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the boys gettin up to trouble in some (somewhat) private back rooms 😌

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🤨🫵🏳️‍🌈

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I heard we’re in Steddie Summer again

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someone on twt wanted to see steve in a letterman jacket so i edited him in one. was a lot of work, but i think it looks pretty neat?? anywho, figured i'd share it on here as well :))

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Announcing team 021 of @steddiebbang

Featuring @hawkinsleather & @midsummer-semantics

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Cursed Steve and Kas Eddie for @psychotic-nonsense as part of the @steddiebbang art exchange - ref x

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I’ve got a special treat for you guys today. My entry for @corrodedcoffinfest : May Mayhem. Today’s prompt: Nobody Lives, Everyone Dies

Prompt: Nobody Lives, Everyone Dies | Word Count: 1400 | Rating: NR | POV: Eddie | Relationships: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson | CW: None | Tags: Nobody Lives Everyone Dies, Post-Season/Series 04, Hawkins has fallen, Afterlife, Vecna Wins, Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Purgatory, Parent Death, Author was inspired by the stairs in Soul

https://archiveofourown.org/works/65746720

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Enjoying the view, Munson?

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The Adventures of Flat Eddie

They really just lore dropped Eddie Diaz as a former ballroom dancer and didn't even consider that Buck would do something insane with that information. So I bring you: The Adventures of Flat Eddie!

Rating: General Audiences

Tags: Post-Episode: s08e13 Invisible, Coda, Evan "Buck" Buckley Has Golden Retriever Energy, Buck develops a parasocial relationship with a cardboard cutout, Evan "Buck" Buckley Needs A Hug, partially a texting fic, Crack, Pre-Relationship, Established Relationship, Eddie Diaz is So Done (9-1-1 TV), Evan "Buck" Buckley is a Little Shit

Summary:

Buck had learned long ago that he’s never beating the golden retriever allegations. As soon as Eddie tells him that Helena insisted Chris loved chess despite actively admitting he hates it, and “It’s the exact same thing she said to me about ballroom dancing,” Buck’s ears perk up and his metaphorical tail starts wagging.

Or: Buck comes up with a joke and runs with it (for way too long)

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/64422847

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Fanfic Writers: Director’s Cut

Reblog this if you want readers to come into your ask box and ask for the “director’s commentary” on a particular story, section of a story, or set of lines. 

Or, send in a ⭐star⭐  to have the author select a section they’ve been dying to talk about!

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Happy wip Wednesday! Have a snippet from one of my entries for @subeddieweek 😛

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Please never stop making steddie art <3

I MEAN JUST LOOK AT THEMMMM

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🌙 Pressure in Increments

It's here! Pressure in Increments for the @eddiemunsonbigbang is now live! Check out the gorgeous art in chapter 2 by @helpimstuckposting!!

Rating: E

Words: 33,000

Relationships: Eddie Munson & Nancy Wheeler (Munson), Eddie Munson/Original Male Character, Eddie Munson/Steve Harrington

Summary: The Munsons had always been cursed. That was something Eddie knew from the very beginning, as long as he could remember. The thing about curses, though, is that sometimes… sometimes they don’t start out that way. He and his sister, Nancy, grew up being told a story of lost love and heartbreak by their mother (Rest in Peace) and then by their omega uncles, Wayne and Benny. Eddie swears he’ll never fall in love, and for most of his life, that rule serves him well. When his sister finds herself in trouble, however, and that trouble follows her home, Eddie learns how far love can go to keep his family safe.

Tags: Alternate Universe - No Upside Down (Stranger Things), Alternate Universe - 1990s, Inspired by Practical Magic, Omegaverse, Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Non-Traditional Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Omega Eddie Munson, Alpha Nancy Wheeler, Omega Wayne Munson, Omega Benny Hammond, Loss of Parent(s), Rejection Sickness Mentioned, Magic, Curses, Time Skips, Eddie and Nancy are siblings, Wayne and Benny are Siblings, El and Will are Twins, Brief Eddie/OMC - Freeform, Non-descriptive mpreg, Loss of Spouse, Baker Eddie Munson, Henry Creel | One | Vecna is His Own Warning, Steve Harrington is a Sweetheart, Minor Violence, Murder, but only a little bit (except it does happen three times all to the same person), Includes Art, Special Investigator Steve Harrington, we don't open the door for cops, mild body horror, Mild blood, Sexual Content, Possession, Ghosts, Angst with a Happy Ending, Soulmates, Steddie Endgame

