Summer Things Fest
(Closed, Moderated, Unrevealed, Anonymous, Prompt Meme Challenge)
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Boy Don't You Worry, You'll Find Yourself by Atalia_Gold
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
15 Jul 2024
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Eddie nodded enthusiastically, dragging his knees up to his chest on his spot on the floor. “Come, Steve. Please? It’ll be fun.”
Steve glanced between the two of them, battling internal turmoil. “It’s ok, I don’t wanna…mess anything up.”
Wayne chuckled lightly. “It’s not a test or nothing, Steve. Come along, catch some fish, keep Eddie entertained. You’d be more than welcome.”
“Well…” Steve looked back to Eddie, where his boyfriend was digging his nails slightly into his leg now, watching him with imploring eyes. He wanted to say yes, he really did, but did they actually want him to come, or was Wayne just being polite?
“Stevie,” Eddie whispered, “say yes. It would make my day, seriously.”
Steve never could say no to him. He smiled, small and shy, and nodded. “Ok. If you’re sure. I’d…I’d like that.”
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Steve joins Wayne and Eddie on their fishing trip. He and Wayne have a much-needed talk.
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In which Nancy Wheeler gets a sunburn & her good friend Robin comes to the rescue.
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[Podfic] Permanent 99 by steddiestories (stardust_andstories)
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
17 Jul 2024
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“It’s hot as shit,” Eddie finally announces, moving his arm just enough to catch a glimpse of Steve next to him.
Steve smiles, seemingly unconcerned by the unrelenting heat.
He's tanned, and glistening in the sun, looking every bit of a Greek god. That bastard.
Eddie's actually seen Steve in Athens, at the fucking Olympiad itself, and he damn well didn't look anything like he does right now. Steve was only nineteen then, still just a kid chasing a dream. And, now he's a man. A gorgeous man.
Eddie is pretty sure he looks like an overheated, wet cat in comparison.
Or: There's a heat wave, baby.
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Come Back Home For The Lightning Chase by Atalia_Gold
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
16 Jul 2024
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For a long time, they didn’t say anything. The thunder continued, arriving over the town with a vengeance. Every now and then the sky would crackle, lightning cutting through the black clouds above them.
Steve looked up at it, his face blank and unreadable, almost as though he were…somewhere else, somewhere other than safe on Uncle Wayne’s front porch.
Eddie knew where he’d gone.
He squeezed his boyfriend a little tighter to his side, pressed a gentle kiss to the side of his head.
“I’ve gotcha, sweetheart,” he whispered. “You’re safe.”
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Several years after the death of Vecna, Steve and Eddie return to Hawkins during a summer storm.
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Cold water hit Steve, knocking any remaining air from his lungs.
He gasped, water rushing into his mouth, and suddenly he was back in that lake.
The sunlight was gone, the water stung his eyes and filled his throat, and he was being pulled down, struggling against an invisible force, trying to kick to the surface but making no progress. And Eddie – god, Eddie – he was still on that rowboat, and Steve should’ve told him he loved him, instead he’d just tossed that yellow sweater at him and hoped maybe he’d get the memo, because now that thing had him and he’d never resurface, he was going to end up on the wrong side of the gate and –
A hand closed around his arm.
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Steve takes Eddie kayaking, and experiences a panic attack while on the water.