin going to like this concert thing that corroded coffin is performing at (CC is famous) but Steve doesn’t know that is who they are. It’s not set up in canon so no upside down but they all still went to school together and Eddie had a crush on Steve so he wrote a song about having a crush on a straight dude. But when they go to talk but it before performing it robin realizes what it’s about a yells at Eddie about Steve not actually being straight. That’s all it can remember about the fic.

[tillystealeaves]

Somebody help me! I was just reading a fic where Steve asks Eddie out and right before Eddie hangs up, he can hear Robin laughing (presumably at what a big Fail Steve is) and Eddie decides it must be a prank and he’s really upset. And then Steve shows up, all ready for the date and then… my page refreshed.

HELP ME!!!!!

[random-thoughts-004]

Need help finding a fic:

It’s a Steddie fic (Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson) where they’re dating but Eddie doesn’t know about the upside down (yet?) and it may be a 5+1 thing - it starts out with them on a date in Steve’s car, Eddie making fun of his music taste when he sees Steve’s nailbat and assumes that Steve tricked him (mentions thinking something about maybe Tommy being on his way to help)

That’s about all I can think up but if it’s familiar please help!!

[heirofslytherinsmalfoy]

PLEASE HELP ME FIND THIS FIC!!!!

It’s a Steddie fic, where Eddie is fresh out of jail and gets a job as a watchman where he lives alone in a remote fire tower!!

He and Steve communicate through walkie talkies!! and Eddie plays the guitar!! And towards the end a bat flys in his tower and he falls down the stairs and Steve comes and helps him!!!!

[steviewashere]

Hi sorry this might be a weird ask. I could use your help finding a steddie fic. It’s where Steve and the kids turn into demo wolves after the tunnels in season 2. Steve went to see Max at the trailer park and visits Eddie as a wolf. Eddie names him strider and strider comes to hellfire one night. Eddie gets pulled into the upside mess and almost died but Steve saves him by biting/turning him. Idk if it’s the same fic but will has world building powers that built the world vecna is using and they all visit the upside down to defeat him. Max gets hurt but the power of family saved her. If you could help that would be great. Also I just wanna say I love your works that make me squeal every time I read them.

Oooo, I don't think I've read this one before. Though, it does sound vaguely familiar. I've attempted to find it on AO3, but haven't been able to see anything based on this description.

But I swear I've seen a summary somewhere where the kids turn into werewolves/demo creatures.

If anybody is aware of this fic, I'd love help on finding this. Otherwise, I advise maybe sending in the description to @steddieficfind, but I'll keep my eyes peeled when I'm doing my daily reading.

Also, thank you, I'm glad you enjoy my works <3

[estrellami-1]

There is a Steddie fic finder that you can ask as well when looking for a fic

Ahh yes that’s true!!! Anyone know the name of the blog 😅 I swear I’ve got the WORST memory!!

[andrewologist]

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[fantasticgothicpeachsludge]

Help, help, help! I'm looking for, I think, two Steddie fics but I only remember two scenes.

One where Eddie runs into Steve and the kids at a gas station in season two after Billy broke a plate over his head. If I remember correctly, I think he gets pulled into everything that happens after that at the junkyard because he’s not going to let an obviously concussed Steve drive.

And the other scene, probably from a different fic, is already established steddie with Steve showing up at Eddie's door after everything that happened at Starcourt and letting Eddie think that he was attacked by Billy again because he found out he was queer. I think this fic is a rewrite with Steddie starting from season two?

Help ;~;

[darlingghoulette]

Anyone able to help me track down this fic?

A creator posted screenshots on tiktok with no credits and now it's killing me because I have to know the context to this looool

"You're so wrapped up in being left, forgotten, not needed, that you're still here, watching as everyone around you grows up and moves on. I used to think she got you all wrong. That she couldn't see you like I do, but it turns out your whole life, every-fucking-thing about you, is just as bullshit as it was in 1984."

Like Eddie??? why??? i am in pain.

[steve-damngoodbabysitter]

DOES ANYONE KNOW OF THAT ONE STEDDIE FIC WHERE ITS AN AU OF SEASON 1/2 WHERE STEVE GOT TURNED INTO A DEMOGORGON CREATURE!! IM TRYING TO FIND IT SO I CAN REREAD IT IT WAS REALLY GOOD

It was kinda long and Eddie was introduced earlier

[tillystealeaves]

This is the fic I posted about losing mid-read the other day! Shoutout to @taylsbucko for rescuing me!!!!!!!!

