#deadonarrival

[juicyfruit22-library]

Latte Art and Slow Dancing in the Dark by deadonarrival

Bucky is a somewhat well-adjusted former army sniper that got his shoulder blown out. He took his discharge and went home to finish school and is working on his international relations masters. His best friends and roommates (Nat & Clint) are CIA agents and tip him off that their local Sbux is hiring. He gets a job there and meets none other than the hottest guy on earth.

So how does one get a date in the most top secret government location in the US? What happens when that guy is more than just a hot dorito and wants to give Bucky everything he wants? Bucky is going to have to figure out his shit and fast. That's what's up.

[dumptruck]

Hiiii I found you through Afterlife and just wanted to say that yalls writing and art is peak as fuck. I just got into Baldur’s Gate 3 within the past couple weeks and I can’t even describe how spoiled I am for this being the first fic I’ve read for this fandom. Very much looking forward to upcoming updates teehee, I am HOOOOKED

Welcome to the community bro! it's good to have another one, especially a bloodweaver me and cweeps are so happy to see new readers finding our fic, we just passed our 1 year date of writing/working together and seeing new commenters on early chapters always flatters us and keeps us going, and working hard to make a story that people can enjoy. @cweepa is an absolute force of a writer, and her careful planning is honestly the biggest reason this fic even managed to get off the ground (i just kept drawing butts and spewing nonsense so her job also involved wrangling me in) as part of the bg3 community, i'll leave you w this list of required sacred texts to be read, there WILL be a test on them. written exam, actually. 10k words. for each one. enjoy! Stay, Though My Arms Shake by Lunarwench: https://archiveofourown.org/works/51069400/chapters/129028276 Driving Mr. Ancunin by Forethot: https://archiveofourown.org/works/61603291/chapters/157491148 The Tower by Calolily: https://archiveofourown.org/works/58653415/chapters/149447545

Seen by ayvaines: https://archiveofourown.org/works/51105595/chapters/129122173 Still Breathing by cweepa: https://archiveofourown.org/works/53309143/chapters/134912950

Thinking With My Dick by DeadOnArrival: https://archiveofourown.org/works/51944959 Hot Mess by PatheticFanGirl: https://archiveofourown.org/works/54887011/chapters/139130665

[cheapbourbon]

“Is consort the same in all languages?”

I believe so Khonshu says.

…

I finally got around to doing some Fanart of my all time favorite Moon Knight fic series- We don't need to say it to each other by: deadonarrival on Ao3.

I don’t know if the author is here on tumblr or not. D=

Those fics= fucking perfection. Do mind the tags tho if you go looking, here there be monster(fucking).

[steddieunderdogfics]

“Swing and a Miss” by deadonarrival

https://archiveofourown.org/works/45965185

Swing and a Miss by deadonarrival

Rating: Explicit

35,213 words, 5/5 chapters

Archive Warning: Creator Chose Not to Use

Tags: Modern AU, baseball AU, Baseball, Fake Dating, professional sports, Kissing, hand holding, crafting, Wives and girlfriends, WAGs, professional wags, Hijinks & Shenanigans, Drinking, Smoking, Recreational Drug Use, Alternate Universe - No Upside Down (Stranger Things), Pet Names, Road Trip, Manicures & Pedicures, Shopping, Making Out, Original Character(s), Fake/Pretend Relationship, Developing Relationship, Meddling Friends, Group Chat Gone Wild, Hand Jobs, Mutual Masturbation, Spit Kink, Dirty Talk, Public Display of Affection, Grand Gestures, Instagram official, thirst traps, Top Steve Harrington, Bottom Eddie Munson, Virgin Eddie Munson, First Time, First Kiss, Possessive Behavior, leaving marks, Anal Fingering, Anal Sex, Blow Jobs, Love Confessions, Stay at home boyfriend, Best friends being silly, Subtle Buckingham, name calling as a form of affection, Engagement, Slurs, Period-Typical Homophobia, it's 2023 we eat ass now grandpa, Rimming, Spit As Lube

Summary:

