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Evie Henderson's life was constantly in and out of doctors' offices and hospitals. She wanted a normal life. Heart conditions and fainting spells made it hard to have a real high school experience.
Billy Hargrove hated Hawkins. He just wanted his life to mean something more than being a punching bag for his father.
Things change for the both of them after they meet. Maybe, they can make life worth living for each other.
(There will be teen pregnancy in this because it happens. Inspired by A Walk To Remember)
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What does being in love feel like?
Is it the same for everyone?
This is the story of five friends in Hawkins, Indiana. They all entangle themselves with one another, boys, girls and enough angst to fill a CW program. We all have our own teenage emotions, the start of wondering what caring for someone feels like. When do you know that is love? Can you be in love with two people? Why do we hurt the ones we love?
Let's see what that looks like. I can assure you that none of them really know.
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- Part 1 of Coriander & Sunshine
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November 1986, three years following the strange disappearance of Will Byers, Eddie Munson returns... changed.
That is obvious.
That... you don't so much mind.
What you do mind is the grim fact that Vecna's returned, stronger than ever; and it appears that your vampire boyfriend is a bit of a double-crossing vampire boyfriend with a message:
The time is NOW.
With the help of the party, you formulate a plan to defeat the monster that tortures Hawkins once and for all.The path to saving the world is paved with monsters, magic, and more twists and turns than you can fathom.
OR:
Stranger Things Season 5, if the Duffers were to ask me to write it.
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i have the stuff that you want (i am the thing that you need) by thisapplepielife
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
21 Aug 2025
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It's nothing he hasn't seen before. Even if that's fucked up. He knows it is. They're so goddamn messy. All four of them. Fucked up beyond repair.
The road does that to you. It's a curse. You make a deal with the devil, and the devil is gonna collect. It's the price you gotta pay to stay working, to stay relevant.
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- Part 19 of Corroded Coffin Fest
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The van breaks down and Gareth walks to get help
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- Part 3 of hullomoon's corroded coffin fest works
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Finding Myself Again~A Gareth Emerson Fanfiction by MegsMunson
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
10 Aug 2025
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Gareth goes off the deep end after losing Eddie; spiraling down more and more; becoming someone he doesn't recognize. That is until an expected surprise and Chrissy coming into his life.
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Annie Woods has spent her whole life playing the part—cheerleader, perfect daughter, the girl everyone expects her to be. But after her dad’s death and her mother’s spiraling expectations, she’s barely keeping it together. One panic attack behind Hawkins High leads to Gareth Emerson—drummer, DnD nerd, freak, and someone she absolutely should not be crossing paths with. But after he helps her through it (and she accidentally steals his jacket), their worlds start colliding in ways neither of them saw coming.
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Gareth knows he doesn’t deserve her, but Di is sitting next to him at this therapy appointment, holding his hand, acting like he does.
She just does these things, he doesn’t even have to ask. In fact, she’s the one who scheduled this. He’s doing good. He thought he was doing good.
“Gareth?” His therapist smiles at her office door, beckoning him inside. “Di! Nice to see you, honey. You doin’ good?”
“Doin’ just fine, Lynn. Take care of my guy, okay?”
Lynn nods and Gareth isn’t sure what to say. He walks into the office and gets comfy in his usual chair.
“Soooo,” she starts. “What’s got Di so concerned that she called me herself?”
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Nearly five years ago, Steve Harrington left Hawkins behind with a traumatized teenager, two little secrets, and a heart cracked down the middle. Now in California, he’s raising twin boys, holding Max together, and pretending the memory of Eddie Munson doesn’t still live rent-free in his head.
But across the country, Eddie’s living fast and loud. Frontman of Corroded Coffin, on the cusp of a major record deal, still running from something he left behind in Hawkins. Something with warm eyes and calloused hands. Something named Steve.
When past and present begin to collide, neither man is ready for what the truth will cost them—or the family waiting to be put back together.
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we went down swingin' (yes we did) by thisapplepielife
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
12 May 2025
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Nancy is holding a fish bowl, and she shakes it at them with a grin when they walk in the front door. Eddie and Steve both dig into their pockets, and toss in their car keys in, as demanded.
It was weird to arrive separately, and since everybody else did the exact same thing, the cul-de-sac is filled with more cars tonight than this party is indicative of, with every half of each couple in their own car.
