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

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!

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

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💕

two months to go!!! our next event is fast approaching and we’d love to hear what prompts you guys want to see on the list for 2026! is there an omegaverse prompt you loved creating/reading/seeing works for last year? a prompt you wish was on the list that wasn’t? let us know!

Three more months until we’re back, bitches😈

Three more months until we’re back, bitches😈

i think we’re due for a new graphic to promo next year’s event soon…

FOUR MONTHS

Only 6 more months until another Stranger Things March Mating Madness!!!! You’re halfway there, friends!🥳🥳🥳 What are we all reading/writing in the meantime?

MISSING HER...

Now Or Never (E/15k) 🍒 steddie omegaverse 🍒 silverfox Steve 🍒 daddy dom Eddie 🍒 age gap 🍒 loss of virginity 🍒 professor/student @domeddieweek.bsky.social: Daddy Dom @STMarchMM.bsky.social: Day 15 First Time/First Kiss, Day 18 Knotting, Day 26 Later in Life 🔗: archiveofourown.org/works/646659...

Scent Now complete on AO3 Rated M | Scentmates | Hurt/Comfort Happy ending! I promised.

Crescendo 🎵 steddie 🎵 omegaverse 🎵 kid fic 🎵 single parent/teacher 🎵 rated: T 🎵 9.7k words Belated birthday fic for @steddiemode.bsky.social🥳 & @stmarchmm.bsky.social #STMMM25: Day 22 Pups/Children, Day 25 Scentmates/Soulmates, and Day 28 Broken Mating Bond archiveofourown.org/works/63691009

🪰 house of flies >> dd: dne, omegaverse >> free use, bitching >> steddie endgame Steve never expected to be accepted into a fraternity under one condition: to be treated as their pet, and made use of however they liked. Moreover, he never expected to enjoy it. 🔗⬇️ #STMMM

Because #STMMM25 @stmarchmm.bsky.social never truly ends, here’s a li’l #Steddie sumsum for: Day3: Love Confession Day14: Second Chance Romance Day22: Pups/Children Day31: Marking/Biting Nothing was going fast enough for Eddie - not his legs, not the ride to the airport, not the plane, not the car

Bucklway fic for day 24 and 31's prompt, beta/omega and biting for @stmarchmm.bsky.social ! #STMMM25 archiveofourown.org/works/64243081 Robin sighed as she finished ringing out the last customer at the parlor, finally glad the large group of kids were gone with all the racket they were making.

Since today is the last day of March (how??) I wanna take a sec to thank the @stmarchmm.bsky.social mods from the bottom of my heart for putting this incredible event together. Life hasn’t been kind to me in a very, very long time and I’ve struggled so much with writing, especially since (1/5)

STMMM25 Comes To An End While today is the last official day of March, we want to remind everyone that this event will run as long as you need it to! Too busy in March but want to participate in April? Great, then welcome to April Mating Madness! Who cares what month it is?

Only just now realizing I didn't post about these here?? Anyways Harringrove fic for day 11, 18, and today in that order for @stmarchmm.bsky.social #STMMM25 archiveofourown.org/works/63754771 archiveofourown.org/works/63962161 archiveofourown.org/works/64270414

The third and final chapter is out now!!! Enjoy!!! #STMMM25 TW brief mentions of physical and sexual assault, omegas as property, etc archiveofourown.org/works/642345...

Metalsandwich fic for day 29's prompt, polyamory, for @stmarchmm.bsky.social archiveofourown.org/works/64243093 Steve was sound asleep, purring softly, sated from the long heat he'd had. He was resting his head on golden tan skin, lulled to sleep with the steady heartbeat thumping in his ears.

Chapter two out now!! Enjoy! 💜 #STMMM25 archiveofourown.org/works/642345...

Y’all… This idea - that I originally posted on the bird app nearly TWO years ago - is FINALLY a Real Fic 🥹 Chapter one is out now, the rest tomorrow and Sunday! #STMMM25 archiveofourown.org/works/642345...

Strawberry Pie @stmarchmm.bsky.social #STMMM25 Days 12, 14, 24, & 28 eddiexbarb archiveofourown.org/works/64212943

#steddie Not wednesday, but here's an excerpt from my day 25 wip for #stmmm25 -scentmates who're appalled by each other's scents 'cause they haven't been acting like themselves, so they don't SMELL like themselves. "Stained" scents until they become the person the other needs... IS THIS SOMETHING???

