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1. Lights Out, Don't be Afraid to Call for Help by gardeniaghost

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Not Rated
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   02 Feb 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Steve Harrington/Original Female Character(s)
   • Steve Harrington
   • Will Byers
   • Mike Wheeler
   • Lucas Sinclair
   • Dustin Henderson
   • Joyce Byers
   • Jonathan Byers
   • Original Female Character(s)
   • Eleven | Jane Hopper
   • Angst
   • Mental Health Issues
   • Panic Attacks
   • what is happening in hawkins
   • Hawkins (Stranger Things)
   • Suicidal Thoughts
   • Premonitions
   • Friendship
   • Found Family
   • Healing
   • Suspense
   • Emotional/Psychological Abuse
   • Emotional Baggage
   • Babysitting
   • Self-Acceptance
   • Eating Disorders
   • Will Byers Can't Catch a Break
   • Anxiety
   • Minor Jonathan Byers/Nancy Wheeler
   • emmy needs a hug
   • steve harrington actually does care he just does a shit way for showing it
   • Protective Steve Harrington
   • POV Steve Harrington
   • POV Alternating
   • things arent what they seem
   • Steve Harrington Needs a Hug
   • alt dimension
   • Deception
   • withholding information
   • everything is not okay
   • notices the small details
   • Timeline Shenanigans
   • im trying okay
   • everyone loves emmy whitmore
   • good girl
   • Caring
   • WTH is happening
   • Slow Build
   • Slow Burn
   • Night Terrors

   Summary

   Emmy Whitmore thinks she’s on the outside looking in.
   But proximity has consequences, and being close to the Byers family means brushing up against secrets Hawkins doesn’t want uncovered. Babysitting in Hawkins is supposed to be easy. Pick up the kid. Make dinner. Don’t ask questions.
   Emmy Whitmore is very bad at the last part. And once she starts noticing, it’s hard to stop.

   OR

   Emmy cant seem to mind her damn business and ends up in a series of unfortunate events.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   9,116

   Chapters:

   5/?

   Kudos:

   3

   Hits:

   35