You know, the funniest implication in Stranger Things is that Dustin swears so much because his mom does.
The “That’s immoral you shouldn’t write that, we need to get that taken down” discourse on tiktok right now is PISSING ME OFFF
Wdym you want censorship for a literal ARCHIVE are you fucking stupid
Ao3 was literally founded to preserve works that were largely getting taken down due to censorship
Censorship is the opposite of what Archive of Our Own stands for
The TAGS and WARNINGS are there for a REASON. Use them and stop complaining
The universal rule—don’t like, don’t read
It’s THAT simple
Hopper is trying to enjoy his anniversary dinner with his wife at Enzo’s, in spite the fact that Diane is pissed at him and he doesn’t want to be there, when he suddenly hears, “Mr Hopper.”
Hopper does not roll his eyes when he looks away from his wife’s empty chair to six year old Steve Harrington next to him, “Yes?”
The kid is in a suit. Should Hopper have worn a suit?
“I’m okay, Mr Hopper.”
Well, that got Hopper’s attention. His eyes flicker from the kid to the table with his clearly whisper-arguing parents. Steve certainly looked okay so, “Good?”
“I’m gonna ask Mama if I can get ice cream,” Steve tells him. “If she says no, I’m going to cry real loud ‘til she gives up. I’m not really sad, Mr. Hopper. I’m just really good at crying. Please don’t arrest my dad. He didn’t hurt me.”
Hopper gives him a bewildered look so Steve compromises, “Okay, you can arrest my dad but after I get ice cream.”
Hopper barely manages not to smile at this ridiculous kid when he says, “Are you telling me about a premeditated tantrum?”
Steve thinks about it, “Yes.”
Jep!
I have nightmares from these games.
Their style is almost too realistic.
They can really fuck you up 😅
Friends also recommended me stepstones… let’s see if this is less horror.
Found this really scary new horror game yall should check out. It's called indeed.com and it has a sequel called linkedin
This is touching my heart and soul.
Sometimes all we need is just some Happiness.
a comic about fix-it fanfics
Steve Harrington was tired.
Tired from the shitty day he'd been having.
Tired of all the sleepless nights he'd been having over the last few years.
But worst of all, he was tired of his existence.
There were days when he didn't want to go on, when he just wanted to stop existing.
It wasn't going to get any better, if anything it was only going to get worse.
Steve was very sure of that.
He had thought about just ending it all, about what would happen if he simply sank into his pool and never emerged again.
But those were thoughts he would keep strictly to himself.
He couldn't do that to Robin and the kids.
They had all endured enough in the last few years, he shouldn't be a part of their trauma.
But he knew that eventually they would leave him behind. That he would become too much and then. Yes, then he could disappear, when no one needed him anymore.
Steve lived as long as his friends still needed him.
He pretended everything was fine and was there when they called for him.
It was after Starcourt that someone started to notice his behavior.
Robin couldn't stop thinking about what had happened and she thought about what had happened to Steve.
She thought about how he had always stepped right in front of her.
How he had run towards a gun.
How he had done the talking and had been the first to be "questioned".
Something that wouldn't let her go.
Had Steve done all that consciously?
Had he actively used himself as a human shield?
However, Robin stopped thinking about it.
It would never go back to normal, but she was happy that it was as close to normal as possible.
Robin had to think about it again after she had told him that she felt that not everyone would get out of here again.
She didn't know why she had to think about it afterwards, only later would she realize that his answer had never included himself. That he was always concerned that all the OTHERS survived.
But at that very moment, other problems were more pressing than the question of what was different about the interaction.
After Vecna was defeated and Eddie and Max were in the hospital, Steve was as busy as ever making sure everyone was okay.
This time she saw clearly that he was taking care of everyone else and not himself.
She wasn't the only one who saw it.
Eddie asked her if Steve was actually taking a break.
They both wished he would.