“Hey so … I have some mixed news,” Steve says. “Uh oh,” Eddie says, “are they changing your position, are you gonna be a — like a third base catcher man?” Steve laughs and shakes his head, “no, nothing that bad - I found out more about the whole like, bringing a person along thing.” “Oh cool,” Eddie says, sliding down on the couch next to him, “do I get like a fancy VIP pass?” “You do,” Steve says, “there’s just one catch.” “Okay?” Eddie asks, tilting his head and reaching for the tv remote. “Apparently they usually reserve the box for the wives and girlfriends … so either you’re gonna have to be my boyfriend or you’re going to have to sit in the stands with the fans.” Eddie makes a noise that must register to Steve as alarmed or upset because he rushes to finish. “It’s not that bad, you just need to like, pretend to be my boyfriend so you can sit with the other WAGs and like, then you can be in the box and have all you can drink alcohol and snacks.” “Did you agree to this!?” Eddie asks. “If I say yes, how mad are you going to be?” Steve asks

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[artaxlivs]

Opening Day for baseball always makes me wish there were more baseball fics out there. Reblog with your suggestion links - any fandom, awaken something in me through baseball.

Here are mine:

"Got A Heart in Me, I Swear" @thepartyresponsible (Marvel)

"Swing and a Miss" @deadonarrival (Stranger Things)

"Ahead in the Count" @elisela (Teen Wolf)

[themculibrary]

Barista!Bucky Masterlist 2

part one

all of the while it was you (ao3) - bisamwilson sam/bucky G, 4k

Summary: Sam's having a pretty great day, at least until his least favorite customer walks in.

a mess (happy for you) (ao3) - haveufoundwhaturlookingfor bucky/clint/sam T, 2k

Summary: Sam owns a coffee shop with Natasha. His best friend is Bucky Barnes, who's trying to get back into the dating scene, and when he does, it of course happens to be with someone who Sam has history with.

Be my baby (ao3) - MonalisaMontauk steve/bucky T, 8k

Summary: Bucky’s gets a job as a barista. His first shift is on open mic night and he is unprepared for the tiny blond musician who does Taylor Swift Covers and has amazing taste in music. Cue pining Bucky.

coffee shop regulars (not so regular) (ao3) - haveufoundwhaturlookingfor bucky/clint T, 2k

Summary: Clint comes into Sam and Bucky’s coffee shop every week. He’s a regular customer known as Hot Guy between Sam and Bucky. Bucky’s got a major crush on him (but refuses to ask him out) and Sam loves to tease him about it.

Bucky also finds out that Clint isn’t exactly who he says he is (or isn’t).

Coffee, Trapper Hats and Chocolate Wasabi Fudge Cake (ao3) - perfect_plan steve/bucky M, 15k

Summary: Bucky likes his job at Natasha’s coffee shop. Mostly that has to do with Steve Rogers, who wears a dorky hat to work and sketches on his lunch break but Bucky’s not going to tell anyone that.

It’s the Best Time of the Year (ao3) - chicklette steve/bucky E, 40k

Summary: Steve’s finally figured this whole Captain America thing out: He’s got a place in Brooklyn, a couple of good friends, and a mild crush on the hot barista at his favorite coffee shop. So what if he never talks to the guy. It’s not like he’s actually lonely, right? Right.

A short fic taking place from Nov. 30 - Dec. 25th, featuring an advent calendar, veteran!baker!Bucky Barnes, my attempt at fluff and gratuitous amounts of baked goods.

I’ve been holding my breath (ao3) - MsPeppernose steve/bucky E, 20k

Summary: Steve Rogers likes to visit his local coffee shop between missions, and it has nothing to do with the hot barista named Bucky…well, it maybe has a little to do with it. It’s just coincidence that Steve’s apartment is also directly opposite said barista’s apartment meaning Steve frequently has a full view of his living room.

It’s not spying, not really, and it turns out to be lucky, because one day he sees Bucky get knocked out. It’s up to Steve to save him…and then think of a reason why he saw Bucky get injured in the first place.

Just Me, You, and These Shitty Cigarettes (ao3) - dabblingwithwords steve/bucky, clint/natasha, bucky/brock E, 39k

Summary: Steve Rogers is pretty sure Natasha’s new roommate is trying to kill him. Which he wouldn’t mind considering he’s been helplessly in love with him since they were thirteen.

