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@steddiebbang spicy snippet for 8 Seconds Out of Reach. There be NSFW 🔞 ahead.

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Pressed to Eddie's back with nothing but hot water cascading in-between them, Steve lets his hands wander the plains of Eddie's lithe torso. Trailing over well-earned muscle, coarse dark hairs, and a gallery of mismatched tattoos.

It's a canvas that he knows well—Eddie's body—and savors marking up at every occasion.

Just as he is now.

Teeth and tongue leaving a watercolor of affections behind, Steve allows a single hand to venture further south until it's doing nothing more than driving Eddie wild with its silent promise of relief.

“Thank you,” Steve whispers, nosing at the back of Eddie's ear.

“Thank you,” he repeats again, trailing a single finger down the length of Eddie's hardening cock until he reaches the pierced tip.

“Thank you,” he says for a final time as he gives the warm metal a slow gentle roll.

Gasping into the heavy air around them and shivering due to something entirely different than the cold weather, Eddie tips his head back to rest on Steve's shoulder as he waits for him to continue.

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I’m so excited to announce that I will be participating as an artist for this year’s @steddiebbang !! I'm teamed up for project #019 with the incredible author @snarkatthemoon and lovely beta Cosmic_V0rtex (on Ao3). Check out both of their work, and keep a lookout for the fun stuff we do!! Tags below!!

Marry the Smoke

Rating: Explicit

Estimated Word Count: 90,000-95,000 words

Relationships: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Nancy Wheeler/Jonathan Byers, Mike Wheeler/Eleven, Lucas Sinclair/Max Mayfield, Steve Harrington & Robin Buckley

Characters: Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley, Jason Carver, Dustin Henderson, Lucas Sinclair, Gareth, Wayne Munson

Content Warning: Drug & alcohol abuse, mention of past child abuse, addiction, mental health issues, period typical homophobia

Tags: Alternate Universe - Rock Star AU, Rock Star Eddie, NBA Star Steve, Angst, Smut, Misunderstandings, Getting Together, Bisexual Steddie

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A happy wip Wednesday to all, especially me because the @steddiebbang anonimity ban has finally lifted and I'm overjoyed to share a lil snippet of the fic that'll be coming out in collaboration with the lovely @bunnvoid <3 (this is a rough draft be nice)

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Time for me to announce what I'll be working on for the better part of the next few months!!!

I am the author for project 051, appropriately named "Druid Steve and Tiefling Eddie" currently for the @steddiebbang! (Yes, the title will be changing! Also, the word count is very likely to change as well!)

I'm not working alone! My artist this year is @lilustrate and my beta reader is @marvel-ous-m! Both of which I'm very excited to work with! Especially for a project that is out of my usual comfort zone—you may notice that it's very fantasy/D&D based; typically, I'm a canon universe author, but this idea was too tempting to leave alone.

Quick little summary:

"Druid Steven is living alone and at peace in his cabin within the woods, on the outskirts of the kingdom and lord of the land. Then, one day, a tiefling named Edward is sprinting for safety from some of the kingdom's guards—his arms laden with goods of all kinds: food, necessities, and riches—in fear of his own protection being compromised, Steven fights the guards and hides Edward. Now, he must embark on a journey to deliver Edward to safety, as well as some other activities along the way. Including some wound care, explicit activities, and defending one another's lives."

It's still in its rough, early stages, but hopefully over the course of the next several months, I can entice you into reading! Very, very excited to put this story out there! (Also, we are going to completely ignore how the photo is cropped weird...guess I can't crop photos on a MacBook?)

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Very excited to be participating in the @steddiebbang this year with @hereforanepilogue and @highlywastedbluejeans! This will be my first time writing Steddie in an AU instead of canon-divergence and I'm absolutely loving it so far. Details about the fic under the cut with the story to come in the fall!