https://archiveofourown.org/works/63768115/chapters/163498696

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you know what while I’m at it the headcanon that Eddie is riddled with horrible internalized homophobia and would be supposedly so tortured by realizing he’s in love with Buck but Buck not being a woman.. um that shit SUCKS!!! people have been saying stuff like this for years for some reason ummm that guy literally is not real. like none of this is real obviously it is tv but sorry he is not doing that. Eddie-who-cannot-escape-replicating-toxic-masculinity is genuinely just the opposite of the character we have been watching for 7 seasons. his relationship with religion has always been portrayed as agnostic at best and he is regularly a figure of vocal support when it comes to validating other people’s feelings. he does not need some torturous agonizing sexuality arc and half a season of therapy about it. his problem explicitly in the text for years was that he has a hard time feeling like he deserves to express things on his own behalf?? putting what he wants first has too often put him in a place where doing so has felt like failing the people he loves, largely in part because he was told to put his childhood aside and start taking care of other people at age 10. like his main root problem is not internalized homophobia or toxic masculinity it’s always been parentification and a lifelong lack of support from his parents causing self worth issues. and considering his arc this season has been headed to continue to resolve that as much as possible and put him on a path to self love I really and truly do not think he is gonna give that much of a fuck if Buck is a man and that makes him queer. like yeah it’s a perspective he clearly hasn’t thought about in depth yet but I think it would be the opposite really?? I think it will make the rest of it easier. it’s Buck, and loving Buck couldn’t possibly be a bad thing, so reaching for other good things doesn’t have to be either.

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✨ FIC TAG GAME ✨

I was tagged by @helpimstuckposting!!

I have 61 fics on AO3 lol

Most Hits - Doubt that the stars are fire (but never doubt I love) [9-1-1, Buddie] - ~15,400 hits

Second Most Kudos - Same as number 1 🥹

Third Most Comments - cherry on my lips [Stranger Things, Steddie] - 37 comments

Fourth Most Bookmarked - Forehead Kisses [Stranger Things, Steddie] - 218 Bookmarks

Fifth Most Words - A Kind of Merry War [Stranger Things, Steddie] - 47,585 Words

Fewest Words - envy (Stranger Things, Steddie) - 216 Words

Technically I cheated because my third most commented fic isn't actually mine, it's one I'm listed as a co-author on because my characters from a different fic make several appearances. But I'm not the primary author, so I'm not taking credit for it.

I really can't believe I have so many fics tho lol

No pressure tags: @tedewitt @emurph-24 @thisusernameisunavailable01 @brvss316

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Writing Tips

Punctuating Dialogue

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➸ “This is a sentence.”

➸ “This is a sentence with a dialogue tag at the end,” she said.

➸ “This,” he said, “is a sentence split by a dialogue tag.”

➸ “This is a sentence,” she said. “This is a new sentence. New sentences are capitalized.”

➸ “This is a sentence followed by an action.” He stood. “They are separate sentences because he did not speak by standing.”

➸ She said, “Use a comma to introduce dialogue. The quote is capitalized when the dialogue tag is at the beginning.”

➸ “Use a comma when a dialogue tag follows a quote,” he said.

“Unless there is a question mark?” she asked.

“Or an exclamation point!” he answered. “The dialogue tag still remains uncapitalized because it’s not truly the end of the sentence.”

➸ “Periods and commas should be inside closing quotations.”

➸ “Hey!” she shouted, “Sometimes exclamation points are inside quotations.”

However, if it’s not dialogue exclamation points can also be “outside”!

➸ “Does this apply to question marks too?” he asked.

If it’s not dialogue, can question marks be “outside”? (Yes, they can.)

➸ “This applies to dashes too. Inside quotations dashes typically express—“

“Interruption” — but there are situations dashes may be outside.

➸ “You’ll notice that exclamation marks, question marks, and dashes do not have a comma after them. Ellipses don’t have a comma after them either…” she said.

➸ “My teacher said, ‘Use single quotation marks when quoting within dialogue.’”

➸ “Use paragraph breaks to indicate a new speaker,” he said.

“The readers will know it’s someone else speaking.”

➸ “If it’s the same speaker but different paragraph, keep the closing quotation off.

“This shows it’s the same character continuing to speak.”