Latte Art and Slow Dancing in the Dark (ao3) - deadonarrival steve/bucky, clint/natasha E, 89k

Summary: Once upon a twitter someone pointed out that there is a Starbucks inside the CIA building and how it should be a Stucky Meet Cute and since I happen to have worked at Starbucks and I hate DC I was like, man let me just… do that.

Here’s the tea:

Bucky is a somewhat well-adjusted former army sniper that got his shoulder blown out. He took his discharge and went home to finish school and is working on his international relations masters. His best friends and roommates (Nat & Clint) are CIA agents and tip him off that their local Sbux is hiring. He gets a job there and meets none other than the hottest guy on earth.

So how does one get a date in the most top secret government location in the US? What happens when that guy is more than just a hot dorito and wants to give Bucky everything he wants? Bucky is going to have to figure out his shit and fast. That’s what’s up.

Non-Exclusive (ao3) - Bouzingo bucky/steve/sam G, 2k

Summary: Sam has his concerns about joining whatever it is that Steve and Bucky have. He doesn't want to be an accessory, or a mediator. For once, he wants to be cherished.

Steve and Bucky are aware that they are wooing a national treasure.

not just a coffee shop (ao3) - haveufoundwhaturlookingfor peter/sam G, 1k

Summary: Peter Quill is the new barista at Sam's coffee shop. Things start off rocky, but it doesn't take long for Sam to change his opinion.

Our history is just in our blood (history, like love, is never enough) (ao3) - victoria_p (musesfool) steve/bucky G, 4k

Summary: Steve is sure the guy working the morning rush at Starbucks is Bucky. Unfortunately, the guy doesn’t seem to know that.

Proudly Brewing (ao3) - plutosrose steve/bucky E, 1k

Summary: He’d only walked past the coffee kiosk twice before he’d stopped in front of the Barista and said, “Steve, you can call me Steve. You don’t have to call me Captain. I’m not a real one, anyway.”

The Barista’s eyes glinted mischievously, and he whispered huskily, “But what if I like the idea of you ordering me around, Captain?”

-

Avengers Tower gets a coffee kiosk.

Something To Do (ao3) - FestiveFerret bucky/steve/tony T, 2k

Summary: Steve, Bucky, and Tony all run shops in the same strip mall and are the best of friends. But when a security system goes on the fritz and they're all stuck together overnight, it comes out that "best of friends" might not be everyone's ideal situation.

Steve Rogers’ Guide to Approach-With-Caution (ao3) - velleities steve/bucky T, 10k

Summary: Steve might only be pretending to be fine, but he’s pretty sure he isn’t hallucinating the person standing before him, and he’ll be damned if that person, clad in a coffeehouse apron, with a glove covering his left arm, isn’t Bucky.

Or: Coffee Shop Non-AU. Steve finds Bucky working at a coffeehouse in the middle of nowhere. Both of them recognize the other. Neither of them says so. Bucky decides to mess with Steve - just a little. Steve decides to play along.

[rogueddie]

Sport-based Steddie Fics

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Pep Rally Boyfriend

spaceyloser

If one thing is taken seriously by the athletes of Hawkins High, it's a wager. The craziest, most impossible bets, dares, and pranks live in infamy. The stupid teenagers involved? They are legendary. The 1984-85 school year is no exception. No bet is made casually, no dare given lightly, and no prank is half-assed.

Steve Harrington, Senior Captain of the Hawkins Basketball team, wakes up on a dewy September morning hungover and with blurry memories. All he knows is that he made a bet and he lost. The consequences? Steve must be a cheerleader for the entire Hawkins football season.

Humiliated to his core, Steve cannot avoid his punishment, lest he face much more serious consequences. Luckily, he has an ally in Chrissy Cunningham and her band friends. Robin Buckley seems nice. Eddie Munson? Well, he's interesting to say the least.

Words : 72,016 Chapters : 10/10 Rating : Mature

AO3 : x

The Beginning And End Of Everything

Kwills91

Steve Harrington has lost everything. Head injuries forcing him to retire from the sport he loves. And he's not sure how to move on.

Until he meets disgraced figure skater, Eddie Munson - who is mounting a comeback.

Eddie and Steve learn that they have more in common than they first think and Steve thinks he's found a new best friend.

