5 Works by RuniRuna in Stranger Things (TV 2016)
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the start of all things that are left to do by RuniRuna
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
19 Oct 2025
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Two years pass by, and the impossible happens. There is a home for Beth and the others in Hawkins. Not one they were born into, but one built from the most improbable of materials: shared grief, fierce friendships, unexpected losses and resilient hopes, and most importantly, an obstinate desire to move forward. None of them are naive, though. They know their hard-won peace is fragile, and they are living through the calm before the next storm.
They will all eventually have to figure out if they have what it takes to protect all those whom they hold dear, especially when their enemies, across worlds, turn out to be far more dangerous than they anticipated.
"Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don't have the strength." - Theodore Roosevelt
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- Part 5 of yesterday, today, tomorrow
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With the roar of the fire, my heart rose to its feet by RuniRuna
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
03 Jun 2025
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In the uncertain landscape of 1985, danger lurks around every corner. Determined to protect those she holds dear, Beth clings to rigid rules and self-restraint, yet a growing realization tugs at her—that true progress may require ceding control, at least in matters of the heart. Meanwhile, Billy finds his purpose and desires shifting as he grapples with the consequences of his past choices.
Sequel to 'we're running with the shadows.' This is the third story in the 'Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow' series.
Fic completed as of 3rd of June 2025. Sequel arriving Saturday, 4th of October 2025!Series
- Part 4 of yesterday, today, tomorrow
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As 1984 winds down, Billy Hargrove thinks that surviving the Mind Flayer may have been his real punishment. Elizabeth Stirling's walls are in tatters. And everyone around them is doing their best to keep them from spiraling while navigating a normal life they no longer fit into properly.
It is an intermezzo story depicting the immediate aftermath of the events at the end of the 'finest Steel' and the following weeks before the series's main sequel takes place. COMPLETE.
Sequel: it is now up and ongoing.
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- Part 3 of yesterday, today, tomorrow
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Without a little agony, none of us would bother to learn a thing. Character is not made of sunshine and roses. Like steel, it is forged in fire, between the hammer and the anvil.
Or, in one of the infinite possible alternative versions of the same world, everyone's story looks a little different as a result of several characters' paths colliding in a small but strange town like Hawkins.
Or, Steve Harrington discovers he's not, in fact, bullshit. Nancy Wheeler decides what kind of woman she'd like to be. Jonathan Byers realizes he's more than the sum of his responsibilities as an elder sibling. Jim Hopper gets more out of the parenthood experience than he'd ever expected and Joyce finds peace within chaos. The Party learns the passage into adulthood may be more troublesome than end-of-world-level threats. Billy Hargrove crosses paths with a harbinger ready to judge him for his sins, and in the process, he must face his abyss before there's any hope for his redemption. Elizabeth Stirling learns that a soldier needs to look back to remember what they're moving forward for.
And they'll all understand that there's always a bigger threat to worry about.
Sequel is now up.
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- Part 2 of yesterday, today, tomorrow
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No one is born evil, just like no one is born alone. They become that way, through choice and circumstance. - Victoria Aveyard.
Or, a glimpse into Billy Hargrove's childhood and the circumstances that'd later lead him to make the choices he did.
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- Part 1 of yesterday, today, tomorrow