Title: Oenothera

Rating: Mature

Estimated Word Count: 40,000-45,000 words

Relationships: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Eddie Munson & Chrissy Cunningham, Past Steve Harrington/Nancy Wheeler

Characters: Eddie Munson, Steve Harrington, Chrissy Cunningham, Jim "Chief" Hopper, Nancy Wheeler, Steve Harrington's Parents, Tommy Hagan 

Tags: Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Romance, Angst With a Happy Ending, Royal Steve Harrington, Thief Eddie Munson, Forbidden Romance, Identity Porn, Memory Alteration, Dark Magic, Steve Harrington Has Brain Damage, Steve Harrington Has Bad Parents

Summary: Eddie notices a stranger wandering close to danger in the woods near Forest Hills, and for once, his well-honed instincts for self-preservation aren’t enough to keep him from intervening. The man behaves oddly, yet their brief conversation captivates Eddie, and in his distraction, he is caught once again by the kingdom’s guards. There are only so many times one can steal a horse or peddle in illegal herbs before the consequences escalate; for his crime, Eddie is sentenced to work as a servant in the palace.

He intends to keep his head down and survive his sentence in peace, but his first encounter with Steve Harrington, Crown Prince of the kingdom, turns his plans on their head. The Prince is the very same man from the woods, and stranger still, he doesn’t seem to remember. At first, Eddie chalks it up to a cruel joke from a bored royal having his fun with someone who can’t poke back. As the contradictions pile up, though, Eddie is forced to accept the truth. There are two very different men in the same body, something that should be impossible so long after magic was purged from the kingdom.

Only able to meet at night when Steve is most himself and no one will spot them together, the two of them grow closer. When the truth comes to light regarding the lengths the King and Queen might have gone to in order to mold their son in their own image and the danger Steve is in should they be allowed to continue, Eddie must decide if the feelings that stir inside him every time they get a moment for themselves are worth risking everything.

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I'm so happy to announce my 2025 @steddiebbang project, Crow Boys (project 025)!

I'll be working with artist @arelliann and beta @turinspeachjam (MoonshinePeachJam on AO3) to make a warm, fuzzy, yet (hopefully) heartwrenching story about childhood friends, grief, and an overdue reunion.

Half in 1973 and half in 1986, we see Eddie and Steve become childhood friends for a brief while before getting separated, and how that separation leads to the rocky feelings of their inevitable reunion in 1986.

No upside down AU, FULL of the nostalgic feeling of being a kid, and just in general the type of story I've been waiting for the right reason to tell.

Summary below cut <3

1973

Before Eddie Munson was The Freak, he had another name shouted at him by his peers: Crow Boy. New to Hawkins after his mother's death, Eddie struggles to find friendship at the local elementary school. He finds himself being ridiculed for spending recess alone, finding shiny, lost treasures on the school yard. An unlikely friend joins his side for a brief while before leaving him all alone again.

1986

Robin Buckley wasn't exactly Steve Harrington’s first true friend. Back in elementary school, he'd found a friend that felt like joy bubbling up in his chest instead of the usual boredom of forced interaction. It was the most fun he'd ever had until it was ripped away from him. Now, after listening to Dustin Henderson sing Eddie Munson's praises, he wonders if there's a way to apologize and rekindle that friendship.

Time has changed them both, but deep down inside they're still the same boys from thirteen years ago. Though, friendship might not be the only feeling to arise from their reunion.

I hope you'll look forward to seeing our project sometime in October/November <3

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Four-day WIP Weekend

(Yes, another one. From Saturday to Tuesday. June is awash with public holidays, I don't make the rules.)

Weekly WIP Update

The cat is out of the sack! My @steddiebbang fic 2025 is Kiss the Cook, a fun, filthy, modern AU in which chef Steve doms Eddie into healther eating habits. She's gonna have seven chapters, and I'm currently working on the third.

Speaking of filth, those pirates are going at it like rabbits. This one should be good to post some time this month!

Still waiting for the next Steddie Bingo prompts, so I'm once again throwing boxer Steve and rock star Eddie into the ring as a third option for this week.

Send me an emoji, and I'll write and share three sentences from that project.

🍽️ Kiss the Cook

🏴‍☠️ Pirate AU for @sourw0lfs

🥊Into Battle, chapter 2

Snippet from 🍽️

Eddie, who has definitely not spent the entirety of last night lying awake looking at thesaurus pages on his phone, grins. “Well, what can I say, I’m a quick learner.” 

“I’m sure you are,” says Steve, and his smile turns sharp. Eddie quickly takes another fork full of pasta. “Do you know what’s so special about asparagus?” 

“Hm?” Eddie makes around a mouthful of sauce. Damn, the lemony flavor is good! “That it makes your piss stink?” 

