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Steve has a handshake with each kid. Even Mike Wheeler has a specific handshake, they all are elaborate but each one ends with a specific move to each kid, Dustin with the lightsaber move, Lucas's ends with a fake basketball shot, Max's ends with them both pretending to leap on to a skateboard, El pretends to drop an eggo with Steve falling to 'catch it', Will throws a flourishing signature into the air with Steve pretending to catch it with his hands held out like paper, and Mike to everyone's surprise ends with he and Steve pretending to be shot in the chest. It's DRAMATIC™️. Both boys lay on the floor for one full minute before getting up and pretending it didn't happen.

The first few times it happened in front of the party Nancy rolled her eyes so hard until they pretended to be shot, each of them 'shooting' the other. Holly thought it was HILARIOUS and copied them.

The Hellfire club however was in shock when King Steve came in to pick up the younger kids and Dustin immediately went over, hugged him and started their handshake, Will came over next for his hug and handshake, then Lucas. All of them talking over each other and excitedly told Steve about the day's newest adventure in their campaign. Mike looked awkwardly at the older boys, at Eddie's dumbfounded expression, Gareth, Jeff and Grant looked surprised, Rachel, Clair and Alex and Corey looked strangely at the group of freshmen babbling away to Steve Fucking Harrington. And Mike popped out of his seat as Steve looked up at him, and Mike saw the soft smile on his face kinda drop a bit at the look on his own face. He felt embarrassed to be honest but he also wanted his handshake, he'd never tell a soul but it was nice having something that was solely his and Steve's. So he went over and held out his hand. Steve looked directly at him, his eyes held the question he would never ask out loud, 'is this ok? Are you comfortable doing this?' But Mike kept his hand out and Steve's face lit up.

Grinning, the two of them did their elaborate handshake ending with them 'shooting' each other. Steve very super dramatically grabbed his chest and slowly sank to the floor and flopped down 'dead'. Mike laughed out loud before dropping down beside him.

A full minute passed until both of them stood up and without even making eye contact, Steve's voice was remarkably calm when he asked, "so Mike, did you kill anyone this session?"

Mike shook his head and rambled a bit about their session as they gathered their stuff. All of them heading out with a wave and a bright "bye guys! See you all tomorrow!"

The drama room door slammed shut behind them and it was oddly silent until Eddie turned to Gareth, "did you all see that, or did I just hallucinate Steve Harrington doing elaborate nerdy handshakes with my sheepies?"

The room exploded into laughter, "nah man that actually happened!" Jeff said snorting with laughter.

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Sinclair's adopt Steve

this is a a part of the Sinclair's adopt Steve fic I am writing, I needed to write this out so I did. Enjoy this snippet. (Also if anyone has that post about Jim and Joyce not really liking Steve please send it to me so I can link it here. I can't find it anymore ;( and I know I had it saved somewhere.)

It's the awkward comment that causes Joyce and Hopper to realize they're not as discreet as they thought. The older kids aside from Steve are hanging out at the Hopper-Byers. The kids were at the Wheeler's house for a sleepover and Hop had allowed Jane to join because both parents were home and Vecna was dead, so it would be fine. Sue and Charles Sinclair, Claudia Henderson and Wayne Munson, Joyce and Jim Hopper-Byers, Jonathan Byers, Argyle, Nancy Wheeler, Eddie Munson, and Robin Buckley were sitting around the table talking, catching up.

Mid conversation Sue's phone rang loudly. She glanced down and answered her cell.

“Hey baby. Is everything-” her voice cut off. She listened intently to the person on the other end. She nodded, she turned to her husband, “one second baby ok?” Sue turned to Charles, and put the call on hold.

“Steve needs to be picked up, his car broke down, and he just got it towed. He's at Rodney's. Can you get him?”

Charles paused, thinking, “yes I should be able to get him, I'd have to get gas but I'll have my phone on, I'll be there in forty to forty-five minutes.”

Sue nodded and relayed the information to Steve before hanging up. As she hung up she glanced up and noticed the barely held expressions on Jim Hopper’s face as well as Joyce Byers. Jim looked annoyed, and Joyce looked mildly disgusted. Sue didn’t want to say anything, and she didn’t have to because Joyce’s son Jonathon did. 

