TheWolfling
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The reminder that he can’t keep up, that he can’t be one of the cool kids, stings.
He’s no Steve Harrington. He’s just Lucas. He’s a nerd, a loser, a nobody.
He can’t stand it, suddenly.
“Don’t tell,” he begs, looking up at her in time to see her eyebrows knit together in concern. “Don’t— Don’t tell anyone I couldn’t be cool.”
Lucas finds himself struggling at the post-championship game party.
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11 May 2026
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“You don't have to hide it,” Nancy says. “You’re dating.” (It doesn't feel weird in her mouth, she tells herself). “You’re allowed to tell me about your girlfriend."
Robin bites her cheek and passes the bottle back and forth between her hands. “I know,” she says, small. “Guess I'm just not used to it, is all.”
“Well, consider this an exercise,” Nancy says. “Tell me now.”
She waits a long time for Robin to respond.
“I don’t really think she wants me.” The admission is barely a whisper.
“What do you mean?” Nancy wants to tell her, of course she does, how could anyone not want you?
Robin stares at her knees. “When we... mess around, she doesn't touch me.”
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Something's Going On With Robin... by HerSweetMockingMouth
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
14 Mar 2026
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Nancy can't stop watching Robin: the way she talks, laughs, fidgets, loves. But, more and more, how sad she was too. Nancy’s not sure why she cares so damn much about finally understanding this girl —or about seeing her happy— but she’s accepted the goal all the same. And Nancy was nothing if not goal-oriented.
Robin knows she shouldn’t think this way. That she should “count her blessings”, and “love herself”, and rah-rah-rah. I mean, yes, so much of her life is beautiful, and she knows that! But Hawkins, for all its eldritch horrors, has a way of making her feel like she’s the one that people would call a monster. And after all this time… well, words begin to stick.
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AKA: Robin deals with being gay in the 80s, and Nancy learns that being a hero means more than just killing monsters.
Featuring: curious eyes, a loss of hope, surprising allies, an Indianapolis gay club, summer heat waves (in more ways than one), a rewritten season five, and the origin story of a life-changing love.
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30 Apr 2026
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say there's no future for us as a pair (and though i may know, i don't care) by MrAdequateBar
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
03 Jan 2026
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In January of 1992, college junior Dustin Henderson and four of his classmates embark on a month-long study abroad research trip in Iceland.
What he finds, among the salty waves and the studying, is a face he never expected to see again.
Suddenly, they have four days to live four years.
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18 Apr 2026
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Love and Honor but Not Obey by crow_of_crimes (Theyna_Shipper)
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
03 Nov 2022
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An unexpected tragedy in Robin's life leads to a strange arrangement to keep her in Hawkins: namely, a marriage of convenience between herself and Steve Harrington.
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“Nancy. Steve and I don’t engage in anything that could remotely be construed as romantic.”
“I saw you sitting in his lap and feeding him pizza with your bare hands last weekend.”
“What’s a little lap-sitting and pizza-sharing between friends?” she says dismissively.
“Not the norm.” She shakes her head. “If you’re really just friends, that’s fine, but I’m worried Steve won’t see it that way, and, well… I don’t want you to break his heart.”
“Not a heartbreaker,” Robin promises. “It’s sweet, though, you looking out for him.”
“Funny how it seems like we keep trying to set each other up with him,” Nancy offers to lighten the mood. “I guess neither of us really know what he needs.”
“I guess,” Robin says tightly, but she’s pretty sure she’s known what he needs since that night in the bathroom. She’s pretty sure he does too.
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18 Mar 2026