steddieunderdogfics

[steddieunderdogfics]

Anchored by fucktacles

Rating: Teens & Up

408 words, 1/1 chapters

Archive Warning: No Warnings

Tags: POV Robin Buckley, Established Relationship, Cecaelias, Monster Eddie Munson, Human/Monster Romance, slightly toxic, Alternate Universe

Summary:

"And what's the real delay?" Robin hisses, despite already knowing the answer. The boy's face crumbles in distress. "The captain's missing."

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Songs of the Heart by Nameinblackandwhite

@tinytalkingtina

Rating: Explicit

5,103 words, 1/1 chapters

Archive Warning: Creator chose not to use

Tags: Non-Consensual Touching, Public Humiliation, Threats of Rape/Non-Con, Blood and Violence, Whipping, Hurt/Comfort, Healing, Singing, Magic, Mermaid Eddie Munson, POV Alternating, Rescue, Mildly Dubious Consent, but they're both into it just tricky situation, Monsterfucker Steve Harrington, Confident Steve Harrington, He just rolls with it, Hand Jobs, Weird Biology, Public Nudity, Mating Rituals, Courting Rituals, Hurt Steve Harrington, Pirate Steve Harrington, Pirate Billy Hargrove, Happy Ending

Summary:

When Captain Harrington's crew mutinied against him, they took everything and left him to drown in the uncaring ocean. But a curious merman has other plans for the beautiful "star-skinned human" he stumbled across.

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WE'RE GOING ON A SUMMER BREAK!

For a year and a half, this space has been active, posting multiple times a day with new recs, challenges, themes, and spotlights. While some of our mods have been here from the beginning and some have only recently joined, the team has decided that now is the best time to give ourselves a little break from this space.

With Stranger Things season 5 coming out this fall (hopefully), we're hoping to see a rejuvenated interest in Stranger Things, but especially Steddie! Our hopes for the renewed interest in the ship from new and old fans is that we'll have new life breathed into our beloved fandom. We've noticed fewer and fewer participants in our challenges and themes (varying depending on the task itself, of course), and definitely less recs overall being sent in. While this is the nature of fandom as the hiatuses grow longer, it does add more work on our team to keep the content flowing and fueling all of our readers out there! We think now is the best time to take a break so we can be at our best when we return.

For now, please continue to send in your recs and nominate your favorite authors! We'll be getting things set to start back up on August 1st, so new recs and nominations are always going to be accepted.

Thank you so much for your continued support and understanding!

love, the Underdogs Mod Team

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Will you cleanse me with pleasure? by sidekick_hero

@sidekick-hero

Rating: Explicit

8,462 words, 1/1 chapters

Archive Warning: No Warnings

Tags: Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Monsterfucking, Tentacle Sex, Established Relationship, Fluff and Hurt/Comfort, Monster Eddie Munson, they are in love your honor, Soft Steve Harrington, Soft Eddie Munson

Summary:

People are always saying that the only way you really get to know your partner is when you move in together. Steve has always dismissed those people. He already knows Eddie inside and out. He knows Eddie's favorite mug (the Garfield one his Uncle Wayne gave him), what food he eats when he's sad (Mac'n'Cheese because that's been his comfort food since he was a kid), where that little scar on his forehead came from (he fell out of a tree trying to rescue a lost kitten which Steve brings up every chance he gets). Steve thinks it’s safe to say that he knows everything important about Eddie when they finally decide to move in together. Everything, it turns out, except that Eddie sneaks out of the house in the middle of the night at least once a week.

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Guy In The Water by Stevieschrodinger

@stevieschrodinger

Rating: Teens & Up

11,916 words, 7/7 chapters

Archive Warning: No Warnings

Tags: part one of a series, fish guy eddie, upside down creature eddie, Mermaid Eddie, Monster Eddie Munson, Creature Eddie Munson, Human/Monster Romance, Mer!Eddie, eddie lives in Steve's pool, Pre Getting Together, Pre-Relationship, pre steddie, Not Beta Read, this is a lot of Eddie learning about the world, moved from tumblr by request, Not Canon Compliant, not timeline compliant, mentions of animals that die of natural causes

Summary:

The kids keep calling him a merman - but he doesn't look like any cartoon or kids picture Steve's ever seen. His tail is too flat, for one, definitely more like an eel, plus there's no fins that Steve can see, the tail just ends in a rounded point. Steve offers him a handful of peas, carefully cupping them until fish guy has his hands cupped underneath, ready for them to be tipped in. They don’t touch, and Steve vaguely wonders if the guy will feel cold from the water. The skin of his fingers isn’t pruned like a regular persons would be, which makes sense since he’s a fish guy. Maybe he’ll feel clammy, or rubbery. Or scaly. Steve can very vaguely remember petting a stingray in a low tank at the aquarium once, surrounded by other kids. Might have been a field trip or something, but he can remember how surprised he was by the feeling of the mottled brown skin. Super rough, like sandpaper. Fish guy doesn’t look like he’ll feel like that either, though.