How to write it
How to write romance
Love Language - Showing, not telling love
Love Language - Showing you care
Honeymoon
Slow burn
Forbidden Romance (+ prompts)
Reasons for a break-up while still loving each other
How to write a wedding
How to create quick chemistry
How to write a love-hate relationship
How to write enemies to lovers (+ prompts)
How to write lovers to enemies to lovers
Arranged matrimony for royalty (+ prompts)
Date gone wrong
Academic rivals to lovers
Romantic Fall Date Ideas
How to write a polyamorous relationship
Milestones in a relationship
How to write age difference
Fluffy Kiss Scene
Reasons a couple would divorce on good terms
Reasons for having a crush on someone
Ways a wedding could go wrong
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Bad romances/unrequited/break-up (Masterpost)
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Two smart and also stupid people in love
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Love to hate relationship
Smut Prompts (Masterpost)
One-Liners Dialogue - Romantic, Smutty + Physical
Things said during sex prompts
Jealousy Prompts
OTP Christmas Prompts
Fluffy Winter Holiday Prompts
Romance Sentence Starters
Romantic Question Prompts
Domestic Fluff Prompts
Fluff Prompts
Fluff Bingo
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Sleepy Starters
Fluffy Dialogue Prompts
Super soft intimacy
make ‘em swoon
Cute Interactions
Romantic, non-sexual intimacy prompts
Fake Dating Prompts (Masterpost)
OT3 Prompts (Masterpost)
Meet Cutes/Meet Uglies
Royal Love (Masterpost)
Hurt/Comfort Dialogue Prompts
Hurt/Comfort Prompts
Caring for their partner prompts
Roommates to Lovers (Masterpost)
Professor/TA Romance
Friends with benefits to lovers Prompts
Romance Dialogue Prompts – Uncomfortable with affection
Matchmaking Prompts
Valentine’s Day Prompts
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Kisses
Hugs
Touching
Hugging Dialogue
Physical Reactions
Casual Affections
Intimate Moments
Doing nice things prompts
Love Languages (Masterpost)
Subtle Acts of Love
Bed Sharing Scenarios
Seeking out physical affection
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Lovers being caught Prompts
Love Triangle Ideas
Soulmates AU (Masterpost)
WLW Plot Ideas
Second chance trope
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Quiet movie night Prompts
Grumpy + Sunshine Dialogue
Grumpy Affectionate Dialogue
Exes to lovers Prompts (Masterpost)
Reluctant allies to friends to lovers dynamic
Best friends to lovers Prompts
Childhood friends to lovers Prompts
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Secret relationship dialogue
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One Night Stand Prompts
Parallel Universe Romance Prompts
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Relationship Milestones (Masterpost: moving in, getting married, honeymoon)
Relationship Problems
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My friend is embarrassed and thinks she’s the only one and I said id prove her wrong.
Two days after they nearly lose their daughter to a fire the Buckley’s open the door to find a woman with curly red hair on their porch step. Claudia Henderson. They’ve heard the rumors, Hawkins does so dearly love them, about why she moved to Hawkins when her child was six. They’ve heard the rumors about rumors. About how her boy is friends with the boy who did but didn’t. They’ve seen her out and about. Mousy. Timid. Flinching when yelling gets too loud and over protective of her boy. For a moment, just a brief one, they think she’s here to blame their hatchling. Their fledgling. Backs straighten, mouths flatten.
“I do hope I didn’t wake Robin, knocking on your door,” is what they get instead. The mousy, timid woman not as noisy and timid as they thought as she manages to smile and talk her way into their home. Robin is still asleep.
“Now I’m sure we’ve heard the fire story.”
They nod. It felt wrong, smelled fishy. Dottie has never been a fan of the government and River saw the damage to the Harrington boy. No falling debris could cause that.
“I don’t know much. Dusty won’t say much and always looks so scared when I ask. But it’s a load of cow manure. Something happened though.”
Claudia talks in a soft low voice, even when agitated and upset. Her hands moving in eclectic patterns. She tells them what she’s seen, what she’s guessed, put together with the Sinclair’s and oddly enough Ted Wheeler.