Steve flicks the tip of his nose with one long finger. 

Steve, who was just about to take his own first bite, snorts and almost drops his fork. “What? No! I mean yeah, but that’s not what-”

“Oooh,” Eddie gasps, leaning closer into his space across the table. “You mean that it looks like little dicks.”

“You are a little dick,” he scoffs, then averts his eyes and clears his throat, weirdly bashful - all while Eddie is still gaping at him, trying to process what just happens. His nose is tingling. “No, um. What I meant was that-”

The door jingles. 

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very excited to work on these different projects with some wonderful folks for this year's @steddiebbang!!

will be teaming up with:

team 058: @little-annie and @lihhelsing for some bullrider fun in 8 seconds out of reach!

team 077: @harringtonwinchester and @marvel-ous-m for some good ol' d&d action in nerd math for dummies!

team 093: @quynndestructable and @steddieassheg0es for some excellent gardening themed hurt/comfort in domesticity!

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Now that we are allowed to talk about it, I'm super excited about working with @hawkinsleather and @sashaforthewin on my @steddiebbang project.

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Steddie BB 2025

Woohoo - we can share what our projects are going to be for the @steddiebbang 🥰.

I am part of team 002 and have been paired with the wonderful @kaspurrcat - this is going to be so much fun!

Summary:

Dragged into the Upside Down and left bleeding, Steve Harrington sees the last person he expects, his late grandmother, who drops two life-altering truths: their family are secret witches, and magic is the only thing keeping him from dying. There’s a catch, though, each spell needs two living conduits. Robin’s already tethered to him by a rare, strictly-platonic bond, but the second conduit is Eddie Munson (definitely not platonic)… who’s somewhere frozen between life and death in Vecna’s dark domain.

With time running out and Vecna tightening his grip on Hawkins, Steve must master raw witchcraft on the fly, rescue Eddie from the shadows, keep Robin alive, and haul them all back to the real world, before the new power pulsing through him attracts everything in the Upside Down like a beacon. Monsters, rifts, and the complexities of magic stand in his way - and that’s before the war with Vecna truly reignites.

Look out for posting to begin in October/November!

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We can reveal our @steddiebbang projects now! I'm teamed up as #075 with the lovely @steviesummer on the jock distribution system fic where Hellfire gets a new pet jock after The Billy Incident.

Steddie, of course, with a side of Jeff and Steve friendship, some Jeff/Chrissy in the background, and some nerds trying to figure out how to handle the needs of their poor injured jock, like jock enrichment for when he's all sad and has no jock friends to play with anymore.

Excited to write this one, it's been in my ideas folder for so long.

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The Prettiest Star

It's WIP Wednesday! As good a time as any to start posting snippets from my upcoming @steddiebbang since the anonymity is officially lifted! Fic details and a snippet below!

Header by me (I'm just learning, be kind!), divider by @/saradika-graphics

Title: The Prettiest Star

Estimated Word Count: 20K

Artist: @hel-s-art

Beta: @steddieassheg0es

Summary:

Steve should be happy with his life. From an outsider's perspective, he has it all - a lucrative job at his father's internal medicine practice (which he stands to inherit), generational wealth, and an endless line of dates with eligible young women. But nobody in his life knows that he's a queer man aching for community and deeper connection. When he stumbles upon a performance by Eddie Munson and the Spiders from Mars, the delicate balance he's built in his life is thrown into disarray. Eddie, a flamboyant man who insists that he's from another planet, shows Steve what it would be like to let go of all of his preconceived notions of what a life should be. Will Steve take the lesson to heart, or will he cling to what he knows?

Tags: (not complete, just to give you a sense of the flavor) AU - No Upside Down, crack treated seriously, explicit sexual content, period-typical homophobia, Steve POV, Steve Harrington has bad parents, alien/human relationship, shapeshifting, glam rock musician Eddie Munson, alien Eddie Munson, doctor Steve Harrington, inspired by David Bowie, sex with a shapeshifter

Content Warnings: Period-typical homophobia, compulsory heterosexuality

Steve breathed deeply when they were finally gone, for what felt like the first time all day. His chest expanded as the weight of his father's expectations slid off of his shoulders. He pulled in huge lungfuls of the crisp October night air, the characteristic taste of dying leaves on his tongue.