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Hook, Line, & Sinker by Nameinblackandwhite

@tinytalkingtina

Rating: Teens & Up

1,292 words, 1/1 chapters

Archive Warning: No Warnings

Tags: Pre-Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Alternate Universe - No Upside Down (Stranger Things), Alternate Universe - College/University, sort of this is just a 90's AU where everyone is in college, Amusement Parks, Tour Guide Eddie Munson, Pirate Eddie Munson, Merman Steve Harrington, Queer Eddie Munson, Queer Steve Harrington, Chrissy Cunningham & Eddie Munson Friendship, Confident Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson Has a Crush on Steve Harrington, Mutual Pining, Getting Together, Steve Wears a Silly Outfit in Every Universe, Eddie does too here

Summary:

Eddie's summer job means he has to wear an embarrassing outfit and deal with stupid tourists. But it also means he gets a front row seat to the mermaid show, featuring the prettiest boy in the world. Unfortunately for Eddie's heart, Mermaid #5 doesn't know he exists...or does he?

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A Very Good Fit by madaboutmunson (BCRichSweetheart)

@madaboutmunson

Rating: Teens & Up

6,001 words, 1/1 chapters

Archive Warning: No Warnings

Tags: MerMay, MerMay 2025, mermaid au, merman au, Steve Harrington is a merman, First Kiss, Fluff and Humor, Mutual Pining, Protective Steve Harrington, curious steve harrington, Soft Eddie Munson, Eddie Munson is a Disaster in Love, Uncle Wayne Knows Everything, Light Angst, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Misunderstandings, Language Barrier, Raincoats and Romance, merfolk lore, Mer!Steve Harrington, music is magic, Steve Harrington-centric, Canon-typical swearing, Mild Injury, No Major Character Death, Happy Ending, steddie, Blood (minor), Head Injury (minor), Near Drowning, Panic, Mild Language, Yacht, scales - Freeform, fashion choices

Summary:

Steve isn’t supposed to like humans. But one in particular, Eddie, with his loud music, wind-swept hair, and easy smile, makes it impossible not to. From a safe distance, Steve watches from the waves, enchanted. When a sailing trip goes wrong, Steve breaks the rules and is pulled into a night of the unexpected.

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Just add water by Just_my_latest_hyperfixation

@just-my-latest-hyperfixation

Rating: Explicit

21,382 words, 5/5 chapters

Archive Warning: Creator chose not to use

Tags: Alternate Universe - No Upside Down (Stranger Things), Alternate Universe - Merpeople, Mer!Steve Harrington, Alternate Universe - Summer Camp, Rivals to Lovers, Sort Of, Eddie is just being a dumbass really, Fluff and Humor, Getting Together, Eventual Smut

Summary:

It's one of the unwritten laws of Camp Lovers' Lake, as solid and immovable as the official rules. Curfew is at nine. No swimmers or boats are allowed past the buoys. And Steve Harrington does not go in the water. --- Or: Three times Eddie wonders what Steve's secret is, one time he learns, and one time he finds out a lot more.

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REC FOR OCEAN/PIRATE/MERMAID AU!!!!!!

The Mermaid That Ate My Best Friend's Boyfriend by Paryton!!!!! one of my all-time favorites!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Mermaid That Ate My Best Friend's Boyfriend by Paryton

Rating: Explicit

204,114 words, 28/28 chapters

Archive Warning: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Tags: Into The Drowning Deep AU, Alternate Universe - Mermaids, mermaid Steve Harrington, Siren Steve Harrington, Monsterfucker Eddie Munson, Human/Monster Romance, Getting Together, Meet-Ugly, Mutual Pining, Developing Relationship, Alien Cultural Differences, Awkward Conversations, Language Barrier, Sign Language, Misunderstandings, platonic hellcheer, Platonic Stobin, Survivor Guilt, Homesickness, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending, Speculative Monster Biology, Mpreg, Unplanned Pregnancy, mild pregnancy related body horror, I got a little weird with this one ngl, Animal Death, Minor Character Death, the antagonist trifecta of Jason-Billy-Brenner, Blood and Gore, implied/referenced cannibalism regarding the mermaids not the humans, although some humans are killed and eaten, mermaids in this au are hungry monsters 🥺, Porn with Feelings, Fluff and Smut, Skinny Dipping, First Time Bottoming, Masturbation, Semi-Public Sex, Multiple Orgasms, Anal Sex, Hand Jobs, Oral Sex, Penis in Cloaca sex, look the biology gets weird I don't know how to tag for that, Sex in a lake, Switching, but mostly:, Top Eddie Munson, Eddie Munson is a Sweetheart, Queer Eddie Munson, Queer Steve Harrington