But things get confusing when he realises he might want more than friendship.

Words : 80,588 Chapters : 7/7 Rating : Explicit

AO3 : x

Just two strangers, meeting at the pool

corrodedbisexual (mishabawlins)

Gold Olympic medalist Steve Harrington decides to retire at 25 years old and become a newbie swim coach.

Eddie Munson, frontman of the well-known rockband Corroded Coffin, is also 25 when he realizes it's getting too embarrassing to be an adult who never learned to swim.

Technically, they are strangers. But not really. Not with the way they have secretly followed each other's careers over the years.

Words : 1,658 Chapters : 2/2 Rating : Teen and Up Audiences

AO3 : x

Catch Me (I'm Falling)

fragilecapric0rn

He punches a number onto the keypad and hands it back to Steve. Before he can fully bring the phone back into his possession, Eddie takes hold of the dangling Hello Kitty charm, using it to pull Steve back toward him, just a bit.

“No funny business, Harrington.”

Steve looks at him then down at his cell phone, the rhinestones on it leftover from Robin’s bedazzling phase and the Hello Kitty charm he’s holding hostage and then back up at him.

“Get a fucking clue, Munson.” He laughs and snaps his cellphone shut. He doesn’t wait for Eddie’s blank stare to catch on before he’s turning to leave.

Words : 32,987 Chapters : 7/7 Rating : Mature

AO3 : x

How to Become King of the Court

Beachdreamy

"That first time he dove, scraping his knees along the court and coming away blistered and burned and with a bloody nose he knew he had found his place. His home."

In which Steve Harrington has been playing volleyball since he was ten years old. Now, at 18, he finds himself back at the court where he first found himself - this time as the coach for a rag tag team of youth co-eds.

Words : 57,148 Chapters : 6/6 Rating : Mature

AO3 : x

Thunderstruck

steadyasitgoes

By the end of the game, Eddie totally gets the whole football thing. It’s fast, there are terrifying stunts of athleticism, the muscles, the pants. He gets it

Words : 28,971 Chapters : 6/6 Rating : Mature

AO3 : x

Swing and a Miss

deadonarrival

“Hey so … I have some mixed news,” Steve says.

“Uh oh,” Eddie says, “are they changing your position, are you gonna be a — like a third base catcher man?”

Steve laughs and shakes his head, “no, nothing that bad - I found out more about the whole like, bringing a person along thing.”

“Oh cool,” Eddie says, sliding down on the couch next to him, “do I get like a fancy VIP pass?”

“You do,” Steve says, “there’s just one catch.”

“Okay?” Eddie asks, tilting his head and reaching for the tv remote.

“Apparently they usually reserve the box for the wives and girlfriends … so either you’re gonna have to be my boyfriend or you’re going to have to sit in the stands with the fans.”

Eddie makes a noise that must register to Steve as alarmed or upset because he rushes to finish.

“It’s not that bad, you just need to like, pretend to be my boyfriend so you can sit with the other WAGs and like, then you can be in the box and have all you can drink alcohol and snacks.”

“Did you agree to this!?” Eddie asks.

“If I say yes, how mad are you going to be?” Steve asks.

Words : 35,216 Chapters : 5/5 Rating : Explicit

AO3 : x

I Found Myself a Cheerleader

schrijverr

Bumped to the lowest step on the social ladder after his fight with Billy, Steve gets roped in with the cheer team. What starts as a favor to help them out when one member breaks her leg in turn for protection from the brunt of the bullying, sets the universe on a different path.

He befriends Chrissy and grows as thick as thieves with her. Over the summer he adds Robin to his friends as well. Meanwhile Eddie seems to have taken an interest in the fallen king, but Steve can’t figure out quite yet why Eddie is talking with him. Flirting with him?

