Title: I'm Coming With You Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence Word Count: 25176 Fandom: Stranger Things (TV 2016) Relationships: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Barbara "Barb" Holland & Eddie Munson, Steve Harrington & Barbara "Barb" Holland Tags: Quests, Greek Myths, Orpheus and Eurydice, Sisyphus - Freeform, Pandora - Freeform, Angst with a Happy Ending, Or at least that's what it's supposed to be, it's actually, Light Angst, Happy Ending, First Kiss, I'm not killing off characters I'm actively bringing them back to life, No Beta We Resurrect Like Them Summary: For years people in Hawkins warned Eddie that he was headed straight for Hell, so you could have knocked him over with a feather when he opened his eyes after dying in that hellscape they called the Upside Down only to be told he was in Elysium. An afterlife spent with warriors who love the thrill of a good fight really isn’t for him though, so when Persephone Herself comes to offer him the boon She owes him it only makes his decision to save his crush that much easier to make.

Steve told him not to be a hero, but how is Eddie supposed to resist the call when he’s in paradise and Steve’s obviously not.After all the horrors they’ve faced, this is all that’s left.

His trip down to the depths of Hades and then back up to the Land of the Living isn’t just a journey, it’s a quest.

Excerpt: “Are you sure you want to do this?” Steve asks, giving them both worried looks. “You know you don’t have to. I might not be dead yet, but everyone dies eventually. It’s not like it could be that bad, right?”

His joke falls flat as his voice shakes a little.Tugging at their joined hands, Eddie squeezes his fingers.

(Take it easy, take it slow, and don’t let him go. REO is really more of Uncle Wayne’s speed than Eddie’s, but the song just won’t leave him alone. He isn’t even mad about it at this point. After a week of too noisy or too loud, the song looping in his head is hitting that sweet spot in between.)

“You know I can’t do that, Stevie. Especially not after you went through all this trouble just to get my body out of here.” The guy pulls action hero level stunts and then expects nothing in return. Eddie stifles a snort as it likely wouldn’t go over well here. It’s just strange how the King of Hawkin’s High simply needed to lose his throne and crown to become an actual fucking prince. “I’m getting you out of here and no boulder’s going to stop me.”

Steve still looks worried, but his hand tightens around Eddie’s in a way that makes his own smile brighten. When Steve turns to try and talk Barbie out of it, Eddie can’t stop his bark of laughter as they both realize she’s way ahead of them.

Literally.

“Come on, slow pokes!” She calls from the edge of the opening, waving them down with a smile. Somewhere between Steve’s apologies and his story, she thawed that last little bit in his direction. “You can flirt on the way!”

And now he wishes she was still freezing Steve out because goddamnit Barb!

Flushing, Eddie can’t help the guilty glance he throws Steve’s way. It nearly turns to a drawn out stare when he sees a bit of pink on that tan skin. Thankfully, Steve tugs him forward before he can realize Eddie’s literally dumbstruck at the idea that Steve might actually like him back.

“I think she’s serious.”

“I sure hope so.” Eddie mutters to himself. When Steve looks back confused, he just gives him his widest smile.

(Will it hurt them both if he’s right? Yes. Is Eddie going to try and enjoy the hell out of it while it lasts anyway? Also yes. Holy shit, that spark of hope flares up so bright in the backdraft of Steve’s flustered blush.)

Spirit animal SQH

gnawing at the bars of my cage

can we please Stop telling SU blind reactors all the fandom drama and SU crit that came out of every episode so we can allow them to just enjoy the show like a normal person at their own leisure and make their Own opinions thank u

EVERYONE HOLD UP I think I just discovered the missing piece that connects the worldbuilding and the plot and the characters and everything and surprise surprise it's an element I was considering near the wip's genesis but discarded and now it's back in full force babey

Your girl just broke her phone screen severely so I am now stuck using my laptop until I can go to the phone store tomorrow 💀

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My 3 little cousins were baptized today. "Triggered" is kind of a strong word but being in a catholic church again... I'm a little fragile rn ngl.

medical websites love to be like “how to stop having physical stress symptoms: 1. be in less stressful situations 2. don’t be stressed”

I love this because I can literally figure out in my head exactly what happened.

Things got heated, people were arguing and talking over each other, it was getting loud and nobody could hear anyone anyway so it was all pointless bickering that nobody actually understood in the middle of all the noise, Dimitri was getting aggravated and... the pen snapped.

Everyone paused, froze and looked at him. He took a few seconds to stare blankly. Then his expression completely changed to sorrow. He liked that pen. He'd been doing so well holding a pen, he was on a roll, he was so sure he'd get through just one more council without snapping a pen... and the sad little pen was now half in his hand and half on his hand.

He sighed very sadly because he failed to get through it without losing another poor pen that had so much life left. So much left to write. So many notes to take.

At least the room was silent and people could have a normal council conversation again.