“Mom,” his voice was calm but there was something else hidden in his tone, an anger Sue wasn’t expecting. “why do you and Hop look annoyed or angry everytime Steve is mentioned or brought up in a conversation or over at our house?” 

Joyce blinked in shock, “oh I was thinking about something. It’s ok dear,” 

Jim snorted and gave her a look. But Jonathon persisted, “No mom I know you and I know the faces you make. What is your problem with Steve? He’s a good guy mom.”

Charles quietly slipped out of the room, he had someone to pick up. Sue caught his eyes as he was leaving and gave him a look, he mouthed a simple, “I’ll bring him home to ours and stay with him. Call me if you need.” she gave him a nod and turned back to the conversation.  

Jim and Joyce seemed to be communicating silently and finally Joyce turned to her son and stated, “I don’t like that he made you fight. You have never been an angry kid ever and he made you fight, he got into trouble and he never really apologized for it, honey that’s all.” 

Jonathan looked at his mother in shock. And before anyone could say anything else Jim added, “besides he is a troublemaker. He got into fights and had a lot of parties. Do you know many noise complaints I had to deal with at the Harrington house? The fact that his parents didn’t instill in him any manners is not-”

Jim was cut off by Nancy’s sharp gasp. He looked at her, her face ashen, her hand covering her open mouth. 

Jonathon sucked in a deep breath, “God no wonder he doesn’t trust you. You can barely hide the disdain on your faces when he was just mentioned. But this is crazy.” he turned to his mother,  “Steve apologized to me and Nancy several times already for that fight.” 

Joyce opened her mouth to say something but Jonathon had already turned to Hopper, “Steve had parties because he was popular and wanted to fit in, that doesn’t make him a troublemaker. Besides Hop, I was at some of those parties. It’s normal teenager stuff but his neighbors in particular don’t like any noise. We drove up to his house once during the day and there was an officer there because his car made a loud noise, so they had a noise complaint. It’s unrealistic to get upset or lose respect for a teenager acting like a teenager. Steve never hurt anyone Hop, in fact he was one of the only people to make sure that girls got home safely. He made sure they all had a way home, and if they got drunk he’d offer them a ride with another one of their sober friends to make sure they all got back safely.” 

Before anyone else could add in anything Sue injected, “you know Chief, I thought you were a mandated reporter. You don’t think it was suspicious that the Harrington parents never were around to help that boy?  You don’t it’s weird that his parents are not ever reachable to and I’m paraphrasing you here: ‘instill good manners into him’? Don’t you think most parents would answer when you’ve called about their son being in hospital, or getting hurt?” She looked directly at him and Jim found himself floundering because he had thought it was weird. But what did he know about the elite and their small issues? Steve Harrington is a rich white boy with wealthy parents who probably doted on him and at most his most pressing issue was not getting the girl he wanted.

Jonathan finally looked up at his mother and stated, “the reason for the fight we had was because I took a photo of Nancy and him without either of their consent and knowledge and Steve rightfully got angry at me and fought me for violating his and his then-girlfriend’s privacy. He fought with me and he apologized for it even though I should have apologized to him and Nancy first. We have since made up, and forgiven each other. But that still doesn’t explain anything.” 

Sue interjected, “Joyce, Jim, you are in some ways a lot more aware of our kids and their little friend group and you do know more than I or my husband do when it comes to what made them such close friends, but I will say this as Steve Harrington’s mother in all but blood, Do not let Jane hear you talk like that about Steve. She adores him like he’s her older brother and she will not take kindly to that. Secondly, Steve is not Richard Harrington, they are two different people and judging Steve on who his father is, is a huge disservice to him especially since he has done his best to be someone different then his parents. And lastly, Steve Harrington-Sinclair was kicked out and disowned by his parents two years ago during his last year of high school due to him leaving the basketball team due to his brain trauma. Maybe you should try getting to know him, before making a judgment call on him based on who you think he was some years back.” 

Sue stood up and grabbed her stuff, “if you excuse me I have a son to get home too.” She walked out, head held high. 

