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Eddie's gaze lingers on him. Soft, fond, and just for a moment Steve feels a bit like a bug in an enclosure himself. Specifically, one of Eddie's favourite little bugs.
Something wet hits his shoulder.
Outside the enclosure, a child points at him and laughs.
"Wonderful," Steve mumbles, staring at the bird shit now decorating his sleeve.
"Oh, you got a little something…" Eddie reaches out towards Steve's hair, then pulls his hand back. "Well. Everywhere, really."
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Steve works in the farmyard section of Hawkins Zoo, and spends his days mucking out barns and trying not to fall in love with his co-worker in the Insect House.
He fails.
A little orphan lamb, some nudging from his best friend, and a whole lot of chemistry brings him and Eddie together.
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20 May 2026
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The merman doesn't make a sound, but as Eddie cuts away more and more of the net, he seems to relax a tiny bit. Those sharp eyes never leave Eddie's though.
"My name's Eddie. Do you have a name?"
No reply.
"Your scales are…really pretty," Eddie continues. "I bet they shine in the sun."
At that, a small noise escapes the merman, a quiet trill.
"Oh? You like compliments, huh?" Eddie smiles. "So you can understand me."
"Some," the merman croaks. Weakly, he holds up a hand, brings his thumb and forefinger less than an inch apart, indicating small.
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To most people, merfolk are dangerous beasts, evil, hunted down and their scales sold for high prices. To Eddie, they're kind and fascinating creatures from his uncle's old stories, and something he's longed to see for years.
When Captain Creel drags a captured merman on board Eddie's ship, he gets his wish.
Steve is the most beautiful thing he's ever seen, and Eddie's going to free him or die trying.
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12 May 2026
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late august angst and a pointless night by Atalia_Gold
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
27 Apr 2026
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After all, this sand holds their footprints. Thousands of them, from the pitter-patter of bare children's feet to the larger, more purposeful ones of young adults. Always mingled, those footprints; Steve may have been the faster runner but on their way to the waves he'd slow for Eddie every time.
Ironic, he thinks now with the ghost of a laugh.
It was Eddie that ran in the end.
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Every year, Steve returns to his hometown in the hopes that he might one day see Eddie there again.
Fifteen years after the worst night of Steve's life, he finds him.
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27 Apr 2026
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The breath leaves his lungs, and Eddie feels himself go lax, warmth spreading through his veins.
Because Steve's kissing him.
Because Steve still doesn't say a lot, still seems trapped in his own thoughts a lot of the time which is fine because Eddie does enough talking for the both of them but it means he hadn't expected…this.
After a moment that Eddie knows is permanently seared into his memory, Steve pulls away. Ducks his head, suddenly bashful.
"Sorry," he mumbles. "Just felt…right."
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Over time, a suicidal Steve begins to recover, with Eddie at his side.
Along the way, love blooms.
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12 Apr 2026
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didn't the trees tell us their stories? by Atalia_Gold
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
07 Apr 2026
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Green eyes gaze back at Steve. Claws, sharp and capable of slashing open his throat should they choose to, stroke ever so gently across his cheek.
Around them, the forest seems to pause, holding its breath, the trees waiting.
Eddie leans down. Presses his lips to Steve's; brief, chaste.
Surprised, Steve's breath kicks from his lungs. Eddie's lips are warm and soft on his own chapped ones, but he's pulling away all too soon.
Steve wants more.
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Steve's a bounty hunter, simply chasing the reward on Eddie's head when he captures him.
He quickly realizes Eddie's not an ordinary thief.
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07 Apr 2026