But he was still sad about his pen. Yet another sacrifice, and for what? It will need a proper burial, he supposed.

starting the year ✨wrong✨

#also this is me just wanting a happy sparkling megastar au where starscream carries because#there are absolutely no happy megastar aus where starscream is a carrier it's always the other way around -ESPECIALLY tfp#like carrier starscream is usually seen as a punishment or to make him seem weak...same with submissive/bottom starscream tbh#kajdfl;ajf #like i hate how a lot of carrier starscream megastar is like this bad - traumatic thing for starscream whereas when it's the other way#around it's a good thing - same with making him sub and people don't realize the weird message that conveys

bro you LITERALLY put one of my biggest issues with megastar into words. I didn't know what the issue was and why I got weirded out by a lot of content but this is it. Especially 'when it's the other way around it's a good thing' part. People either make sub starscream the worst thing possible or talk about it like it's the worst thing to ever happen to his character and then flip things around with him and make him dom/sire and then suddenly he's not weak anymore. I wish people would put in more effort into making carrier/sub Starscream a good thing rather than making it this shameful, taboo thing that he's ashamed of. I really don't mind how people ship Starscream but like you I've noticed a ton of weird vibes. People can do what they want but you honestly just explained my issue with a lot of it.

putting this all under a cut --

In a funny way you put MY words words into words . THANK YOU.

this isn't the case for everyone, but it's something i've seen a lot. i've seen people who will write fics with starscream carrying with megatron and it's the worst experience for him, but then the other way it's like supposed to be good or even to show that starscream is powerful, or isn't weak or whatever.

It's so hard to find fics, or aus, etc. that have starscream carrying that don't push this idea that it's something truamtic and it's even worse to find people who don't see it that way but in conjunction see carrier megatron as the only 'acceptable' and non traumatic/abusive forms of sparklings and mechpreg in megastar. I don't think people know how weird it is to act as if starscream carrying (or lbr even subbing) by default is a bad thing and that it is the worst thing in the world so the fix if is to flip things around.

and then it's also unfair to megatron to portray him like only one way as a sire. like i hate that so many people portray him as a brutish, harmful and abusive person when he's a sire, when in reality i just find him being a very soft, nervous and caring sire...like do y'all hate him that much?? Do you hate him that much that you just rely on those unfair tropes for him, same with starscream.

but then when it's the otherway around suddenly it's all good. all the abuse, hatred, etc., is all gone??

"Truly GOOD works don't have thriving fandoms because people aren't interested in fixing them, so what do they have to write fics/make art about."

Idk about you, but I don't write fic for properties I don't genuinely enjoy and think are, on some level, actually good.

I stand by the fact that tua s1 was made for the viewers and everything past that was made for the money.

gonna get personal in the tags sorryyyyy

shit i ran out of tags to use GKBKGKDKKDBJDMBMN ok rest under a read more 😭

so okay basically my doctor said sure i'll write you the prescription and also wait should i add it to your regularly taken meds page (so i can request it with a click when i run out)? and i was like yeah that'd be nice and i tried to explain that i thought i would only need for a short period of time but i still need it after many months so... but like he didn't care about the why lol

and anyway now that this has happened i'm like. gonna try to Stop doing what i was doing. there is no good reason to be in pain all the time and make my life harder when taking that dose of my med was working okay and making things considerably better. i don't need to punish myself. this is like so so so hard for me to internalize. being disabled is not a fault. even if it might be my "fault", even if i lowkey feel like i might have contributed to the condition i am in with like, bad choices or whatever, it's still not right to punish myself for it. i'm already unwell, i'm already suffering, what's making it worse gonna do to help? why do i need to feel worse just so i can think i got what i deserve for being in pain in the first place?

so yeah. going back to the higher dose. i hope that makes me feel less pain. i hope i can work without hating every second of it again. i do still hope one day i can get better and not need this med anymore, it's not like i've given up on that bc tbh a lot's still unclear and i will try and see if i can find answers. but in the meantime, no more punishing myself. i need to be okay. i want to be okay.

SENDING MY FIRST ASK FROM THE NEW BLOG!!!! i feel like i am sending a letter from a new address... crazy. ANYWAY HOW R U TONIGHT!!!! i hope ur havin a good day!!!! kicking my feet like a teenager at a sleepover rn tell me abt ur day who r the blorbos in ur mind rn what kinda art r u workin on lately how's it going friend!!!

HIIIIIII HI HI . HELLO SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG- i mean catboy cellbit!!! . dude i am. dreading the coming week tbh but it is fine !! we will get thru it we will survive!!! i am so sleepytired but alas i also cannot sleep so i may just have another night of reading and music ahead of me . wah. i hope u are hsving a good night <3 IVE BEEN COMPLETELY ART NERFED TOO BTW. my laptop died on me a couple days ago and while i was able to find a new one affordably it will not be here until the 13th 😔 so no digital art from me for a while. sigh. i DID just decorate my new sketchbook with stickers tho so im hoping that will get my brain in gear for traditional art again. AS FOR BLORBOS. oh . u know. the usuals. vash the stampede. zacharie from off . masky marblehornets (also tim marblehornets) . to name three of them.

Song of the Day: May 10

"The Ghosts of Beverly Drive” by Death Cab for Cutie