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1. Riddles in the Dark by anr042

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M, Multi, F/F
   • Work in Progress

   27 Dec 2025

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Steve Harrington/Original Female Character(s)
   • Jonathan Byers & Nancy Wheeler
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield/Lucas Sinclair
   • Eleven | Jane Hopper/Mike Wheeler
   • Suzie Bingham/Dustin Henderson
   • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
   • Robin Buckley/Vickie
   • Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington
   • Robin Buckley & Original Female Character(s)
   • Steve Harrington/Original Character(s)
   • Joyce Byers/Jim "Chief" Hopper
   • Mike Wheeler
   • Eleven | Jane Hopper
   • Dustin Henderson
   • Lucas Sinclair
   • Will Byers
   • Jonathan Byers
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield
   • Billy Hargrove
   • Joyce Byers
   • Jim "Chief" Hopper
   • Robin Buckley
   • Nancy Wheeler
   • Tommy Hagan
   • Steve Harrington's Parents
   • Steve Harrington's Mother
   • Steve Harrington's Father
   • Claudia Henderson
   • Coming Out
   • Slow Burn
   • Slow Build
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Angst
   • Fluff
   • Good Babysitter Steve Harrington
   • Soft Steve Harrington
   • Trauma
   • Steve Harrington Has Head Trauma
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Steve Harrington Has Absent Parents
   • Steve Harrington Needs Love
   • Everyone Needs A Hug
   • Orphanage
   • Daddy Issues
   • Implied/Referenced Torture
   • Implied/Referenced Character Death
   • Dustin Henderson is the Best
   • Post-Stranger Things 1
   • Sexual Tension
   • Swearing
   • Established Jonathan Byers/Nancy Wheeler
   • Hawkins High School (Stranger Things)
   • Vecna's Curse (Stranger Things)
   • Dustin Henderson is a Little Shit
   • Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington Are Best Friends
   • Friends to Lovers
   • Denial of Feelings

   Summary

   Sixteen-year-old Josefina Navarro has a secret; one she tries to hide from the world. After moving to the small town of Hawkins, Indiana with her estranged father in the Fall of 1984, a shrouded mystery from her past is revealed. As the strange and unusual creep into her life, a revelation of alternate dimensions and monsters materialize. It's only then she can find the key to her secret...if only she can endure it.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   133,061

   Chapters:

   25/?

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

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