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no but like i could just see him getting interested in photography after he buys that replacement camera for jonathan, right, like all the different camera and lens options, and this is how he and jon end up bonding, because steve goes out and gets his own camera (something less advanced than he got for jonathan, because by god does that look complicated) and starts snapping his own photos.

and it turns out that he actually like. has a natural eye for compositio, and (given his propensity for headaches these days) an awareness of daylight and angles. he excels at finding quiet, out of the way spaces about town to memorialize in picture frames, but his true talent lies in candid portraiture.

he kind of discovered it by accident, snapping photos at a backyard barbecue late in the summer. everyone chatting and laughing, or off in their own worlds as they enjoyed the atmosphere, meant that they barely noticed him raising the viewfinder to his eye. when he went to develop the photos later he realized how natural and relaxed everyone looked, warm and happy.

(and maybe you were there, too. in the background, eyes twinkling as you smiled along to whatever was being said, quiet in the moment but catching his eye as the photos developed and you stood out more and more. soft, sweet, floating by with shy smiles and often a direct, fond look at the camera—or perhaps the person holding it.)

okay, so hear me out— i’ve been thinking about steve having an artist’s soul and being so in love with the reader who is his close friend and it’s very obvious but she’s oblivious, right? like maybe he writes poems about her, is always drawing her, taking polaroids of her more than with her… and it’s gotten to a point where he knows she’s oblivious and can’t take a hint so he doesn’t even try to hide it from anyone… until maybe she figures out that she’s basically steve’s muse somehow and doesn’t know what to do because what do you mean the guy she’s pining after feels for her like this? and then he’s either like “well, wasn’t it obvious?” or he gets super embarrassed and blushy and he’s stuttering so she just takes ahold of his shaky hands and he stutters his way through asking her out finally

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# steve harrington

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being in the middle of a man-sandwich with steve and eddie.

steve’s chest is flush with your back, the fronts of his bare, hairy thighs pressed against the backs of yours. he’s got one meaty arm wrapped tightly around your waist, the other tucked under the pillow beneath your head. eddie is facing you on your other side, one pajama pant clothed leg hiked-up and squished between your thighs. his right arm is under your pillow as well, fingers linked tightly with steve’s while the left is draped lazily over your waist just below steve’s. they’re both as close to you as possible, basking in one another’s warmth as you all sleep peacefully.

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Fuck it. ST headcanons again

Hiking with ST characters

Eddie Munson

Ok so he’s not the biggest fan of hiking

He likes to hangout in the woods sure but that doesn’t involve constant movement

Drinks at least three waters before you’re even halfway done with the trail

Gets excited every time he finds a cool bug or lizard

You drive home bc he is snoozing on the ride back

Steve Harrington

He’s actually really excited!

Always checks the little trail maps to see where you guys are!

Slightly over prepared? He has like a thousand granola bars.

Doesn’t tire very easily bc he played hella sports in school

Sings his favorite songs while walking

Jonathan Byers

He literally lives surrounded by woods

Knows the trails like the back of his hand

He likes to look for animal tracks so he can identify them

Be prepared for lots of pauses to take pictures!

He likes to talk about different types of wildflowers and trees that grow around the place

Billy Hargrove

Props to you for getting him to agree to this

For once in his life, he regrets smoking

Probably complains most of the time but shuts up once he sees the views

Makes you clean off your shoes before you get in the car again because he is not having mud in his car

Panics when you have to remove a tick from him

Robin Buckley

Poor girl. She’s never been hiking before

Holds up really well for a first timer!

She hates crossing streams or creeks because her shoes get wet which in turn leads to wet socks

Accidentally touched poison oak

Brags to Steve about her hiking trip the next day at work

Nancy Wheeler

Girlboss made sure to get some information about the trail beforehand

Tells you facts about the wildlife in an attempt to impress you

Terrified of any snakes you come across

Very intrigued by tent caterpillars

Exhausted but very happy once you two are back in the car

Argyle

Bros an expert at hiking

Prepare for detours though because he’s hunting for mushrooms

Actually brings an extra bag to put said mushrooms in!

Shows you some cool bugs and wildlife

Tries to climb trees. Please keep an eye on him

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Big, intimidating men who bury their faces into your chest after a long day and want their hair played with.

