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    Touch-starved doesn’t even begin to cover it.

    Steve Harrington is affection-starved. Love-starved. He’s been handing his heart out to people for years and getting scraps in return.

    He was the king of a kingdom that left him stranded in his own tower.

    Now, he wields proximity like armor. Like glue. Stick close, so maybe they won’t leave.

    You sit next to him, he leans. You stand near him, his fingers brush yours. You yawn, and suddenly he’s cradling your head, smoothing your hair like you’re going through something traumatic.

    You’re not.

    You’re yawning.

    And it would be funny, if it wasn’t all so completely, irreparably fucked.

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  3. Public Bookmark 31

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    Billy Hargrove has a twin sister, Bradley. Their dad only ever wanted boys; her long hair is her one form of protest until they move to Hawkins. Some might think something so superficial is bullshit, but she doesn't, and she doesn't think Steve Harrington is either. She makes new friends who give her the confidence to stand up for herself more, including the one and only Steve, "the hair" Harrington, who falls for her hard. Are two hairs better than one?

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    You need a boyfriend for Christmas. So, your best friend Steve Harrington agrees to fake it with you only to help get your parents off your back after a string of failed relationships.

    The rules are simple: no sharing a bed, no kissing, and no catching feelings.

    Until they’re not.

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  5. Public Bookmark 92

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    "He looks at her like he just realized what true love is."

    Where Steve so desperately wanted someone to love him; he just didn't expect to get dragged into a make-believe-turned-real-world for you to come running.

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    ⇝ stranger things, its characters, and its plots belong to the duffer brothers and Netflix. Anything and anyone that is to the main story line belong to me.
    ⇝ this is an xreader story. the reader uses she/her pronouns, but anyone is welcome to read and enjoy!
    ⇝ the story begins with season 1

    ✎season 1 - complete ✔
    ✎season 2 - complete ✔
    ✎season 3 - complete ✔
    ✎season 4 - complete ✔
    ✎season 5- in progress

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