Steddie I 2.3k words I Angst I Hurt/Comfort I Idiots to Lovers I SFW

The phone rings at a quarter to six, not an unheard of time for someone to call on a Friday evening, but he's not expecting anyone, so he lets it ring out until the machine gets it. Screening phone calls has become the new normal in the Munson abode. 

“Hey, Eddie, it's me.” There's a weird pause and then he gives unnecessary clarification. “Steve. It's Steve. You there?”

Eddie's already heading toward the phone, so he's still laughing when he picks up. “I can't believe it took me six years to figure out what a huge dork you are.”

“Me? Why am I a dork?”

“Because you just talked to my machine as though you've never called here before. It was weird. You're weird.”

Eddie hopes this comes across like the compliment that it is. Sometimes he says things to Steve and he's not sure if they land the way he wants. This time does land, thankfully, as Steve chuckles softly. 

“So what's up?” He asks, hoping he doesn't sound too eager, like he's desperate for a hangout.

“Oh. Um. So, I was wondering if you're free tonight?” 

Eddie punches the air a few times. “Sure am. What’d you have in mind?”

“Movie? The Hawk is playing some disgusting horror flick I assume you'd be into. And, uh, maybe food. Burgers or something.”

“Or something,” Eddie teases. He's practically floating on air, which is embarrassing, but Steve doesn't know that. “Sounds like a date,” he says, stupidly. 

Steve doesn't respond right away, the seconds stretching to infinity before he clears his throat. “Well, yeah. I hope so.”

Static fizzles through Eddie's brain. “What.”

“I hope it sounds like a date. Cause. You know.”

“I don't know,” Eddie manages, brain still skipping gears. 

“Because I'm trying to take you out. On a date.”

Okay, yes, Steve has become one of his closest friends over the last five months, and yes, sometimes Eddie flirts with him because he's a red blooded American faggot and Steve is smoking hot, but never in ten thousand years would Eddie predict this happening. It doesn't make sense. 

“Date?” He chokes out. 

“Is that okay?” Steve asks, soft, nervous. 

It's so okay Eddie can't fathom it. “Uh huh.” 

“Cool. I'll swing by at eight?”

“Cool.”

“Awesome. See you in a bit.”

And then, just before Steve hangs up, he hears it, the thing that makes everything that came before it suddenly make sense. 

Laughter. Robin's donkey braying laughter, coupled with cheers from at least three other people. 

So yeah. That checks out. It hasn't happened in years, not since middle school, before Eddie got too scary for girls to fuck with, but it's not the first time someone got dared to ask Eddie out. 

He slips down the wall and lands with a thud on the linoleum, cold water seeping through his veins as the implications become clear. The people he thought were his friends got together, without him, and thought it would be hilarious to dare Steve to ask him out. And he did it. He actually did it. And Robin! Her being in on it is almost worse. He really thought better of her, queer geek solidarity and all that. 

Has every interaction with these people been fake? Why bother? It doesn't make sense, but then again, he'd only recently let his guard down, started to believe they really liked him, wanted him around. It never made any sense that they liked him in the first place, Steve especially, he'd been wondering when the other shoe would drop and now here it is. Sort of wishes they'd just left him alone after everything and not gotten him attached like he is. It hurts. Logically, he knows he'll be fine, he has Wayne and the CC boys and some casual friends in Indy, he'll be okay, but it still hurts. 

What if this forces Dustin and the other kids to pick sides? He doesn't want that. Maybe he should just bite the bullet and move away, make the decision easier for them. It's about time anyway. He'll need to borrow some money from somewhere to fund the move but-

A knock on the door startles him out of his spiral and he jumps up on instinct. The clock on the stove says it's 7:55. He's been staring at the wall for two hours. A second knock snaps him out of another spiral.

“Jesus Christ,” he snaps upon seeing Steve Harrington at his door, dressed to kill. What a waste.

Steve's still lovely face drops as he takes in Eddie's ire. “What's wrong?”

“What's wrong?” His voice grates. “How fucking far were you planning on taking this bit? Bucket of pigs blood rigged at the diner? Maybe you drive me thirty miles outside of town and leave me there? What?”