“Karen is of the opinion we should wait for the children to tell us. She listens in but doesn’t offer anything. It’s sweet really,” she says and they both notice that her cheeks get the same pink tint that Robin’s does when she talks about Tammy or Heather or Vickie or even Chrissy. Dottie raises an eyebrow, River tucks his chin.
They’re interrupted by noises coming from upstairs. A thump like a body hitting the floor. Followed by two sets of running feet. A door opens, closes, a few minutes later the toilet flushes. They wait and listen as two try to become one on the walk back to Robin’s room.
“Steve likes to think he’s sneaky, but his nightmares give him away. He’ll… he’ll probably cycle through houses. Will try not to be seen. Especially now.”
“Now?” River asks because he’s always been nosier than Dottie.
“Him and Hopper.”
There were rumors, some nastier than others.
“Hopper had practically adopted him.”
Dottie makes a pain filled noise. She’d had a different upbringing than River. His grandmother joining the little commune of hippies and nature lovers, those who wanted peace and a greater feeling of unity, than her parents. And the parents that had basically adopted her.
“We shared custody, Hopper and I. So he comes through my front door. He’ll collapse on me and cry. He probably won’t with you. I know he doesn’t with the others.”
It’s not quite what they left behind, what grief caused them to flee. But it’s still a village and Claudia is there to welcome them in.
—/—/—/—/—/—
Later. Not even a year later. They, and the others, stand up in town hall. Call Jason Carver a fear mongering asshole and condemn anyone who believes him. Jason calls them satanist sympathizers. They aren’t quite run out of town but people side eye them. Some of the more religious threaten them.
They’re there when Claudia get the call Dustin and Steve are in the hospital. There to take Steve’s place protecting the Munson boy. Worry deep set on their faces when he faints the moment Dottie takes the nail studded bat from his hands.
They’re there when Steve flatlines twice and Eddie does thrice. They’re there when Wayne Munson gets the Claudia treatment. They’re there because that’s what family, what a village does.
(A little continuation from this post about teeny tiny Steve asking Wayne for help)
“It’s not a lie!” Steve insisted, grabbing hold of Tommy’s backpack strap so they don’t get separated as they filter out of the school building. “It really happened, I swear.”
“Superman really came to your house?”
“Not Superman. Not a superhero,” Steve shook his head. “He’s just has powers. I saw them with my own eyes.”
Tommy waited until the crowd started to thin out before saying, “I think you need to get your eyes checked.”
Steve rolled his eyes, “I’m serious, Tommy. Mr Wayne could see through metal and had super-strength, and - and he can control electricity like an X-Men.”
“If he’s a superhero how come you know his name? They’re supposed to have secret identities.”
“Cause I’m smart and figured it out.”
Tommy makes a face, leading them over to the crosswalk so they can make the trek to his house, “Is this like when you went to ninja school over spring break?”
“I did go to ninja school!”
“My mom said you went to your grandma’s.”
“That’s where the ninja school is,” Steve insisted. “Grandpa Otis taught me ninja moves from the war.”
“Grandpa Otis isn’t a ninja.”
“He has a sword, Tommy. Why would he-“
“Hey, guys! Wait up!” They heard behind them and stopped as Carol ran to catch up. “Choir was cancelled. What’s up with the police here?”
“They have to be here,” Steve answered, “To help with the traffic after that girl got hit a car.”
“But why are they staring at you?”
What?
Steve turned and looked over at the cop monitoring the crosswalk. He was a big scary looking guy with a big mustache and big arms, and yeah. He was staring at them.
Steve looked away from Hopper quickly, “We didn’t do anything.”
“Maybe they know about the superhero and are looking for him,” Tommy said dramatically. “Maybe they want to capture him but they don’t know how to get to him so they’re looking at you. They know how to you easy.”
“Oh my god, he’s still talking about the superhero thing?” Carol asked.
Tommy grinned at her and the two walked off, but Steve stayed rooted to his spot. He turned back one last time, observing Hopper as he observed him. Steve frowned.
Then he ran after his friends, “Guys, wait for me.”