Stranger Things March Mating Madness

Written for @stmarchmm.bsky.social March Mating Madness Day 1: Knotting

#STMMM26
#steddie

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#STMMM26 - Day 1 - Knotting

The first sign Steve is pupped is that he’s horny. Hornier than normal, which doesn’t register for Eddie at first. Even right after a heat wraps up Steve will be begging for a knot, pupped or not. He’s physical and desperate tor affection.

Eddie’s used to it.

ao3 may be down temporarily, but look on the bright side: you have extra time to work on your submissions now😬

Looks away shyly wow hey guys... posting a harringrove fic for the first day of @stmarchmm.bsky.social for the prompt knotting....

#billyhargrove #steveharrington #STMMM26

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I couldn't exactly pull of a knotting edit but to celebrate Fishie's first piece this month here is a Steddie edit inspired by their fic c:

@whatfish.bsky.social ❤️

#steddie
#steveharrington
#eddiemunson
#strangerthings

@stmarchmm.bsky.social not an entry cuz I know it doesn't fit the theme

Happy first day of Stranger Things March Mating Madness to all who celebrate this sacred time! May the knots and slick floweth abundantly!

#stmmm26
@stmarchmm.bsky.social

Welcome to day one of #STMMM26 fun

Day 1 prompt - Knotting - Steddie (my shortest fic) - 146 words

Unexpected

archiveofourown.org/works/80444671

sure thing!

Stranger Things March Mating Madness 2026 starts tomorrow!

A few reminders:

1. Posting to socials: tag our official accounts and use the hashtag #STMMM26 to make sure we see your post.

2. Posting to AO3: please add to the collection.

3. Include CW/TW for all DDDNE content.

Questions? Ask away!

current mood:

ONE WEEK

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the ao3 collection for this year’s event works is officially open and ready!

***we kindly ask that participants refrain from posting anything until march 1st, but “late” posting is more than welcome throughout the month (and even afterwards too of course)

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Stranger Things March Mating Madness starts two weeks from today! We can’t wait to see what everyone’s been working on (and there’s still plenty of time to start if you’re a procrastinator like many of us)!💛

ONE MONTH LEFT🥳🥳🥳

N E X T M O N T H

oh no, ao3 is down! you know what that means though? that you all have free time to go work on your stmmm submissions😏

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master thread for Stranger Things March Mating Madness 2026:

🪢general event overview
🪢rules/guidelines
🪢calendar prompt list
🪢link to the AO3 collection
🪢other announcements

#STMMM26

alright y’all let’s get some basic rules and guidelines established for the event!

Happy Slick Sunday! Only 6 weeks until we kick off the start of another Stranger Things March Mating Madness!

The official prompts are here and the full list of rules/guidelines will be posted later today as well.

BONUS: can you spot the hidden message?

#STMMM26

alright y’all let’s get some basic rules and guidelines established for the event!

we love this for you!!!🥳🥳🥳

participants can choose as many or as few prompts as they want to complete. no pressure to do any you aren’t comfortable with!💛

you found it!!!!

Happy Slick Sunday! Only 6 weeks until we kick off the start of another Stranger Things March Mating Madness!

The official prompts are here and the full list of rules/guidelines will be posted later today as well.

BONUS: can you spot the hidden message?

#STMMM26

YOU’LL NEVER GUESS WHAT’S ALREADY ON THE “i forgot to make that a prompt and i regret it” LIST FROM LAST YEAR

we’re furiously jotting down notes from the comments and qrts! it’s so much fun to get input from everyone and it really helps us decide which prompts are worth repeating or adding this year💕