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1. “What happens when people open their hearts?" by ainsalaco

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Explicit
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   12 Apr 2024

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson
   • Steve Harrington & The Party
   • Steve Harrington & Eddie Munson
   • Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington
   • Steve Harrington & Wayne Munson
   • Steve Harrington
   • Eddie Munson
   • Wayne Munson
   • Will Byers
   • Jonathan Byers
   • Robin Buckley
   • Mike Wheeler
   • Dustin Henderson
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield
   • Eleven | Jane Hopper
   • Lucas Sinclair
   • Steve Harrington's Parents
   • Grooming
   • Past Child Abuse
   • Childhood Sexual Abuse
   • Friends to Lovers
   • bi/gay Steve Harrington
   • bi/gay Eddie Munson
   • Gay Wayne Munson
   • Gay Will Byers
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Angst
   • Steve Harrington Has Seizures
   • Steve Harrington Has Bad Parents
   • Wayne Munson is a Sweetheart
   • Weed
   • Mentions of Substance Abuse
   • Panic Attack
   • Unreliable Narrator
   • Period-Typical Homophobia
   • Period-Typical Sexism
   • Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms
   • Healthy Coping Mechanisms
   • gay slurs
   • everyone is doing their best but mistakes were made
   • Blow Jobs
   • Explicit Consent

   Summary

   After getting a look at the kid's high school schedules, Steve asks Will a question about one of his teachers in order to keep him safe. Will makes some correct assumptions about what happened to Steve and tries to puzzle out whether or not it was bad. He seeks advice before eventually telling Steve what he learned. Steve... doesn't take it well.

   This is a story of healing from child sexual abuse and grooming, but it's also a love story. It's a story about Steve learning to lean on others for support and offer support without hurting himself.

   Please mind the tags, they're there for a reason. Rated E mostly for the theme, though there will likely be smut in the last chapter. Tags are subject to change.

   Written for the Steddie Big Bang 2023

   Language:

   English

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