They watched her leave and before anyone could say another word Wayne spoke up, “I may not have been that boy’s number one fan, but he’s good. He’s a good kid. He tries real hard to be a good person and role model to your kids. But you miss the person he became because you’re too busy with your preconceived notion of who he is, instead of getting to know who he actually is.” he shook his head. “C’mon Eddie let's get home. I have a night shift I gotta get ready for.” Both Munson men got up and gathered their things and left as well. 

Once it was only Jim, Joyce, Nancy, Robin, Argyle and Jonathon, Joyce looked up at her son. He seemed sad, “mom, do you know that Will came out to Steve before he came out to the party? Do you know that Steve is the first person aside from you and I that Will felt enough to come out too? Steve made it a point to remind and show Will that he is always safe with him. Do you know Hop, that when Jane got sick last week she called Steve after you because she knew he’d not only pick her up from school but he’d take her home and take care of her until either you, mom or I got back from work. If he’s so bad, why do all the kids gravitate towards him? Why does Jane call him her big brother? Would Will feel safe around him?” Jonathan shook his head at them, “I have a friend to get to, I gotta go also.” The remaining teens got up and gathered their stuff. 

Robin had stayed quiet the entire time, not daring to speak or else she’d lose her mind at them and curse them out. But right as they left, she turned towards them and looked at them both, her voice low and hurt, “he was the first and only person I came out to, and not only did he reassure me while we were being hurt, he protected me. I have met Richard Harrington and Steve is nothing like him.” 

The door slammed shut behind the older teenagers, Jim and Joyce waited for a minute, breathing calmly or at least attempting to, “maybe we should take their advice and get to know him?” both of them thought quietly. 

Joyce and Jim hoped they weren’t too late to find out what about Steve Harrington had caught their kids and their respective parents’ attention.

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Sick Steve

Steve was feeling sick but he knew better than to ask for help. He’d never gotten it as a child. His parents would typically ignore him or when he'd call out to his parents they’d call over a nanny to “coddle” him because they were too busy to help. And well at the age of nineteen, he knew better. Steve knew he’d have to pull through alone regardless of how bad he was feeling. So on Tuesday morning when he had the opening shift at Family video, he just had a glass of water, his stomach aching badly, and went to work for ten in the morning. 

By ten thirty the pain became sharp and stabbing but Steve kept it going, he filled away some of the stuff that had been returned during the after hours return. He rewound several tapes and helped a few older customers who came in, but he could tell he was moving slowly. 

Thankfully at around eleven forty-five the store was quiet for at least a while, so he sat down and worked on some simple filing stuff, adding in payments made on different accounts, and settled in holding his stomach as the pain became sharper and he felt sweaty and he started panting, forcing air out of his pursed lips. He went into the bathroom to throw-up, feeling nausea swirl through him, he drank water and did his best to stay calm. 

About an hour before Robin would arrive for her shift, Steve found that walking around was getting worse. He struggled with standing to help a customer get something. He found it was hard but he only had a bit longer. He was beyond overheated and sweating. 

A young man about the same age as him came into the store looking for a movie, Steve’s vision was blurring, black spots dancing in his eyes. 

“Hey do you have-” a voice from really far away started to ask but Steve couldn’t hear anything, the voice fading in and out. His body had broken out his goosebumps, sweat dripped down his face. He felt like his stomach and head were on fire. 

 “Hey man, you good?” the man, named Darren, asked. Darren heard the door chime as Tommy Hagan entered the store, a sneer on his face.  

“Aww, Harrington, how is the dethroned king doing?” Tommy sounded smug. “Are you enjoying the low-class-” 

Steve started to speak, but he could only let out a sharp pained sound before he fainted.  

Darren turned sharply, before he could say anything there was a loud thud, Tommy and Darren turned back towards the desk, Steve wasn’t there anymore. Tommy, who had been watching Steve, had already started to run. He pushed Darren out of the way and leaped over the table.

“Harrington? Harrington?? Fuck!” he swore loudly, “Steve? C’mon man this isn’t funny!” Tommy sounded shaky as he frantically tried to rouse Steve. But Steve was unresponsive. Tommy put his hand on Steve's forehead and yelped in shock, yanking his hand back. Steve’s forehead was burning hot. 