Waiting For You This is for @lubla.bsky.social specifically because every time she posts a sad cat, I also get sad #steddie | Gen | omegaverse | wc 1,605 #stmmm25 days 25 & 26 If you asked Steve, he's perfectly okay with his life. Sure, he doesn't have a mate. Sure, he's a childless omega.

What’s in a designation? @stmarchmm.bsky.social #STMMM25 Days 3, 19, 26 archiveofourown.org/works/64125685

#STMMM25 #steddie @stmarchmm.bsky.social Mild NSFW - Steve looked over at the people dancing at the club. He didn't really know what he was doing here. He had confided to Robin that he was tired of meaningless sex, that he wanted something serious with someone.

#STMMM25 #steddie @stmarchmm.bsky.social Day 21 & 24: Pretending to be another designation & Arranged Mating CW: omegaverse, abuse Scent Steve had presented young. Stress is what the doctors said, weakness is what his father heard. Richard Harrington had always wanted a son, specifically an alpha.

Week Three of #STMMM25 is a little late, but I think it’s a fun one! We have every permutation of alpha/omega couple in here, link below!

Letterman exchange #STMMM Days 1, 21, 25 @stmarchmm.bsky.social archiveofourown.org/works/64122538

#STMMM25 #steddie @stmarchmm.bsky.social Day 25: scentmates/soulmated CW: omegaverse, angsty? The world is an ocean of scent and Eddie is a man with a sensitive nose. Every passing alpha, every passing omega, even betas they all stink a little extra strong to him. Almost putrid.

part one of “the thyme and rosemary kept,” aka an omegaverse regency au, is up now; 🔗 below

the fun definitely won’t end in 8 days since we know inspiration and creativity can’t be contained in a single month, but with just a little over a week left of #STMMM25 we want to remind everyone to check out the AO3 collection as there are now 100 works posted! archiveofourown.org/collections/...

Your Alpha @stmarchmm.bsky.social day 5, day 17, day 23 archiveofourown.org/works/64090504

Day 16: Pack Isolation Sickness @STMarchMM.bsky.social #STMMM25 Steve has never felt more at home than at a concert. Ever since he was old enough to hitch a ride to Indy and sneak into places with a passable fake ID, he’s been drawn to live music. He’s not even very picky about the genre.

Steddie fic for day 22's prompt, pups for @stmarchmm.bsky.social !! #STMMM25 archiveofourown.org/works/64026424

Happy belated Day 10 of #STMMM25!! Prompt: Rejection Sickness TW: rape/non-con (not between Steddie) This is based on a very old post I made, re: Have we thought about Steve, while suffering from Rejection Sickness, being forced into The Hunt by his parents? archiveofourown.org/works/64072876

Henry the 8th theory #steddie for day 22 of @stmarchmm.bsky.social #STMMM25 archiveofourown.org/works/64025788

FIC: the rain will come (but your love won't change) third & final fic for @stmarchmm.bsky.social with the prompt "pups/children". thank you to everyone who organized the event, it's been a lot of fun! 💜 archiveofourown.org/works/64038571

#STMMM25 #steddie @stmarchmm.bsky.social Day 18: Knotting CW: omegaverse, nsfw Steve wakes up at midnight to the first burn of his rut. His balls are on fire, his chest itches and his fangs are pressing into his lips. Under him is the sweetest fucking scent. It makes him smack his lips sleepily.

Harringrove fic for day 19's prompt, heats/ruts for @stmarchmm.bsky.social !! #STMMM25 ‼️head the tags‼️ CW: dead dove, noncon archiveofourown.org/works/63974839

Day 17: Omega Topping/Alpha Bottoming This and Steve calling Eddie Little Alpha 😌 #STMMM25 @stmarchmm.bsky.social

I finally have a WIP to share on a Wednesday! My week three fic for #STMMM25 is also my final Ecstatic Rituals fic: Each year, all the omegas who come of age must scent out their chosen alpha blind. It features 4 couples so we get every permutation of alpha and omega available 🥰

This was originally for the Free Use prompt for @stmarchmm.bsky.social but I got busy so now it can be in the knotting/heat prompt for this week too!!! Anyways have some Steve blowjob circle teehee xx <3 It can be Steve x whoever you want

In honor of WIP Wednesday & @stmarchmm.bsky.social #STMMM25, I’m gonna share parts of my #Steddie / Jeff story that match some past prompts: Day 3 - Love Confession Day 10 - Rejection Sickness Day 15 - First Kiss