When Steve was younger he would accompany his parents on their business trips. Most would assume that they brought him along because they couldn’t bear to part from him, but in reality it was because Mr. Harrington had realized that Steve was a useful bartering tool when making deals with certain high powered individuals.
Fast forward to “present” day. Steve’s been living his life as normally as he can since he grew too old to entice his abusers and his parents started leaving him behind in Hawkins. He's been dealing fairly well with the trauma from the years of abuse he want through but never believed he’d get justice (because very high powered abusers). Then the FBI come knocking on his door. Turns out one of the men has finally been arrested by law enforcement and in his house they’ve found pictures of his victims, including a young Steve (4 to 7 years old), and suddenly it all out in the open and Steve’s world starts to unravel.
I would like something set somewhere between season 2 or 3 maybe, featuring a Steve who doesn’t realize how strong he is to have survived what he went through. I want everyone rallying around him and comforting him, and the kids (Dustin in particular) reassuring him that it won’t change how they feel about him. Just give me all the trauma! And the comfort!
Canon ships are welcome, but I don’t want any romantic ships involving Steve (because this is all about friendships).
Gen, Steve, reveal of past sexual abuse
Fast forward to “present” day. Steve’s been living his life as normally as he can since he grew too old to entice his abusers and his parents started leaving him behind in Hawkins. He's been dealing fairly well with the trauma from the years of abuse he want through but never believed he’d get justice (because very high powered abusers). Then the FBI come knocking on his door. Turns out one of the men has finally been arrested by law enforcement and in his house they’ve found pictures of his victims, including a young Steve (4 to 7 years old), and suddenly it all out in the open and Steve’s world starts to unravel.
I would like something set somewhere between season 2 or 3 maybe, featuring a Steve who doesn’t realize how strong he is to have survived what he went through. I want everyone rallying around him and comforting him, and the kids (Dustin in particular) reassuring him that it won’t change how they feel about him. Just give me all the trauma! And the comfort!
Canon ships are welcome, but I don’t want any romantic ships involving Steve (because this is all about friendships).