"𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬." "𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐛𝐢𝐠, 𝐇𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚. 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐬." Two best friends, mixed feelings, both hearts on the line. TEMPORARILY ON HOLD (writing offline-31/45 chapters)

𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐘 in which, a new face to the main roster, is made to stir up trouble with someone she admires. ‧₊˚ ┊𝐖𝐖𝐄 𝐅𝐀𝐍𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 𝐱 𝐟𝐞𝐦!𝐨𝐜 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝; april 11th 2026 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝; 𝐭𝐛𝐚

Julia and Steve start off at each other's throats - her sharp tongue constantly challenging his fat ego, and Steve hitting back with that signature cocky grin. She thinks he's all hair spray and fake charm; he thinks she's trouble wrapped in ripped jeans. But somewhere between protecting the kids from the Upside Down, the tension shifts. Beneath the sarcasm, Julia sees the loyal, unexpectedly brave guy Steve is becoming, and he starts to admire the fearless way she refuses to back down from anything - especially him. What begins as eye-rolls and arguments slowly turns into lingering glances and accidental caring. Can Steve tear down Julia's tower of walls she's built around her?

In Hawkins High, power was everything. Aubrey Lynn held it all, the crown, the confidence, the fearless reputation. She wasn't called Queen for nothing. And Steve Harrington? He was the King, charming, funny, and impossible not to notice. Her equal in everything, her shield in chaos, her partner in ruling the halls. Best friends since childhood. Together, they were unstoppable: the perfect duo everyone wanted to be, and secretly everyone wanted to be with. Everyone knew their names, but only a few knew the bond that ran deeper than any crown or title. They were untouchable...until cracks started to show in the perfect kingdom they'd built together.

𝘢 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