His walk would take him the better part of an hour, but he loved walking through the city at night. The repetitive motion calmed his mind. It quieted the litany of "not-good-enough" that ran through his thoughts every evening after he finished another exhausting day at a job he'd never wanted.

A flash of color and loud laughter a few blocks ahead pulled him from his rumination. A group of people dressed similarly to the ones he'd been watching from the restaurant window were clustered on the sidewalk, walking slowly. He drew near enough to overhear snippets of their conversation.

"The show is going to be out of this world!" a man dressed in a leather skirt and bright pink crop top said.

"I know, I can't wait." This came from an androgynous individual covered in more glitter than Steve had ever seen in one place. "Where did these guys even come from?"

"No clue, but I'm glad they decided to stop in the city for awhile."

Steve needed to get home and go to sleep. He needed to prepare for another grueling day at the practice. But instead of turning left at the next intersection and heading uptown, he continued to follow the group. He slowed his pace to keep from looming over them, and followed them into a small bar.

He'd never been to the bar before. Had never even noticed it, though he'd walked down this street plenty of times. The entrance was nondescript, the door covered in peeling gray paint. "STAR" was written in capital letters over the door, with a small five-pointed star drawn on either side. There was no indication that it was even a bar. Steve didn't figure that out until he'd walked inside.

He felt like he'd stepped into another world. The lights were low enough that it took his eyes a moment to adjust, and they had a purple tint to them. A bar ran along one wall. The patrons were all in various states of flamboyant dress. Steve recognized a few from the window of the restaurant.

People turned to stare at him, glancing at his perfectly tailored suit and boringly tasteful tie, but no one asked him to leave. So he took off his suit jacket, threw it over an arm, and approached the bar.

The bartender looked him up and down, then smirked. "What can I get you, angel?" they asked. Steve couldn't tell if they were a man or a woman.

"Vodka tonic," Steve replied, sliding over a few bills. "Is there a show tonight?" he asked when the bartender handed him his drink.

"Oh, is there ever! You're in for a treat, baby." They pointed to a poster tacked up behind the bar. It looked homemade, with a drawing of a rocket ship and four vaguely person-shaped figures beneath hastily scrawled words:

EDDIE MUNSON AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS

"Is that a band?" Steve asked.

"A band. A movement. A whole fucking experience!"

Steve laughed, buoyed up by the bartender's excitement. "Guess I'll stay then."

The bar was larger than he'd expected from the outside. There was a small stage at one end, with an open space directly in front of it. The rest of the room was peppered with high-top tables and occasional stools. The place was already crowded, noisy with the clink of glasses and the murmur of voices.

He made his way to one of the only unoccupied high-top tables in a corner. He glanced at his watch - already 9:30pm. He was going to regret this in the morning, but something had pulled him here. Now that he was here, he found he didn't want to leave.

A few sips into his second drink of the evening, the lights dimmed even further. A hush fell over the crowd, quickly replaced with loud applause and cheering as four people walked onto the stage.

Although all four of the band members were dressed in over the top outfits, Steve's eyes were instantly drawn to the figure who took center stage. They were tall, skinny, and androgynous, with a mess of curly brown hair. They wore a skin-tight red-gold-and-green-striped jumpsuit with rigid, pointed shoulders. The suit was glittery, shining beneath the lights on the stage, and was open in the front almost down to their navel. Knee-high red leather boots completed the ensemble.

They threw back their hair and yelled, "Welcome back, all my queerdos and freaks!" The voice sounded like a man's, but Steve really couldn't be sure.

The room erupted in cheers as the band started their first song.

The show passed Steve by in a joyous blur. The music was upbeat, but more complex than Steve was used to hearing in pop music. He couldn't catch many of the lyrics, and when he could they seemed to be largely nonsensical. It didn't matter that he had no idea what the songs were about. The sounds, combined with the frantic energy of the crowd, left Steve feeling ebullient. It made him feel whole. He could be part of something good, for an hour or two.

The crowd cajoled the band into a flashy encore, but eventually the show drew to a close. A heavy weight descended on Steve as he checked his watch. It was midnight, and he had to leave this colorful haven and return to his life.