She walks away, and Eddie looks at Steve, "You sure about this?"
Steve runs his hand along Eddie's shoulders, squeezing, "It's just sex. But if you've changed your mind, we can slip away."
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- Part 14 of Corroded Coffin Fest
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A new freak moves to Hawkins, consumed by the past and what she could've and couldn't change.
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Collection: Corroded Coffin Fest (Spring Break Pop-Up) by thisapplepielife
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
23 Mar 2025
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This is my collection of the fics I've written for the 2025 Corroded Coffin Fest Spring Break pop-up event on Tumblr.
Each chapter is a standalone fic, related in some way to Corroded Coffin, and will be about one (or more!) of the four band members.
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- Part 8 of Corroded Coffin Fest
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"Is he really?" Eddie asks, clinging to the door frame, not coming any closer, but he keeps scenting the air like he isn't believing his nose.
Steve lulls his head, rolling his eyes at Eddie, "You can smell him, right? What do you think?"
"I think he's twenty-five," Eddie answers.
Or: Gareth's a late bloomer.
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- Part 4 of Corroded Coffin Fest
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“Nightmare?” Eddie asks, squeezing Gareth’s shoulder.
“Several, I think," Gareth says.
“I’m still kicking,” Eddie promises, and that’s exactly what Gareth needed to see with his own eye. The only one he's still got.
“Me too,” Gareth answers, and falls back asleep.
[podfic of Wake Up Time]
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you belong in a boat out at sea by steddieas_shegoes for thisapplepielife
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
31 Oct 2024
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He’s not moving from this spot all day.
“I’m not moving from this spot today,” Gareth groans as he pulls the blanket over his head.
He’s in a hammock on a dock of the private home he’s renting for their tenth anniversary and Di’s standing in the doorway watching him. He can’t see her but he knows she’s smiling. She hasn’t stopped smiling since they got here.
“Might be hard to enjoy the water from there,” she’s definitely smirking. He can picture it. He smiles to himself because he knows she’s gonna make him move from this spot.
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Gareth is not a singer. He knows it, everyone knows it.
He doesn't even contribute much to the lyrics usually. It's not that he's bad at writing songs, it's just that Eddie is so good at it. Jeff's a pretty close second. He's not even in the same atmosphere with them.
But he still jots down thoughts he has in case they ever turn into something worth mentioning.
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After being cruelly rejected at a party, Gareth lands himself in some hot water when a lie is told at lunch.
''You hooked up with Joey Peters at Kendra's birthday party?!''
He only has two choices, own up to it or commit to it.
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Gareth hated to admit it, but he was jealous.
He was jealous of Steve still being able to hide under the radar enough that he could go to gay clubs and pride events without anyone batting an eye. He was jealous of Eddie being out publicly, not having to keep any part of his life a secret except for what he truly wanted to. And he was jealous of his own boyfriend, Sam, for not even having to worry about how the public would react if they knew he was gay.
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They joked for years about going all out for Gareth's 21st birthday, but he always brushed them off. He wasn't big into huge parties, would much rather just have some fun with the guys, drink, smoke, whatever.
His boyfriend, Sam, couldn't make it for his birthday, so he definitely didn't feel like celebrating much.
"C'mon! One stripper! I'm sure we could find a dude if that's what you want," Jeff nudged his shoulder as they settled on the bus after the show.
"Don't want a dude," Gareth sighed.
"A woman then! Even better for me and Frankie." Jeff poked his arm. "Sam won't mind. It doesn't mean anything."
"Not worried about Sam." He wasn't. He'd tell Sam all about it and Sam would laugh and ask if he tipped in ones or fives, he'd ask about their show, he'd tell him he loved him and missed him. "Just not interested."
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Gareth stared out the window of the bus, watching as trees passed in a blur as the sun sunk low in the sky. They'd been on the road for four hours and had roughly 81 days to go.
They'd all agreed no girlfriends or boyfriends on the first leg of the tour. This was just for them, for their hard work, for their passion.
Gareth had agreed. He hadn't really thought much about it. He figured they'd be so busy writing music, playing shows, and sleeping it all off, they wouldn't even have time to miss them. But after the initial celebration with drinks on the bus, they all went to their bunks, or in Gareth's case, the table by the long window.
He was lonely.
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