Steve looks equal parts confused and horrified. Caught out too early to satisfy the parameters of the bet no doubt. “Eddie…”

“Save it. Take your gas station flowers and fuck off.” He slams the door behind him, it gives a satisfying crash, much better than the trailer's old door. 

He stands on the other side of it, not sure what to do with himself, when he hears a pathetic, “No, no, no, no,” and, “I don't understand,” and, “Eddie. Please.”

“Fuck! Off!” He yells at the door. If he has to endure any more manipulation he might actually get violent. Wouldn't be the first time he thought about attacking Steve Harrington. The anger is good, he needs it. As long as he's angry he isn't thinking about how bad it hurts. 

A minute goes by without a peep from Steve, but he also hasn't heard a car door slam or start up or drive away. Eddie slinks over to the porch window and peeks out. Steve is just sitting bent over on the top step, both hands in his hair, stupid bouquet of flowers at his side. The sight twinges in Eddie's guts, something like guilt squirming around inside. He doesn't want to acknowledge it but it gets harder to ignore the longer he watches Steve, alone and practically curled up on the stoop. What would be the purpose of that if he only came as a joke? He assumes maybe Steve is just upset that he didn't get to pull off his probable months in the making scheme but…the longer he watches the harder it gets to convince himself that's what's happening. 

Steve is crying. He can tell by the uneven breaths he's taking. The odds are getting slimmer that this is some manipulative tactic. If Steve is genuinely upset Eddie can't just ignore it. 

He opens the door. 

Steve immediately scrambles to wipe the evidence off his face, which is gut wrenching. If he's still faking he deserves an Oscar. 

He doesn't turn when Eddie approaches and sits gingerly at his side. He doesn't try to provocate, just sniffs as quietly as he can with his face turned away.

Eddie, for his part, doesn't know what to do next. His anger has left him, which was the only thing keeping him afloat. He suddenly wishes he hadn't left his cigs on the coffee table.

“I'm not sure what happened between when I called and now but I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you.” He turns toward Eddie but doesn't make eye contact. “If you changed your mind, that's…fine, I guess. But please don't be mad at me. I don't think I can take that right now.”

Guess we're hashing this out.

“What happened was I heard everyone at your place having a laugh at my expense. Did you think I wouldn't figure out what that meant? You're not the first person to ask me out as a joke. Amy Johnston asked me to the Snow Ball as a dare in the 8th grade.”

There's that horrified look again. He reaches out like he wants to touch Eddie's knee but Eddie startles so badly he wrenches his hand back. 

“You can't think I would do that.”

“I can and I do.” His fingers are itching for that cigarette.

“Eddie. Please look at me.” 

He does but only because Steve sounds like he's on the verge of a nervous breakdown. His wet, puppy dog eyes are going to be the last thing Eddie's sees before he dies, he just knows it.

“They weren't laughing at you. They were laughing at me. That wasn't a prank at your expense, it was a fucking intervention, for me to pull my head out of my ass.” He stares at Eddie with his wide, imploring eyes. “I swear to you. On Dustin's mom.”

Eddie's cheek twitches. “If Claudia drops dead you've gotta raise Henderson yourself, you know that, right?”

“Gladly.” He gives one big sniff, done with hiding how fucked up this has made him. “Rob was laughing because she was happy, and everyone else was cheering because they were proud of me, that's literally it. ‘Finally ask Eddie on a date’ mission was a success. Until, you know, this part. I'm sorry you thought we would do something like that to you. Did we…or did I maybe, do something to make you think we weren't friends?”

Now Eddie is crying. He should just dig a hole and lay down in it. 

“Hey,” Steve scoots over and timidly places a hand over Eddie's clenching fingers, “it's okay. You don't have to tell me. I just want to make sure you know we love you. I don't want you to ever think otherwise.”

Okay, not helping with the waterworks.

“It's not your fault,” he manages to convey between hiccups. “I'm just an asshole who assumes the worst in people.”

Steve's thumb rubs gently over Eddie's wrist bone. “For good reason. I get it, you haven't had a lot of people in your corner, huh?”

He shakes his head, hyper aware that he's dribbling snot.

“Hey,” he pats Eddie's arm, pulling away slowly, “why don't we just stay in, order a pizza?”

Eddie sniffs, nods. Date canceled then. Good job, Munson. 

“I'll dump these,” Steve picks up the flowers, “don't know what I was thinking. Dating mode autopilot I guess.”