Words : 174,377 Chapters : 28/28 Rating : Explicit

AO3 : x

[here4thetrama]

Chapters: 5/5 Fandom: Stranger Things (TV 2016) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Minor or Background Relationship(s) Characters: Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley, Chrissy Cunningham, Nancy Wheeler, Jonathan Byers, Argyle (Stranger Things), Original Characters Additional Tags: Modern AU, baseball AU, Baseball, Fake Dating, professional sports, Kissing, hand holding, crafting, Wives and girlfriends, WAGs, professional wags, Hijinks & Shenanigans, Drinking, Smoking, Recreational Drug Use, Alternate Universe - No Upside Down (Stranger Things), Pet Names, Road Trip, Manicures & Pedicures, Shopping, Making Out, Original Character(s), Fake/Pretend Relationship, Developing Relationship, Meddling Friends, Group Chat Gone Wild, Hand Jobs, Mutual Masturbation, Spit Kink, Dirty Talk, Public Display of Affection, Grand Gestures, Instagram official, thirst traps, Top Steve Harrington, Bottom Eddie Munson, Virgin Eddie Munson, First Time, First Kiss, Possessive Behavior, leaving marks, Anal Fingering, Anal Sex, Blow Jobs, Love Confessions, Stay at home boyfriend, Best friends being silly, Subtle Buckingham, name calling as a form of affection, Engagement, Slurs, Period-Typical Homophobia, it's 2023 we eat ass now grandpa, Rimming, Spit As Lube Summary:

“Hey so … I have some mixed news,” Steve says.

“Uh oh,” Eddie says, “are they changing your position, are you gonna be a — like a third base catcher man?”

Steve laughs and shakes his head, “no, nothing that bad - I found out more about the whole like, bringing a person along thing.”

“Oh cool,” Eddie says, sliding down on the couch next to him, “do I get like a fancy VIP pass?”

“You do,” Steve says, “there’s just one catch.”

“Okay?” Eddie asks, tilting his head and reaching for the tv remote.

“Apparently they usually reserve the box for the wives and girlfriends … so either you’re gonna have to be my boyfriend or you’re going to have to sit in the stands with the fans.”

Eddie makes a noise that must register to Steve as alarmed or upset because he rushes to finish.

“It’s not that bad, you just need to like, pretend to be my boyfriend so you can sit with the other WAGs and like, then you can be in the box and have all you can drink alcohol and snacks.”

“Did you agree to this!?” Eddie asks.

“If I say yes, how mad are you going to be?” Steve asks.

[xoxobuckybarnes]

March 2024 Stucky Fics

Completed

Now! That’s What I Call 90’s Slow Jams (Rated: M, Words: 10K) by deadonarrival

Summary: Steve goes home for the wedding of Becca Barnes and while he’s there he runs into his old crush. Her brother. Except now they are both hot as shit. Oh no whatever will happen.

(You Can't Choose) What Stays and What Fades Away (Rated: G, words: 3K) by Taste_is_Sweet

Summary: At some point in everyone's life, the first words their soulmate will ever say to them will appear in deep black writing on their skin. The words fade to light grey when a soulmate dies. Sometimes new words replace them, whether they're wanted or not (These were the words Steve was born with, running in a messy, uneven line across his skinny little chest, beneath both his collarbones: You okay, pal? Those jerks didn't hurt ya too bad, did they? Steve woke up from the ice in 2011 with the words, Who the hell is Bucky? circling his heart, in printing so precise it barely looked human. Steve hated them.)

For Words to Say it Right (Rated: T, Words: 25K) by Squeaky & Taste_is_Sweet

Summary: Turns out when you're missing an arm, everyone asks are you okay? all the damn time. And when your soulmark is one of the most common questions in English, it's even worse. Generic soulmarks are a bitch.

Lost Vocabularies that Might Express (The Memory of These Broken Impressions) (Rated: M, Words: 111K) by dorian_burberrycanary / @burberrycanary

Summary: The worst of times, like the best, are always passing away. How’s that for some consolation on the road? A post-The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Stucky fix-it as part of the all-American road trip, detours included.

The Simple Life (Rated: E, Words: 114K) by howler32557038

Summary: "The simple life." "You'll get there one day." "I don't know. Family, stability...The guy who wanted all that went in the ice seventy-five years ago. I think someone else came out." Bucky wants to be part of Steve's life. He wants to be an Avenger. He wants to be a good partner. Unfortunately, sometimes that means not telling Steve everything.