He looked up at Darren, who was worriedly leaning over the desk.

“Man, maybe we should call for an ambulance.” Darren’s voice was serious. “I’ll stay here with you.” Tommy nodded and yanked the phone off the cradle and dialed the emergency line, pleading for an ambulance to please come to Family Video.

Robin arrived at work to the sound of a siren going off loudly in the parking lot, a panicked Tommy Hagan talking to a paramedic. And another paramedic and another man wheeling out a stretcher with a familiar person on the stretcher. “STEVE!” Robin screamed. She was running forward before Tommy caught her before she could stop the stretcher from getting into the ambulance. Steve’s face was pale and sweaty, he was breathing through a mask, his eyes were closed and wasn’t moving which was causing Robin and Tommy so much distress, neither of whom had ever seen him so still.

“We are taking him to Hawkins Memorial. They will be able to help him, if you want to meet us there.” Darren, Tommy and Robin nodded. Darren went home, while Robin called Keith and closed the shop, not allowing him to make her stay. 

Tommy drove Robin to the hospital. They both arrived not long after the ambulance to the hospital, racing to the nurses station asking about Steve. 

“Harrinton! Steve Harrington just arrived here in an ambulance.” Tommy gasped out, trying to explain. The nurse, Margaret, nodded. 

“Ok dear. Do you know him?” Tommy nodded, shakily. Margaret handed him a huge stack of papers after explaining to him that Steve was being prepped for surgery and would be ok.

“Why is he being prepped for surgery?” Robin asked. 

“He has a ruptured appendix. He needs it removed as soon as possible, especially due to the length of time between the symptoms started and when his appendix ruptured. We will need some paperwork completed while he is in surgery.” 

Tommy and Robin took the paperwork and two pens and sat down to file the paperwork after getting assurance that the nurse would let them know if anything happened and give them any updates. 

They finished the paperwork fairly soon and gave it to the nurse. The two of them paced anxiously as one hour turned into two and two turned into three before the surgeon came into the room asking for the family of Steve Harrrington at the nurses station. 

Margaret pointed to Tommy and Robin who were pacing. Dr. Markus walked over to them and introduced himself, shaking their hands. 

“Is he…..ok?” Robin’s voice shook as she asked the question. 

Dr Markus led them out of the room and into a small side room to talk. “He will be but there were some complications. He has peritonitis and abscesses in his stomach because of the ruptured appendix. His body was already slowly shutting down due to the toxins in his body.” Robin began to cry softly and Tommy’s face was white. “He is recovering but it will be slow going. He is in the Intensive Care Unit for now so he could have around the clock care.” Dr Markus motioned them to follow him once they had calmed and were ready to see Steve. 

He led them up to the third floor on the right wing into the intensive care unit. They were led to the second room away from the nurses station where Steve lay asleep with heavy machinery around him, beeping and hissing. A breathing mask supplying him with oxygen covered his nose and mouth. He was pale, unmoving and mostly quiet. Tommy let out a small sound at the sight of him. Robin bit back a sob and rushed into the room and took his hand, squeezing it tightly. 

Once the room cleared of medical staff Tommy and Robin sat on either side of his bed, each holding one of his hands, Tommy quietly whispered apologies into their joined hands. 

“Please wake up Steve. I’m sorry. Please wake up.” his voice was shaky and hurting. Robin looked at him feeling unsure and also a bit angry. But she held back anything she wanted to ask. For now at least Steve was ill and needed all the help he could get.

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You know what I want? Platonic/best friends Steve and Nancy, who tease each other playfully, who get along really well. Steve going to the Wheeler's for holidays and stuff because according to six yr old Holly Wheeler, 'Steve is my biggest brother Nan! He's gotta come to the meal!' Nancy and Mike watching their youngest sibling crawl all over Steve because she has to show him EVERYTHING, and its gotta be RIGHT NOW!

Nancy being the first person Steve comes out as bisexual because he feels safe enough to do it. Nancy being the first to realize that Steve is in love with Eddie because he makes the same faces at him as he did to her when they were dating.

Nancy coming out as bisexual to Steve first, because she feels like she can. And Steve supporting her and reminding her that he is always going to support her.