Eddie, feeling hysterical, lunges for them. “No! They're mine!” He crushes the bouquet to his chest. He's imprinted on them. If they disappear, any chance he has of going back to date mode will disappear with them. 

Steve stares at him, eyes ping-ponging up and down from the flowers to Eddie's face. He probably thinks Eddie has gone mental, and he'd be right. He hides his face in the purple and orange petals, destroying them irreparably no doubt. One would think he would be all cried out but he's been mainlining mountain dew all day so he must be extra hydrated.

“Eds. What's wrong?”

“Besides the obvious?!” He screeches, still hiding. 

“Yeah.”

“I fucked it up. You actually wanted to date me and I fucked it up.” 

Without warning, Steve has him bundled up against his chest, flowers crushed even more between them. “You didn't fuck it up. I just didn't think you'd want to go out tonight, after all this. It can still be a date if you want. An inside date.”

“If I want? You are certifiable, of course I want,” he mumbles into Steve's perfect tits. “I can't believe you want. You were really brave and I yelled at you.”

“Already forgiven.”

“You look really nice and I look like a hobo.”

“No more than usual.”

That startles a laugh out of Eddie. He smacks Steve on one of his perfect tits. His face is probably a lost cause but he does attempt to mop it up. “Sorry I made you cry.”

“Pfft,” he waves that off as though it were nothing, “for about three minutes I thought I'd let my friends talk me into blowing up one of my favorite relationships, that's all I cared about, really. If you're not mad at me I'm good as new.” He gets all sheepish for a second. “Also I've been crying off and on all day. Those assholes showed up at my door at ten am. I sobbed for forty five minutes over that time I called Johnathan a queer.”

“You said what?” King Steve shit, Eddie imagines.

“Yeah, and a lot worse than that too, if you can imagine. Don't worry, he beat my ass good over it. And he says we're square since he banged Nancy while we were technically still together.”

Eddie boggles at the ease with which all of this is said. Killing monsters really puts some shit into perspective, he supposes.

He glances up when Steve stands, brushing his hands off on his skin tight jeans before holding one out for Eddie to take. 

“C'mon. Inside date. We'll do a redo of outside date next weekend.”

He lets Steve pull him up. “Okay. You gotta let me get the pizza though.”

He beams at Eddie, sunshine incarnate. “Deal.” 

It occurs to Eddie, as he pulls a huge plastic Pacers cup out of the cupboard to put his flowers in, that Steve Harrington actually likes him. Romantically. Even though Eddie is a big dumbass. 

“Hey,” he drawls.

Steve glances over from where he's artfully posed at the opposite counter. “Mmm?”

“We should probably make out.”

Steve matches Eddie's casual statement, only failing where his cheeks are going red. “Oh yeah?” 

“Yeah. I'd hate to waste all this time and money just to find out on the third date we're not compatible. Sexually.” 

Steve, who has never been shy about flirting, slinks over to him, fingers travel lightly over the cut collar of his Megadeath T-shirt, sending Eddie's heart into overdrive. “You're so right. Couch or bed?”

They never do manage to call for pizza.

[findafight]

Nebs, I have been consumed by that Steddie fic finder ask that you reblogged awhile ago that was about the fail Stoncy, one sided relationship that turned to Steddie. I’m so upset that I haven’t been able to find it, have you had any luck?? I want to read it so badly!!

i have not had any luck. I've scoured various AO3 additional tags (past jonathan/steve/nancy especially), looked at jonathan/steve/nancy relationship tag with various filters, filtered the steddie tag, etc. I have spent... a long time looking for it. I hope it's found but it seems like it's either lost on tumblr or was deleted :(

[gentrychild]

Hello, I was wondering if you or your fic finders could help me find a stranger things fic. I’m pretty sure it was Steddie and I distinctly remember one scene where a younger Steve climbed to the roof of his school to get a ball down. I also remember one of the key points of the fic being that Steve is just a very weird person. Thanks!

Fic finders, ASSEMBLE!

[travelingtwentysomething]

Would love to read this 😂

Hi there! I'm looking for a fic I read a while ago on AO3. It's short. Eddie's driving and happens to see the kids acting suspiciously. Turns out they were trying to buy weed from a stranger, and Eddie freaks out. They beg him not to tell their parents but Eddie instead tells Steve, which to them is way worse lol.

Request 1321! Send us an ask if you recognize this fic!