Stustin

“***Steve:** Henderson. Henderson! He's back! He's back!
**Dustin:** I'm back! You got the job!
**Steve:** I got the job!*”
―Steve and Dustin reuniting in the summer[src]

**Stustin** is the canon pairing between Steve Harrington and Dustin Henderson from the Stranger Things fandom.

## Canon

### Season 1

Steve is one of Dustin's best friends and brother figure. Without a father figure around, Steve is one of the male authority figures Dustin looked up to. However, at first, Dustin and the rest of his friends believed Steve to be a douchebag because he bullies Will's older brother, Jonathan.

### Season 2

In the fall of 1984, Dustin asked Steve for help in finding his pet Demodog, D'Artagnan when Mike, Will, and Lucas were unavailable. This will allow for two of them to bond and a form a friendship that became brotherly. However, Steve had thought that Dustin was trying to pull some Halloween prank and swore to end him if this were the case. He was proven wrong when Dustin reached that the Demodogs are his car Mews, and that the creature borrowed its way out of Dustin's cellar. Steve later offered Dustin dating advice when it came to girls and shared with Dustin that The secret to his success of picking up girls was Steve using Farrah Fawcett hairspray. He threats into end Dustin if he told anyone else this. Dustin was later awestrucked when he watched Steve fight several Demodogs in the junk yard, calling him awesome and cheered him on watching Steve fishing Billy. Unlike the rest of his friends, Dustin was the only member of the Party who wanted to take Steve to the pumpkin patch (where roots from the Upside Down has infiltrated the soil). Steve protested against the kids going underneath the tunnel system, but reluctantly agreed after Dustin said he could keep them safe.

As the plan to destroy the gate came into frutation, Steve picked up Dustin so he could climb the hole and protect him from the Demodogs. This was the first time Steve ever showed his protectiveness over Dustin and the other kids. Before the Winter Ball School dance, Steve let Dustin borrow his hair gel and gave him a ride to the dance. Before he left, the boys did a quick first bump before Dustin left the school.

In Season 3, Steve was giddy when he saw Dustin had returned from summer camp and ran over to follow him with brotherly affection. During the storyline, Dustin drifted away from the party and started hanging out with Steve, Robin and Erica. All four of them had to work together to defeat the Russians. During the arc, Dustin noticed that Steve was growing romantic feelings for Robin and encouraged him to go for it. Additionally, Steve refused to believe that Dustin picked up a gorgeous girlfriend over the summer until he heard them do an awkward rendition of "Neverending Story" over the radio.

In Season 4, Steve and Dustin grew somewhat apart due to the former's growing jealous of Dustin's growing friendship with Eddie Munson; this was likely his fear of being replaced. However Eddie confessed to Steve that Dustin looks up to him, which touched Harrington.

## Gallery

### Videos

Steve and Dustin being mother and sonThe Steve and Dustin Season 4 Bromance Story - Stranger Things - NetflixDustin and Steve Being an Iconic Duo for 10 Minutes (Including S4)A Steve & Dustin Friendship Appreciation Video - Stranger Things