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it's very important I think to both have in your life a) people who will listen to your insecurities and gently reassure you that they don't necessarily reflect reality b) people who will listen to your insecurities and say "that's the stupidest shit I've ever heard. you think WHAT about yourself??? I'm gonna kill you"

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i have no object permanence about myself. if i’m not in anyones eye sight i assume i have ceased to be. finding out people remember i exist, think about me, and even talk about me when i’m not actively in front of them is startling news every time it is brought to my attention

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hhhh ty ty

i was inspired to make this au by a (rpf) fic i read ages ago. it had incubi/succubi with names that have weird effects that live in dreams, but literally everything else is stuff ive thrown together over the last few years

the subject of the fic has changed as my fandoms go and one of the things baked into it was the demon in question was assaulted and traumatized the last time they were summoned, and it just so happens to work out that canon steve gets beat up way too much, so. im sorry steve but i promise this time will go so much better

‼️ ok ok so

in this au, the demons get their energy and their power from sexy shenanigans. basically, the more orgasms they can get out of you, the more power they’ll have to perform magic and use their cool superpowers! the longer they go without getting orgasms out of another being (doesn’t always have to be human, they can help each other out, but humans are preferred), the weaker those powers get and the more energy it takes out of them.

our boy steve had a very bad time the last time he was summoned. essentially, they can’t feel intentions through a summons. they just hear their name being called, insistently, and they follow the call. poor steve’s recipe was given to some cultists who tied him down immediately when he arrived and beat the hell out of him, including tearing up his stomach. he managed to get out because the one who called him orgasmed over the torture and his contract was fulfilled so he teleported out.

(if this is too dark or suggestive u can lemme know 🫣)

KSNGSF STEVE??? i'm glad he got out of there!! that sounds like such a cool au idea, i'm excited to see where it goes <3

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stranger things dream demon au ✨

so uh in this world all the stranger things ppl who are of legal age to get down with are sex demons. yay! but that means you have to be 18+ to look at this bc sexy stuff.

sorry 💋

characters: robin, jonathan, steve, eddie, nancy warnings: might be shades of fem!reader and oc!reader but this is largely just basic fun worldbuildy stuff. might get a bit suggestive.

okay so!

they’re not all true demony-demons in that they want your soul and/or are trying to corrupt you, most of them are just creatures that subsist on sexual energy. they live outside of regular reality in a place that humans can sometimes access when they dream. some rare humans are dream walkers, who can travel there freely.

all the demons have the same baseline powers: when they are physically touching you, they can hear or feel your thoughts. they can put magic in their voice to soothe you into a hypnotic state. they can pass for completely human, but they have inhuman forms/traits that are unique to them. they all have demon magic and can perform spells in their language (that their names/ritual summons are in) and it manifests visually in different ways, but they’ve all got unique supernatural abilities too. they can teleport, but they have to be invited to the human world by a summons. one summons is enough to consider a demon invited—after that, they can come to you if they want (you are their access point to the human world), and you have to specifically banish them again if you don’t want to see them anymore. most demons don’t take advantage of this.

just to get it out of the way—billy basically only exists in this universe as an example of a “bad” demon. i just don’t like him, so he doesn’t get the full treatment. (you know, name, ritual ingredients, powers, interesting tidbits, etc)

robin’s name is blunt-sounding but sweet, with a tricky staccato cadence that almost always ends in giggles because of how it tickles the throat, and hearing it tends to leave your fingertips tingling, or your feet tapping restlessly. her ritual is best performed with a bit of milk chocolate melting on your tongue, and involves burning tea bags and candied lemon peels. she’s a good listener and that comes out in her powers—telepathy, even over distances, a complete mastery of languages, being able to tell when you’re lying, an ability to hear through what you’re saying to what’s really bothering you. anyone sharing her recipe will also share that she has a love of m&ms and brews the best coffee in the known universe.

jonathan’s ritual is a little more involved. he wants you to burn a picture of something, preferably a photo you took, over a handful of your favorite sweet-smelling herbs. if you include a little, uh, special herbs, all the better. his name is more forgiving than others’, mumbled and low, and it leaves your lips and tongue feeling a little sticky and sweet with the taste of maple, and your ears feeling warm like someone has gently cupped them for a couple seconds. with his powers, he can get pictures of anything he wants, even if a photo should have been impossible to take or develop. he has an ability to see right through you, and because it’s in his nature to be nurturing he can pinpoint the exact things you need to feel taken care of. he likes to make an entrance sometimes by making your radio turn on by itself before he appears.

the proper way to call steve would involve a few candles, cinnamon sticks, and flower petals in a circle around you. his name is a bit tricky like robins, sharper, and makes your nose tingle and your ears ring, but it tastes sweet and tart on the tongue when you can get it right, like the burst of fresh berries. his powers are mainly connected to the heart—he’s very, very empathetic and he’ll hear what your heart is crying out to say even when you could never verbalize it, and he has the ability to project feelings to try to offer you comfort. steve has been resisting being summoned for a little while now because he was assaulted the last time he answered a summons, though robin warned him that the day would come where he wouldn’t be able to resist anymore.