WIP

a league of our own (Rated: E, Current Words: 40K) by burning_brighter / @burnin-brighter

Summary: Steve's sixteen-year-old son's one and only dream is to play in the Major League. He thinks he has a shot when the team get a new coach, retired MLB legend and Steve's high school crush, Bucky Barnes. Steve hasn't thought of the man in many years, but seeing him brings back many memories that push Steve to reach out to an old friend and maybe make new ones on the way. What happens when Steve gets to know Bucky properly? What happens when they open up about their darkest secrets and deepest fears? There's really only one thing that can happen.

hey now, you're an all star (get your game on, go play) (Rated: E, Current Words: 81K) by buckyismybicycle / @buckyismybicycle

Summary: Boston Bruins trade notorious party animal/human disaster Bucky Barnes to the Dallas Stars, and captain Steve Rogers is not impressed when Fury puts him on babysitting duties. But, as he gets to know Bucky - really gets to know Bucky - he wonders if maybe the media has got it all wrong - very, very wrong. PS - you do not need to know hockey for this, I promise.

Every Me and Every You (Rated: E, Current Words: 60K) by deadto27 / @deadto27

Summary: Bucky Barnes is doing his best. He's getting by after the blip, after Sam became Captain America, after Steve...well, it's best he doesn't think about that. The point is, his life is different now, and he's trying his best. He just wishes the hollow feeling in his chest would go away. ----- Bucky gets blinded by a bright light as the tear seems to implode in on itself and there’s an odd little jolt as the pulling stops, and then Bucky’s blinking, trying to get his vision right again as he loosens his grip on America. “You okay?” he checks, still squinting. He’s probably not blind, he thinks. It just feels like it right now. “I’m okay,” America tells him and he sees her nod shakily as his vision starts to clear, and he carefully lets go of her, seeing that she can support herself, hands pressing onto the floor next to her. “Uh…I don’t think I am,” says another voice, and Bucky turns his head so fast he might give himself whiplash. Because he knows that voice. He knows that voice better than any other voice on the planet and he’s missed that voice

[steddieficrecs]

Chapters: 5/5 Fandom: Stranger Things (TV 2016) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Minor or Background Relationship(s) Characters: Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley, Chrissy Cunningham, Nancy Wheeler, Jonathan Byers, Argyle (Stranger Things), Original Characters Additional Tags: Modern AU, baseball AU, Baseball, Fake Dating, professional sports, Kissing, hand holding, crafting, Wives and girlfriends, WAGs, professional wags, Hijinks & Shenanigans, Drinking, Smoking, Recreational Drug Use, Alternate Universe - No Upside Down (Stranger Things), Pet Names, Road Trip, Manicures & Pedicures, Shopping, Making Out, Original Character(s), Fake/Pretend Relationship, Developing Relationship, Meddling Friends, Group Chat Gone Wild, Hand Jobs, Mutual Masturbation, Spit Kink, Dirty Talk, Public Display of Affection, Grand Gestures, Instagram official, thirst traps, Top Steve Harrington, Bottom Eddie Munson, Virgin Eddie Munson, First Time, First Kiss, Possessive Behavior, leaving marks, Anal Fingering, Anal Sex, Blow Jobs, Love Confessions, Stay at home boyfriend, Best friends being silly, Subtle Buckingham, name calling as a form of affection, Engagement, Slurs, Period-Typical Homophobia, it's 2023 we eat ass now grandpa, Rimming, Spit As Lube Summary:

“Hey so … I have some mixed news,” Steve says.

“Uh oh,” Eddie says, “are they changing your position, are you gonna be a — like a third base catcher man?”

Steve laughs and shakes his head, “no, nothing that bad - I found out more about the whole like, bringing a person along thing.”

“Oh cool,” Eddie says, sliding down on the couch next to him, “do I get like a fancy VIP pass?”

“You do,” Steve says, “there’s just one catch.”

“Okay?” Eddie asks, tilting his head and reaching for the tv remote.

“Apparently they usually reserve the box for the wives and girlfriends … so either you’re gonna have to be my boyfriend or you’re going to have to sit in the stands with the fans.”

Eddie makes a noise that must register to Steve as alarmed or upset because he rushes to finish.

“It’s not that bad, you just need to like, pretend to be my boyfriend so you can sit with the other WAGs and like, then you can be in the box and have all you can drink alcohol and snacks.”