Summary:

In the night the merman was painted monstrous by the act. Jaws that cracked open on too many teeth, a voice between its lips that wasn’t its to take, red blood on its face and its claws and staining the ends of its hair and chest. Almost human. And entirely, dramatically, undeniably nothing human. By the daylight, though, Eddie’s merman is something else entirely. Eddie’s kind of scared to sleep now. Not because of the usual horror show of watching people get murdered and eaten right in front of him. But because his merman is quite possibly the most beautiful thing he’s ever seen in his life. There’s gotta be a special hell for sexualising the thing that ate your best friend’s boyfriend. If not, they should probably make one for Eddie. *** Or: The Hawkins National Laboratory is up to some shady shit. Not that Eddie's paying any attention, not until he finds something trapped in Lovers' Lake. Or, more accurately, not until something trapped in Lovers’ Lake finds him.

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rec for the pirate/mermaid/sea-related theme weekend!!

https://www.tumblr.com/blowjob-horseguy/752060869865816064/steve-opened-his-eyes-and-above-him-was-a-pale-man

Untitled fic by blowjob-horseguy

@blowjob-horseguy

Rating: Not Rated

4,092 words, 1/1 chapters

Archive Warning: Chose not to use

Tags: merman!eddie, pirate!steve, mermay 2024

Summary: This fic has no summary.

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Welcome to the last Theme Weekend before our break! Will you set sail in this Ocean of Flavors with us? All fics today and tomorrow feature the ocean (or a big body of water. or a pool), pirates and/or some mermaid-type-creature.

A personal note from mod Lui, who's been scheduling all these Theme Weekends: it was a pleasure, I hope you've all enjoyed them all just as much as I did! And see you soon in August!

Our next THEME WEEKEND assignment is:

Ocean/Pirate/Mermaid AU

When you submit your fic recommendations, make you sure you add a note saying the theme in some way!

Recs over the weekend will only be for this theme! Any that are not used will be recommended as per usual after this weekend.

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Pyjama Pants by redfoxfern

@redfoxfern

Rating: Explicit

88,230 words, 11/11 chapters

Archive Warning: No Warnings

Tags: Alternate Universe - College/University, Alternate Universe - No Upside Down (Stranger Things), Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Aged-Up Character(s), and they were ROOMMATES, Eddie and Steve Specifically, POV Eddie Munson, Underage Drinking, for some of them, Recreational Drug Use, Frat Parties, Pining, Gay Eddie Munson, Bisexual Steve Harrington, Accidental Coming Out, but it's fine, Eddie's In Love with His Roommate Oof, Warm Fuzzies, holiday vibes, Christmas Fluff, College, The Fruity Four, Eventual Smut, But Eddie has to pine a lot first, Miscommunication, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Domestic Fluff, Friends to Lovers, Drunken Coming Out, Minor Violence, Happy Ending, Panic Attacks, Going to a concert and drinking four vodka sours, Steve Harrington's "Trying to Get Laid" shirt, Bar/nightclub, Jason Carver is a dbag what's new??, Gazing into Each Other's Eyes, Overprotective Steve Harrington, spring break!, Beach Trip, College graduation

Summary:

"Five days since Steve’s accidental outing. Five days of pretending to act completely normal like he wasn’t having a coronary. They hadn’t really talked about it again. Because Eddie refused to let it be a big deal. He didn’t want Steve to freak out. But now everything was…magnified, intensified, exaggerated. Like now, he was hyperaware that their thighs were touching as they sank into the fabric. Five days of really cold showers. Steve shifted, threw a leg into Eddie’s lap to be more comfortable. Because it had never mattered before, because they were close friends, because physical contact was not an issue. Because Steve wouldn’t pop a fucking boner with his roommate sitting on him." -- In other words, it's senior year at the University of Indiana. And Eddie just found out his roommate of four years, his best friend, the guy he's head over heels for--likes dudes too.

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WE'RE GOING ON A SUMMER BREAK!

For a year and a half, this space has been active, posting multiple times a day with new recs, challenges, themes, and spotlights. While some of our mods have been here from the beginning and some have only recently joined, the team has decided that now is the best time to give ourselves a little break from this space.