Steve hung around for a few more minutes, watching the people in the crowd. What would it be like, to be that free? To wear what he wanted, to go where he wanted, to kiss who he wanted. An ache gripped his core as he felt tears build up in the corners of his eyes.

"Did you like the show?" someone asked from behind him. The voice was softer and less chaotic now, but Steve recognized it. The lead singer of the band.

Steve turned. The man had changed out of his garish outfit into something that was still eye-catching, though more muted - tight black jeans with a fishnet shirt. Steve could see the outlines of ample black ink on the skin beneath his shirt. He shifted uncomfortably in his dress shirt and slacks. Under this man's gaze, he felt even more out of place.

"Yes," Steve replied. "I loved it."

The man grinned. "I'm Eddie." He held out a many-ringed hand. His palm was cool and smooth when Steve took it to shake. "Do you have a name?" Eddie prompted. He still hadn't let go of Steve's hand.

"Steve."

Eddie squeezed his hand once before letting it go. "Nice to meet you, Steve." He moved closer until his arm was pressed against Steve's. He smelled like sweat and cigarettes. It shouldn't have been appealing, but it was. "Do you want to come upstairs to my place for a drink?"

It was almost midnight. Steve had to work in the morning, in the real world where everything was beige and the smiles were all sharp, never joyful.

"Yes." The word came out of his mouth unbidden. He hadn't meant to agree, but he wasn't ready to leave this world.

Eddie's smile widened. It brought out dimples beside his mouth and made the corners of his eyes crinkle. It was a real smile.

"Then follow me," he said with a flourish toward the back of the building.

A door behind the stage opened onto a staircase. Steve followed Eddie up and into a small one-room apartment. There was a bed in one corner, a kitchenette in another, and a small couch covered in books. Other than the books, there wasn't much in the way of decoration or personal items. It looked like Eddie had just moved in, or was on his way out.

"Have you been in the city long?" Steve asked.

Eddie shook his head. "Not long, no. Just a few weeks." Steve was curious, but didn't want to press.

Eddie took Steve's suit jacket from his hands and laid it on the couch. "You don't look like the other people who come to the Star," Eddie said, tilting his head to the side as he glanced up and down Steve's body.

Steve blushed. "I ended up here by accident."

Eddie raised his eyebrows. "You walked into a bar by accident?"

"Well, no. I mean, the part where I opened the door and walked into the bar was on purpose, but I was supposed to be walking home."

"What made you walk in? Instead of going home?"

"I'm… not sure," Steve admitted. Eddie didn't respond. He just kept staring. But it didn't make Steve feel uncomfortable, the way staring usually did. It made him want to talk more. "I'd had a bad night, I guess," Steve continued. "So I followed some people who looked happy. Thought maybe they'd be going somewhere I could be happy, too."

Eddie nodded. "And were you? Happy?"

"Yeah," Steve whispered. "For a few minutes."

Eddie stepped closer to him. He stood directly in front of Steve now. Steve could feel his body heat, feel his breath puffing against his own face. "Can I try to make you happy for a few more minutes?" Eddie asked. He reached up to tuck a strand of Steve's hair behind his ear.

Steve nodded. Eddie closed the distance between their faces, slotting his lips against Steve's. Eddie's hand came up to cup Steve's cheek. He tilted Steve's head slightly so their lips slid together with ease.

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The anon ban is lifted, which means we finally get to talk about our @steddiebbang fics! Very excited to be working on bringing this fairy tale to life with @penny00dreadful as my artist and @hitlikehammers as my beta :D

Thank you to @little-annie for your assistance with the mood board I transformed into a banner <3

If you want to follow along, I'll be posting any WIP snippets using the "seizing his happy ending" tag

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The ban is lifted!! I can talk about my @steddiebbang project! I'm so excited to be working wtih my artist @berd-alert on this fic!!!

A Ballad of Bats and Butterflies

Summary: Eddie Munson ‘wins’ the 69th Annual Hunger Games, and as the latest Victor from District Three, finds his life irrevocably changed. The Victory Tour puts him, through some dubious measures, in the path of one Steve Harrington, resident of the Capital. They share one soft night together which leaves them both changed. Their paths diverge and change; each time Eddie returns to the Capitol he tries to find Steve, but returns back to 3 unsuccessful. But when the next uprising is over will Fate bring them back together? (spoiler alert yes, yes it will)