“Did you agree to this!?” Eddie asks.

“If I say yes, how mad are you going to be?” Steve asks.

[steddiesupportpodcast]

Due to the illness of a team member, this week's episode will be moved to the 25th of November. Instead, we offer you some of our comfort fics to keep you cozy this weekend. 🍲🫂

⚾️ Swing and a Miss by deadonarrival (@dead-on-arrivals)

“Hey so … I have some mixed news,” Steve says.

“Uh oh,” Eddie says, “are they changing your position, are you gonna be a — like a third base catcher man?”

Steve laughs and shakes his head, “no, nothing that bad - I found out more about the whole like, bringing a person along thing.”

“Oh cool,” Eddie says, sliding down on the couch next to him, “do I get like a fancy VIP pass?”

“You do,” Steve says, “there’s just one catch.”

“Okay?” Eddie asks, tilting his head and reaching for the tv remote.

“Apparently they usually reserve the box for the wives and girlfriends … so either you’re gonna have to be my boyfriend or you’re going to have to sit in the stands with the fans.”

Eddie makes a noise that must register to Steve as alarmed or upset because he rushes to finish.

“It’s not that bad, you just need to like, pretend to be my boyfriend so you can sit with the other WAGs and like, then you can be in the box and have all you can drink alcohol and snacks.”

“Did you agree to this!?” Eddie asks.

“If I say yes, how mad are you going to be?” Steve asks.

🚐 Six Kids and a Winnebago by Oddree13 (@oddree13)

Summer has come to Hawkins and the kids begged and pleaded to be driven to the lake to swim. Eddie agreed to take the second car full of gremlins which is how he finds himself sitting in the shade with Robin while the kids splash around the lakeshore. Almost immediately upon arrival, Steve began to set up a sandwich station for lunch with Nancy offering her assistance, leaving the pair to gossip and chat.

Eddie scans the scene before him and takes in the sight of Harrington and Wheeler making sandwich after sandwich, while the teenagers start a game of chicken. It’s almost too domestic for his taste but reminds him of something he’s been meaning to ask Robin. “So tell me, how much shit have you given Harrington for his six kids and a Winnebago comment?”

👑 Out of Curiosity by camouflagedlove (@edtheymunsthem)

“So you’re not attracted to me? Like at all?” Steve asked.

Robin dropped her head onto the counter with a loud thump and a groan.

“Steve, buddy, you can calm down. I, Eddie Munson, am not attracted to nor planning to hit on King Steve. Scout’s honor,” Eddie held up his fingers to mirror a scout salute.

Or: 5 times Eddie wouldn't admit he finds Steve attractive and 1 time he finally did.

⚡️ electric feel by griesly (@griesly)

An ordinary shift at tech support ends up being the best thing to ever happen to Eddie Munson when frantic history major Steve Harrington rushes in to the repair shop (and his life) with a deadline to meet.

🐈 Munson Jr by ItCanBePalped (@itcanbepalped)

Munson. Harrington adopted a hideous alley cat and named it fucking Munson. He couldn't think of a single way to take that as a compliment. Was it too much to hope they were friends enough that they would be above insults? Wasn't Harrington supposed to be a good dude these days?

[dead--pegasus]

Steddie Fic Recs (Short fics edition)

Usually I read pretty exclusively 20k+ fics, but this past month or so I've been reading a marathon of short fics and am now turning some of those recommendations out to the world:

A Cup of Good Intentions by indelicate (8.5k, Complete, Teen+) “I just need to know what happened, the truth of it,” is Wayne’s simple plea.

Steve shakes his head, heart in his throat, all he can say is, “Wayne, I would never hurt Eddie, I’m— I love him.”

Wayne doesn’t seem surprised by that at all, just calmly counters, “Don’t you mean loved?”

Or, Wayne gets suspicious about what really happened to Eddie when he notices that Steve Harrington keeps taking his mugs.

covered in blood: just girly things by deadonarrival (10k, Complete, Explicit)

Maybe people shouldn't send me Femboy Friday fanart because then it will literally get stuck in my head for a week and make me want to scream until I write this in 48 hours while avoiding work that I should be doing instead.