With Stranger Things season 5 coming out this fall (hopefully), we're hoping to see a rejuvenated interest in Stranger Things, but especially Steddie! Our hopes for the renewed interest in the ship from new and old fans is that we'll have new life breathed into our beloved fandom. We've noticed fewer and fewer participants in our challenges and themes (varying depending on the task itself, of course), and definitely less recs overall being sent in. While this is the nature of fandom as the hiatuses grow longer, it does add more work on our team to keep the content flowing and fueling all of our readers out there! We think now is the best time to take a break so we can be at our best when we return.

For now, please continue to send in your recs and nominate your favorite authors! We'll be getting things set to start back up on August 1st, so new recs and nominations are always going to be accepted.

Thank you so much for your continued support and understanding!

love, the Underdogs Mod Team

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Wild Child by HornedQueenOfHell

Rating: Mature

33,172 words, 3/3 chapters

Archive Warning: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Tags: Lacrosse Player Eddie Munson, Alternate Universe - Sports, Not Canon Compliant - Stranger Things 2, Eddie joins The Party, Steve Harrington & Eddie Munson Acting as The Party's Parental Figures, Friends to Lovers, Eddie Munson Has a Crush on Steve Harrington, Steve Harrington Has a Crush on Eddie Munson, Protective Eddie Munson, Bisexual Steve Harrington, Steve Harrington Needs a Hug, Billy Hargrove Being an Asshole, Not Nancy Wheeler Friendly, Past Steve Harrington/Nancy Wheeler, Homophobic Language, Lesbian Chrissy Cunningham, Canon-Typical Violence

Summary:

“Your grades are currently less than stellar, as usual, Mr. Munson but limping along. Without any P.E. credits, however, you will be unable to graduate this year, much less manage to reach your senior year. Coach Williams is offering to supplement those missing credits if... you join the school's new lacrosse team." And so starts the story about how Eddie joined a sports team, fought monsters, and fell in love.

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We still need recs for this Weekend's Theme! Send your fics and your favorite fics with Pirates, Marmaids or anything sea-related and let's set sail in this ocean of flavor!

Our next THEME WEEKEND assignment is:

Ocean/Pirate/Mermaid AU

When you submit your fic recommendations, make you sure you add a note saying the theme in some way!

Recs over the weekend will only be for this theme! Any that are not used will be recommended as per usual after this weekend.

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[steddieunderdogfics]

hii 🖤. for challenge monday, https://archiveofourown.org/works/62268807?view_full_work=true (under thirty without author replies). also, i love that this blog exists 🥺. thank you guys for all the recs 🤘

Moonsick Fools by Ravenheart

Rating: Explicit

27,862 words, 5/9 chapters

Archive Warning: No Warnings

Tags: Alternate Universe, Werewolves, Werewolf Steve Harrington, POV Eddie Munson, Slow Burn, Hurt/Comfort, Fluff, Light Angst, Humor, Dialogue Heavy, Getting Together, Pining, Scenting, Scent Marking, Protective Eddie Munson, Protective Steve Harrington, Metal References, Fantasy References, Canon Elements, Sharing a Bed, Sharing Clothes, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Minor Violence, Feral Behavior

Summary:

Eddie was just trying to listen to music, and now he's got Steve Harrington bleeding out and insisting he can take care of himself.

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Can'tFight This Feeling Anymore by steddieasitgoes

@steddieasitgoes

Rating: Mature

71,899 words, 11/11 chapters

Archive Warning: No Warnings

Tags: Romance, Fluff and Angst, Angst and Humor, Fluff and Humor, Bisexual Steve Harrington, Gay Eddie Munson, Bisexual Disaster Steve Harrington, Idiots in Love, Post-Stranger Things Season 4, Vecna is dead, Volume 2 isn't out yet so this is canon divergent, we are manifesting everyone lives, First Kiss, Sexuality Crisis, Getting Together, Post-Vecna (Stranger Things), Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington Friendship, Recreational Drug Use, Underage Drinking, Brief Mentions Of A Car Crash, Slow Burn, aka they don't kiss until like 20K words in, But Steve's feelings are not slow burn they're moving fast, implied Lucas/Max, Implied Mike/El, canon complacent until ep7, Eddie has a sad backstory im sorry, Sharing a Bed, Locked in an office, this was supposed to be a oneshot and it spiral way out of control, uh, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, No beta we die like Barb, Hurt/Comfort, Sexual Tension, Not Canon Compliant

Summary:

Vecna is dead. Or so Steve thinks until Dustin is screaming "Code Red" through a radio. Steve runs out of the house with conditioner still in his hair to save the day only to learn the "code red" is that Eddie Munson is being a little shit and doesn't want to go to his graduation ceremony tomorrow. Steve's going to kill them both. Or: Steve convinces Eddie to go to graduation and ends up regretting the decision when Eddie shows up looking better than ever, sending Steve into a major sexuality crisis. And more fun ensues!

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