Characters and couples research

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6. Family longing — his dream of home, kids, future, very much belongs to the fandom reading of the character.

The most important fandom side for writing: Steve is a character you can write in gen, het, slash, OT3, and AU of almost any kind, and still feel it's him — as long as you leave him the three foundational pillars,

Project update: in the Nancy/Robin thread, Steve does not become a cheap romantic obstacle. He respects Ronance, holds Robin as family, and opposite Nancy stays the loving past and a person who understands pain without trying to win at it. In the later news of Jonathan's death he is present mainly for Will, Mike, and the group, while Robin holds Nancy as her partner.

protective heart,
wounded ego,
and loyalty that works faster than the mind.

Couples and prominent fandom readings around him:

Stancy, Steve/Nancy
Steddie, Steve/Eddie
Harringrove, Steve/Billy
Stonathan, Steve/Jonathan
Stoncy, Nancy/Jonathan/Steve
And in gen: Steve & Dustin, Steve & Robin, Steve & The Party [3][4]

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