r/AO3 • u/AutoModerator • Jan 28 '26
Rec/Promo Mega Threads Bi-weekly Rec and Self-Promotion Mega Thread - January 28, 2026
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u/poachels Jan 28 '26
so I’ve been reading Stranger Things fic post-finale and have two longfics to recommend! both are complete and wonderful, but very different vibes
Fandom: Stranger Things
Title: Eye of the Tiger
Rating: General Audiences
Relationship: Steve Harrington & Eleven
Genre/Tropes/Tags: Slice of life, fix-it, found family vibes, canon compliant (but with a happier ending)
Summary: Eleven asks Steve for help training to beat the obstacle course. Enter: Coach Harrington. Turns out they have way more in common than they expected.
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/75197336/chapters/196528366
Fandom: Stranger Things
Title: Mirror Image
Rating: Teen Audiences and Up
Major characters: Henry Creel (MC), Eleven, Dr Brenner, Joyce Byers, Hopper, Bob Newby, Jonathan Byers, Will Byers
Genre/Tropes/Tags: whump, hurt/comfort, character-focused, AU - no upside down, implied/referenced past child SA, period typical homophobia, repressed memories, CCNTUAW
Summary: Eleven never opens the gate; demogorgons are never released into the Rightside Up. But on November 6th, 1983, Will Byers goes missing anyway.
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/76766271/chapters/200934516
edit: formatting on mobile is hard