eddie’s the most elaborate, both in ritual and name. his name is a tongue twister, forcing you to smile and stick your tongue out at points to get the correct pronunciation, and both saying it and hearing it make you feel the slightest bit lightheaded (as though you’ve just been headbanging, perhaps). for his ritual, in addition to burning some tobacco and cardamom, you need to roll a die. any kind will do, though a d20 will make him especially happy, and how he behaves when he arrives depends on how well you rolled… (burning some special herbs gets you a +2 modifier) his powers are much showier than the others, telekinesis that allows him to move things around like a proper wizard, and he learns the most about your feelings through touch—both physically touching you, and feeling you out with his mind.

nancy’s name is short and sharp, like the crack of a gunshot, and it hits you in the chest with a kickback, leaving a coffee-and-almonds taste in the back of your throat. the spice blend you’re recommended to burn to summon her stings your throat something fierce, but it dissipates almost immediately on arrival because she smells of vanilla and something sweet and clean and floral, with just a hint of smoke underneath it. she's incredibly observant, but she has a very, very keen sense of smell and will be able to pick out your emotions and state of mind based on that, as well as a few other things... she uses her demon magic more freely than the others, performing more spells and rituals because she has the most expertise.

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again, just…reblogging this to my writing blog so i have everything in one place.

when i tell you my heart JUMPED out of my chest when i realized that you answered my ask….. and my actual blog name was on it………. i must’ve forgotten to hit anon. 🫣

BUT ANYWAY I’m glad you like the concept!!!!!! honestly i think any stranger things boy could fit and i have ideas about how each of them would look/sound/what their home in the world they come from is like. steve’s supernatural name tingles in the nose and rings in the ears because of all his head trauma. in particular r’s “friend” has been summoning billy, who has actual nefarious purposes for their soul, and the recipe he and the “friend” provided r was actually supposed to summon something Truly Nasty, but she mispronounced the name and got steve instead!

ALL OF THAT SOUNDS SO INTERESTING AND CREATIVE AND INCREDIBLE! i can’t wait to read it <33333 like seriously i’m so invested

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reblogging this to my writing blog since i plan to actually post about this at some point

(hi this is sunflowersturns’s alt writing blog)

okay i have this concept ive been floating around in my head about writing but im super insecure abt actually putting it to words and idk if anyone would like but like. you seem like you might like this concept bc you’ve liked similar things in the past so just…tell me what you think?

the idea is that r is an adult virgin. only ever had a few kisses in her life, never been touched intimately, and frankly she’s been more or less given the impression that no one wants to. she’s been the butt of the joke more often than she’s been the subject of positive attention—in fact, she just really can’t imagine someone thinking of her that way, it just feels kind of impossible.

now, r has a “friend” (not a nice person) who has been getting DICKED DOWN recently and it’s been fairly obvious and they haven’t been shy about it—they’ve even bragged to r about their escapades on occasion, to r’s fluster and embarrassment. they know that r is very inexperienced and they seem amused by that, and they share their secret with r: they’ve been summoning an incubus to fulfill their needs. r is obviously taken aback, but also intrigued, and eventually the “friend” decides to share where they got their secret. it involves a ritual, and burning incense and certain spices, and chanting a name that’s difficult to pronounce. the “friend” reassures r that this ritual will bring someone ‘desperate, willing to overlook your inexperience and…other faults.’ it takes months for r to actually work up the courage to try it. summoning a demon because no human will touch you seems like a new low point, right? but r is tired and lonely and frustrated and embarrassed, and just wants to know what it feels like to be touched. is there anything really wrong with that? with wanting to be touched? so she sets up the ritual and burns the incense and she chants the name to the best of her ability and…nothing happens.

she tries again, and nothing. the candles burn lower, the incense scratches her throat and burns her eyes, and she knows that her “friend” must have set her up to humiliate her. they must have been waiting all this time for her to tell them that she tried their stupid ritual and no one came, except she’s never going to tell them anything, and now she’s got to clean up all this mess on the floor—

and when she turns around to get the broom is when she sees him. he startles her, she drops what she was holding with a little yelp. he’s standing in the doorway to her kitchen, looking just as bewildered to be there as she is to see him. he somehow looks exactly like what she’s been picturing all this time—devastatingly handsome, with a bit of boyish charm, warm brown eyes, and hair to die for. he looks like he has a mouth made for smiling, but right now it’s not. he’s frowning, he’s angry, he’s seen the ritual markings on the floor and he’s fuming.

“should have known, should have fucking known, robin tried to fucking warn me…” he says, lifting his hands to his face as though he just can’t deal with this right now. “but the one night—the ONE night—that i have plans…”

he finally looks at her, and it’s like he looks straight through her. his eyes are a normal human color, but they are NOT normal human eyes and they pierce her right down to the quick, making her feel like a raw, exposed nerve with nothing more than a glance. it feels like he can see down to the very core of her, and she’s coming up severely lacking. a lump rises in her throat and she almost chokes trying to swallow it down.

and the thing is, he CAN see right down to the core of her. he can see it in her eyes, it’s one of those things he can do, and he can feel the way her heart drops and her stomach sinks when he gives her that look and oh, oh boy does it make him feel sick. there’s something hanging over this girl’s head, there’s something leeching on her heart. any anger he had about being summoned dissipates immediately, because WOW he can feel the tension in her like a physical thing.