Steve dragged Eddie right out of the Upside Down and then decided when he felt better he was going to tell him how all those sidelong glances really made him feel. Except that there was that whole part where things just kept getting away from them. Eddie tells Steve he has one shot to let him know how he feels and show him that he's serious.

So what is Steve gonna do?

Steve is gonna show OUT.

strange as angels by deadratz (8.6k, Complete, Explicit)

Eddie hasn't been able to get himself off in months, and now he's high, sweaty, and horny, thinking about the very man sitting in his room in nothing but a wife beater and a pair of tiny athletic shorts, and he thinks he might die. Steve notices. Of course, Steve fucking notices, what, with all the squirming Eddie's doing.

Steve offers to help get Eddie off. As friends do. (As long as those friends are completely in love with each other.)

all that she wants are the stars and the moon (a son with a wife and a big living room) by stellarpoint (pettifogger) (3.9k, Complete, Teen+)

“It’s a problem because I think I’m in love with him and I’m scared.”

He drops it like a bomb and doesn't look up to see the carnage. He keeps his eyes on the patch of carpet between them, stained with old gum and god knows what else. Robin slumps and her back hits the opposite cabinet.

“Oh.”

Steve takes a deep breath. “I think I’m in love with him and I’m fucking scared, Bobby. He doesn’t deserve it.”

“Deserve what?”

His voice cracks pathetically. “He doesn’t deserve to be in love with me. I-I’m fucked up, Robin. He deserves better than me.”

Or: On the fourth anniversary of Robin’s coming out scene, an interpretation of how it might go for Steve.

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Fingers crossed! Looking for a sports AU, I wanna say maybe baseball? Steve is either a pro or close to pro player. Eddie ends up as one of the WAGs who goes to every game, is living with Steve, maybe starts as a pretend relationship that becomes real?

Request 1113! This is Swing and a Miss by deadonarrival!

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For fake Dating AU - Swing and a Miss by deadonarrival

Swing and a Miss by deadonarrival

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Rating: Explicit

35,216 words, 5/5 chapters

Archive Warning: Creator Chose Not Use

Tags: Modern AU, baseball AU, Baseball, Fake Dating, professional sports, Kissing, hand holding, crafting, Wives and girlfriends, WAGs, professional wags, Hijinks & Shenanigans, Drinking, Smoking, Recreational Drug Use, Alternate Universe - No Upside Down (Stranger Things), Pet Names, Road Trip, Manicures & Pedicures, Shopping, Making Out, Original Character(s), Fake/Pretend Relationship, Developing Relationship, Meddling Friends, Group Chat Gone Wild, Hand Jobs, Mutual Masturbation, Spit Kink, Dirty Talk, Public Display of Affection, Grand Gestures, Instagram official, thirst traps, Top Steve Harrington, Bottom Eddie Munson, Virgin Eddie Munson, First Time, First Kiss, Possessive Behavior, leaving marks, Anal Fingering, Anal Sex, Blow Jobs, Love Confessions, Stay at home boyfriend, Best friends being silly, Subtle Buckingham, name calling as a form of affection, Engagement, Slurs, Period-Typical Homophobia, it's 2023 we eat ass now grandpa, Rimming, Spit As Lube

Summary:

“Hey so … I have some mixed news,” Steve says. “Uh oh,” Eddie says, “are they changing your position, are you gonna be a — like a third base catcher man?” Steve laughs and shakes his head, “no, nothing that bad - I found out more about the whole like, bringing a person along thing.” “Oh cool,” Eddie says, sliding down on the couch next to him, “do I get like a fancy VIP pass?” “You do,” Steve says, “there’s just one catch.” “Okay?” Eddie asks, tilting his head and reaching for the tv remote. “Apparently they usually reserve the box for the wives and girlfriends … so either you’re gonna have to be my boyfriend or you’re going to have to sit in the stands with the fans.” Eddie makes a noise that must register to Steve as alarmed or upset because he rushes to finish. “It’s not that bad, you just need to like, pretend to be my boyfriend so you can sit with the other WAGs and like, then you can be in the box and have all you can drink alcohol and snacks.” “Did you agree to this!?” Eddie asks. “If I say yes, how mad are you going to be?” Steve asks.

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