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Counting All the Stars and Waiting for the Dawn by StarsHideYourFires
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
25 Oct 2025
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Summary
Steve Harrington goes from living at the Catholic orphanage where his parents dumped him after his father’s business failed during the early years of the Great Depression, to essentially indentured to wealthy—and shady—businessman, Henry Creel. There, he works in The Rose Room, a ballroom where pretty omegas sell their companionship for ten cents a dance.
Business is booming, and Creel decides to upgrade from a gramophone to a live band which brings Eddie Munson back into Steve’s orbit. All the while, Creel leers after his young ward, slowly crossing line after line.
To cope, Steve escapes into his imagination, placing himself in fairy tale fantasies where the brave omega is saved by a noble and good alpha, a certain Sir Edward…
Fortunately, in the real world, his Eddie is just as ready to rescue him.
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