“um, hey,” he starts, but before he can say anything else, r cuts him off.

she’s sorry for all this trouble. she didn’t mean to interrupt anyone’s plans, it was a stupid idea to try this in the first place, obviously he has other things to be doing, so he can just go if he needs to. he doesn’t have to stay.

i know you don’t want to stay, she doesn’t say.

his heart (he’s a demon, but he still has a heart) hurts, because he hears it anyway.

he crosses the room and takes her hands. his hands are huge, his fingers are long, and they swallow up hers. she’s obviously shocked by the contact, and her eyes are big and wide as she looks up at him. his mouth curves in a smile, and she knows that he was definitely made for smiling.

“my name is…” what he says sounds, maybe, vaguely similar to the name she was chanting, except she’d never be able to pronounce it like that. it makes her nose tingle to hear, and rings in her ears slightly. when she furrows her brow, he laughs. “right. humans have trouble with that sometimes. you can just call me steve.”

no, please, i’m sooooooo invested!

goodness gracious, i love spn au’s (not only the show but supernatural creatures). you’re so talented, though! i love love love your writing, this is spectacular.

please post this? please? if you needed a lil nudge to find the courage to post please consider this A NUDGE! i’m curious as hell to see what happens and please tell me steve falls in love with her. i’m such a sucker for “evil” beings falling for the shy girl that’s stupid enough to not be afraid of them i— 😫😫😫 (kinda evil! grumpy! bf who only softens for his sunshine! smiley! gf dynamic) if what you’re planning has a happy ending im SO IN! tho even if it’s not a happy ending, i hope you post it. i just have trouble with angst, especially angst with no happy ending, but i’m absolutely certain this will be a masterpiece.

i’m twenty-four and never even had my first kiss or anyone ever truly interested in me to take a chance (i’m demiromantic/demisexual so even then i might not reciprocate) so reason about inexperienced characters around my age is very relatable and something that brings me immense comfort. you have my complete attention. i’m already invested.

p.s.: i’ve read an incubus fic but it was with bucky barnes and this au is always so amazing to read!

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"I don’t think you understand how much it means to me that you care" with a reader who isn't used to being taken seriously or being considered. Steve doesn't understand why it's a big deal, at the end of the day paying attention to what you’re saying is the bare minimum and he'd hated that you'd ever believed otherwise but his heart broke a little when you said that to him. His heart broke because you're quite literally the best thing that happened to him and he'd say that even knowing you as well as he does is a privilege.

There were tears stains on your cheeks as you said it, Steve wasn't sure exactly what'd happened but he does know that in that moment, he vowed that he'd do anything to make you feel like you're important, that him caring wasn't just something that he'd offered you but something that everyone should. Because in his opinion, anyone who did otherwise, anyone who made you feel like you were less than or not worth their time or you weren't entitled to any help or attention, was simply not good enough for you. Anyone who made you feel that way didn't value you the way they should've and he despised them for it but he'd also promise that he'd do anything he could to make you feel like you mattered.

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eddie trying to be there for sick reader but let’s be honest, if it’s to where your hovering over the toilet and emptying your contents— he’s out. He’ll be supportive,,,,from the other side of the room. Where seeing and smelling it isn’t getting to him.

He’ll tell you he’s there for you…and then be by the door with his hand over his mouth trying not to puke himself. Him and his reflexes,,,,

He prefers to talk you through it.

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u know that thing steve does to nancy where he picks her up from behind and spins her. i feel like he would do that to you all the fucking time. like youre doing anything and he just picks you up and starts running. youll be doing laundry or something and he wants attention so he will just sneak up on you and pick you up and carry you to the living room or bedroom so he can lay with you and hold you. he knows his strength and will use it to his advantage.

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If you say that looks good to anything Steve is eating the next spoonful or piece or whatever is fed to you. If he’s about to put it in his mouth he will stop and turn it to your mouth. He loves sharing what he’s eating with you. If he can’t finish it he’ll ask if you want the rest. And he won’t take from your plate unless you offer or ask him.

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steve works out everyday bc he loves being able to manhandle you. bro does not care how much you weigh. he WILL carry you. he adores being able to take care of you. also he just loves working out because its a good way for him to get rid of his extra energy. steve definitely has some adhd tendencies. he focuses a lot better when he runs off that extra energy. makes his mind a lot quieter. also he likes being stronger than you. hugeee ego boost. one of his FAVORITE things to do is to literally LIFT YOU OFF OF THE GROUND when he fucks you. will pick you up and fuck you so you literally dont feel anything except his body against your back and his arms around you. 🫠🫠🫠