Steve realizing that Nancy is in love with Robin and helping them get together.

Just platonic Stancy supporting each other in healthy ways.

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Steve Harrington Teacher/Guidance counselor HC

The kids all like him. As a teacher he is very good at engaging his classes. He is the boys basketball coach & the PE teacher. He will do the workouts with his students instead of standing at the sidelines, screaming at them.

He keeps a box in his class/room with pads & tampons and other items. He also has a box full of snacks & chocolate.

He is one of those faculty members that students go to if they have any issues because they know he will listen, & they know he is safe.

Guidance counselor Steve is known to be someone who will go to bat for you. If you are struggling he will work tirelessly to help out in any way he can.

Teacher Steve wears pronoun pins, & a bisexual flag pin on his book bag strap.

He struggled a lot in school so he knows how frustrating school can be. He keeps fidget toys in his office/classroom for students if they need it.

He has unique handshakes with each of his students.

He found out that a trans student of his wasn't allowed to wear a dress to her prom. So in solidarity he wore a dress & picked up the student from her house. She saw him in his dress and changed out of her suit which she had been forced to wear by the admin. Steve helped her with her hair & makeup. And they both had a blast at the prom. (She has a picture of the two of them in their dresses & its her favorite photo)

He started the GSA/LGBTQIA clubs in the school.

He was the teacher that ended up teaching sex ed classes. The other teachers were surprised by how calmly he explained it. He did also include LGBTQIA sex ed. And allowed his students to ask their questions without judgment.

He tutors some students if they need help.

Steve is the teacher that at the end of every year has the most letters & thank you notes.

He keeps up with his older students. And celebrates their wins & comforts their losses.

He does not have favorite students.

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Been having thoughts™️about captain of the basketball team Steve and being a good role model and I will probably turn this into a fic but anyway here are my hcs:

Steve becomes captain in 10th grade. He takes his role seriously & he is good at it

His teammates (the older ones as well) really like him as captain. He helps them all equally.

Captain Steve during training is really good corralling the boys and actually have them train. He is good at breaking down plays and explaining. Their coach adores him

He has 4 main rules that the team follows bc he truly is their captain and he himself exemplifies these rules. Rule 1: respect the court ei the people on the court, (the cleaners,the refs, the coaches, the other team and your own teammates, they all have a job & yours is to treat them with respect and kindness Rule 2: safety is important know your limits play within them but also don't be afraid to push yourself just a bit, Rule 3:have fun its a game (his captaincy is the only one to have known actual true rivalry bc the other teams don't know what to make of this jock captain being genuine about his praise who is sooo good at honing his teammates into extensions of each other. They have implicit trust in each other and themselves which makes them a force to be reckoned with) Rule 4: sportsmanship is important. Don't shit-talk the other team, don't shit-talk your teammates. Show respect in their abilities. Take them seriously (don't play if you won't put in your full effort)

He also started a trend of before games (in their gym) he has the kids come to the court they play music over the loud speakers and the kids have a dance off with him. (Its the most hilarious part of the games, jock Steve having a dance off with the kids in the crowd before games, post game Steve dramatically playing basketball with the kids and pretending to fall/ get hurt everytime they 'steal' the ball away from him) he started this bc he noticed during games the kids would be bored+having an excess energy making them loud and screamy. Playing music and dancing with them before games helped. And post game when the adrenaline was still pumping through him gave a bit more time to clean and play a quick game to help the kids lose their energy as well.

Regardless of if they win or lose the game Steve not once ever talks shit about the other team or even of players on his team. Post-game he always shakes the other team's members hands and thanks them for a game well played. He takes the time to talk about the cool plays they did and the other team's captain finds it hard to get upset if they lose bc Steve is so genuinely pleased to have played and excited to have seen some their plays.

Post game Steve waits til everyone has left and he helps clean up. He also has lists he shares with his teammates of things they good and things can work on to perfect.

When Billy Hargrove tries to take over as captain it doesn't really work (i don't care about canon shit) bc Steve is good as captain and his teammates trust him to lead them regardless of his social status.

