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1. The Beat Has Just Begun by ForgetTheMoon

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   01 May 2024

   Tags

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   • Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson
   • Steve Harrington
   • Eddie Munson
   • Slow Burn
   • Getting Together
   • Period-Typical Homophobia
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Fix-It
   • AU: Steve doesn’t leave Eddie’s battle jacket at The War Zone because COME ON
   • varying levels of emotional constipation
   • no one is on their best behavior in this story

   Summary

   Vecna dies. So does Eddie. The world doesn't split open. In the aftermath, Steve goes home to an empty house.

   Well. Almost empty.

   Steve sighs, hanging his head. One more thing. Then he can go to bed.

   The dirty towel can wait until later. He tosses it towards the bathtub without looking and turns to the sink, grabbing his toothbrush and toothpaste. When he looks in the mirror, Eddie’s staring back at him.

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   English

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