21 'Stranger Things' Moments For Fans Who Can't Get Enough Of Steve & Dustin's Friendship

Dustin was not going to take no for an answer when he needed help with Dart. "We have bigger problems than your love life," Dustin told Steve outside the Wheeler's house. Little did they know that the search for D'Artagnan would be the beginning of a beautiful bromance.

As Dustin instructed, Steve grabbed his bat to search for Dart at the Henderson's cellar. And while at this point, Steve was the cool guy and Dustin the young nerd, their back-and-forth repartee and silly chemistry was immediate.

The next day, the guys were back at it. And as they put down bait for the Demodogs, Steve gave some pretty terrible dating advice to Dustin. On the flip side, he gave great hair tips — and these two dudes now shared their first secret (even if it was about Farrah Fawcett hairspray).

Dustin's face was so adorably proud when Steve praised his idea to use the junkyard as a trap for the Demodog.

Steve might have called Dustin and Lucas "dickheads" when they were too busy mending their friendship to help him set up the Demodog trap, but Dustin proved Steve doesn't intimidate him when he replied, "All right, asshole!" If swapping insults is not the key to real friendship, what is?

Lucas and Dustin's friendship was on the rocks. So while Dustin tried to save face and act like he hadn't secretly kept the Demodog, Steve reminded us all that subtlety is not his strong suit and put his new bud in hot water with Lucas.

Dustin explained that the Mind Flayer from Dungeons & Dragons considers itself to be the master race. But when Steve compared the Mind Flayer to the Germans, Dustin clarified that Steve meant the Nazis, which left Steve a bit embarrassed and Hopper totally exasperated.

Dustin wanted to preserve the groundbreaking scientific discovery of the Demodog, so Steve graciously put the dead body in Mrs. Byers' fridge and topped the exchange off with a fatherly head pat.

Dustin was Steve's number one fan during his fight with Billy at the Byers' house, but the rest of the gang didn't want to bring their new babysitter/father figure with them to the tunnels. However, Dustin insisted. "They were gonna leave you behind, but I promised that you'd be cool, OK?" he told Steve as he came to — though it was hard for Steve to keep cool once he learned Max was driving them to lure the Demodogs away from the Gate.

When Steve and Dustin were left in the Upside Down's tunnels, he had his new friend's back.

Their bond was solidified when Steve drove Dustin to the Snow Ball. (Steve even came to the door of Dustin's house like a freaking gentleman!) And along with the help of his Farrah Fawcett hairspray, Steve gave Dustin a major confidence boost when it came to talking to girls — and the much-needed advice to stop the purring.

When Dustin came back from camp at the beginning of Stranger Things 3, Steve was beyond elated, and the two debuted their elaborate handshake.

Dustin and Steve discovered that they don't know what an "evil Russian" looks like when their '80s movie bias led them to a jazzercise class. (Plus, they both thought pig Latin was Russian, so good thing Robin was around.) But Dustin did school Steve on the primitive construct of popularity and gave him actually good dating advice. My, how the tables have turned.

Before Erica climbed through the air ducts, Dustin gave it a shot since he lacks collar bones. But even with Steve shoving his butt, Dustin couldn't fit. The effort was worth it, though, simply to hear Dustin scream, "Touch my butt!"

Steve wanted the rest of the Scoops Troop to step back when he opened the mysterious Russian boxes in the secret elevator, but Dustin refused, proclaiming, "If you die, I die."

When the elevator plummeted them deep under the Starcourt Mall, Steve's first concern was his groin since a box full of the green liquid fell on it. Thankfully, Dustin was there to save the day (groin).

Dustin acknowledged what every Stranger Things fan knows: that Steve kind of sucks at fighting. But his reputation can change now since, as Dustin pointed out, Steve successfully took out a Russian guard. "Dude! You did it! You won a fight!" Dustin proclaimed.

Steve's parental instincts kicked in once again at the secret Russian underground lair when he and Robin sacrificed themselves (Game of Thrones' "Hold the door"-style) so that Dustin and Erica could get help. But before Dustin left Steve, he yelled, "I won't forget you!"

Dustin stayed true to his word and came back for Steve and Robin by taking out the evil Russian doctor with a Demogorgon prod.

Steve was the unofficial dad (or mom) of the gang in Stranger Things 2, but this time around, Dustin had to step up to take care of the drugged Steve. Amidst his nose boops, Steve mockingly called Dustin "dad" twice — indicating that their role reversal was complete.

Steve hesitated when Erica asked him if he thought Dustin's girlfriend was real. But while he expressed his doubts about Suzie to Robin, he never once admitted them to Dustin. Of course, it would have been better if Steve just trusted Dustin, but he at least gets points for not actively mocking him about it like everyone else. Plus, Steve and the rest of the crew had to face the consequence of doubting Dustin by listening to him sing "NeverEnding Story" with Suzie.

Steve ended Stranger Things 3 with his more age-appropriate friend Robin while Dustin said bye to the Byers and Eleven. But the new season was still chock full of Steve-Dustin moments that managed to make fans smile despite the dramatic circumstances. Here's to more of the glorious duo when Stranger Things eventually returns for Season 4.