He always carries extra snacks and sports drinks on him to help boost energy. (Most of them he baked himself so he knows they're good.)

When Lucas Sinclair, Billy Hargrove, John Peterson, Alec Ferguson and Alex Micheals become NBA players they all talk about the captain that made them the players they are Steve Harrington.

Steve becomes a famous sports medicine dr and goes to the games of his old teammates cheering for them loudly in the crowd.

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Rebloging bc I love my hcs and they are so sweet

My Headcanons for Steddie (Steve Harrington & Eddie Munson)

Steve is not afraid of bugs, he is the type to take them out of his house/let them free. Eddie HATES bugs but also hates killing them

Steve & Eddie can both cook & bake so they take turns. Cleaning is a job they do together.

Steve's parents neglected him and because of that he is very touch starved. He is very tactile with his friends though.

Eddie and Steve get together by complete accident. They flirt all the time & at some point they end up moving in together & starting a life together and have the realization years later that they have basically been a married couple without clarifying their relationship.

Wayne likes Steve. They bond over cars, sports, music and Eddie. Steve will never tell Eddie but the first time Wayne calls Steve 'son' he cried. Also Wayne doesn't give Steve any shovel talk bc when he sees how they are together, the way they communicate, and interact he knows he has nothing to fear.

Steve's love language is acts of service & words of affirmation. He loves making lunches for his kids & meals for their families should it be needed. Eddie thinks its sweet. Eddie's love language is physical touch & quality time. So Steve makes it a point to reach out & touch him as well to spend time together. They also meal prep and cook for the week together. Its Eddie's favorite time of the week. They both really like getting random gifts for each other.

They both like low key dates. And one of their favorites is to make dinner & eat together and while cleaning up they dance in their kitchen. Its very soft.

Eddie wears all of Steve's clothing bc it's larger than him and feels like a hug. Steve loves it. He works out constantly to keep his shape bc he likes seeing his love swimming in his clothing

Steve became a teacher & liked it but he ended up becoming a paramedic after a year & a half of teaching bc he is used to working under pressure and much preferred it to teaching

Steve knows sign language & can speak Italian. Eddie knows French & sign language. They both learn Spanish together bc they felt learning a new language together is important. Now they mostly flirt and even swear lovingly at each other in Spanish.

They are both SUPER competitive. But when playing games with their friends they will team up to destroy them. The kids hate it.

The party called Steve 'dad' one time and he was so pleased. He was almost skipping Eddie nearly cackled at the look on his face. (Eddie's bandmates got a photo and it becomes the one they use on social media for a bit simply bc of how besotted Eddie looks)

Eddie's band Corroded Coffin becomes fairly well known not super famous but also not unknown. They win a grammy and Eddie cries as he thanks his family & mostly his beloved Steve for their support (it's also how he comes out to the public)

After the grammy's a photo circulates of Steve Harrington-Munson in a soft butter-yellow sweater and jeans, shaking hands with James Hatfield (Metallica), Vince Neil, & most importantly he is getting hugged by Ozzy Osborn.

They have 4 cats named Ozzy (orange tabby), Hattie ( blue maine coon), Bush (sphinx) and Pinkie (british shorthair)

Steve and Eddie fought over which last name to go by when they got married. When they chose to hyphenate their last name to be Harrington-Munson and when their friends asked why Steve smiled & said 'all stories should end on a good soft note. And the Munson's have given me my best and sweetest ending.' Wayne & Eddie cried..they both blamed it on allergies

Steve's parents try to come back into his life after Eddie becomes famous. But it doesn't work bc Steve already has his family. He has Eddie & Wayne, the Hopper-Byres, the Henderson's, the Sinclair's & the Wheeler's.

Steve and Eddie both learn how to braid hair for the Sinclair's bc the nearest place is almost an hour and half trip away. And its easier for them to go & learn bc Erica HATES people she doesn't know touching her hair and while her mom can do it, she works full time & it helps to take some of the load off.

Eddie and Steve eventually adopt 3 older kids and 3 middle aged kids who are harder to get adopted. They make sure before they do, to have a good support system in place, have gone to therapy, and learn ways to help. Their kids are diverse in culture but they try their best to help their kids stay connected to them.