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This is incredibly niche and self indulgent, but sometimes that's just what you have to write for yourself. This is a Steddie + Buckingham rewrite of the final scene from Some Like It Hot, because while this movie is very near and dear to me, the last line gives me the ick! So we're fixing that.
Much love to Read and Bee for looking this over and giving me some excellent feedback <3
Eddie and Robin scramble across the beach, both still wearing the performance dresses and Eddie doing his best to keep the wig on his head as they make their way to the pier.
Steve is waiting for them and he looks over as they approach, his bright smile upon seeing them creating a flurry of butterflies in Eddie’s stomach. He drags Robin over, down the steps and across the planking to where the other man is waiting.
“Steve!" he calls, his voice slipping into a higher tone to keep up his illusion of femininity. "This is my good friend, Robin! She’s going to be a bridesmaid.”
To his credit, Steve just smiles at Robin and barely gives her a “Pleased to meet you,” before Eddie is grabbing him and dragging him down to the speedboat. Steve just grins and throws a look over his shoulder at Robin. “She’s so eager!”
They’re just climbing into the boat when a noise pulls their attention. The trio turn to see Chrissy biking down the stairs, honking the attached horn as she gets closer. Eddie and Steve settle into the front seat as Chrissy hops off the bike, leaving it where it lay as she rushes over.
“Wait! Wait for Chrissy!”
Steve looks at Eddie as he starts the boat, says “Another bridesmaid?”
“Flower girl!” Eddie replies, and Robin stands as Chrissy gets closer, taking one of her hands to help her balance as she climbs into the back seat.
“Chrissy! What do you think you’re doing?”
“I told you: I'm not very bright.”
How sweet. Eddie reaches over and smacks Steve’s shoulder with a “Let’s go!” and starts to relax as they pull away from the pier.
“You don’t want me, Chrissy,” Robin says as she undoes the top of dress, revealing the masculine clothes she hadn’t had time to change out of, clothes that Chrissy surely recognizes from her supposedly male suitor. “I’m a liar and a phony, a trumpet player, one of those no-goodniks you’ve been running away from!”
“I know,” Chrissy replies, the smile never leaving her face. “Every time!”
“Chrissy, do yourself a favor: go back where the millionaires are, the sweet end of the lollipop. Not the cole slaw in the face and the old socks and the squeezed-out tube of toothpaste-”
The singer just giggles as she winds her arms around Robin’s neck, pulling her closer. “That's right, pour it on. Talk me out of it.”
Robin melts as Chrissy kisses her, can’t help but to wrap her arms around the smaller girl and pull her close. Eddie turns back to the front, knowing that isn’t something he should be seeing, that gentle intimacy between the two girls. He catches Steve’s eye and the man smiles at him.
“I called Mother. She was so happy she cried. She wants you to have her wedding gown, it's white lace.”
Oh this is- This is not going to be fun. Eddie takes a breath and steels himself for the conversation ahead. “Steve, I can’t get married in your mother’s dress. She and I- We’re not built the same way.”
Steve shrugs. “We can have it altered.”
Fuck.
“Oh, no you don't! Look, Steve, I'm going to level with you. We can't get married at all.”
The other man frowns at that, and pulls his eyes away from the water to look at Eddie. “Why not?”
“Well, to begin with, I'm not a natural blonde,” Eddie says as he brushes at the bangs of his wig.
Steve just huffs a laugh and shakes his head. “It doesn't matter.”
“I smoke! I smoke all the time.”
“I don't care.”
“I have a terrible past. For three years now, I've been living with a trumpet player.”
“I forgive you.”
What the fuck! Eddie feels desperate now, and he lets his eyes mist up as he looks into the middle distance. “I can never have children.”
Steve, who had clearly mentioned something about six children while they’d been dancing until sunrise, just smiles. “We can adopt some.”
Well shit. Eddie is out of cards to play, and knows the only thing he has left is the ace up his sleeve. “But you don't understand! Oh-” He reaches up and tears off the blonde wig, revealing his short, curly brown hair, and lowers his voice to its natural tone as he says “I’m a man.”
He certainly isn’t expecting Steve to smile, to give him a gentle, sincere "Okay."
What? He- Huh?
“Okay? That's it? Just okay?”
“Yeah? We spent hours dancing together the other night, you think I wouldn’t notice that something was different about you?”
Oh. “But- But what if I never said anything? You were just going to accept me as a girl with a guy’s body or something?”
Steve looks at him, all soft and gooey as he reaches over to take Eddie’s hand. “Babydoll, I fell in love with your personality. You’re a fucking firecracker, and anything else is just the cherry on the sundae. If you say you’re a girl, then you’re a girl, and I was a hundred percent ready to accept that. You being a man doesn’t change how I feel about you.”
Oh god, Steve really is the sweetest guy, isn't he? Eddie thinks about the night they spent together, the hours of dancing and talking and the way they seem to fit together like two perfect little puzzle pieces. He thinks about Steve, and makes a decision.
“I mean, I’m definitely a man. But I- I don’t mind wearing dresses, and I wouldn’t mind posing as your wife, in public. Especially if it would get me Mother’s approval.”
The beaming smile Steve gives him is enough to calm any anxiety he has about the future, and he laces their fingers together. “You don't have to do that. I’m sure she would love you regardless, honey.”
“Eddie. My name is Eddie.”
Steve’s smile doesn’t fade as he looks over again with a soft “Eddie,” and Eddie really doesn’t know how it’s possible to fall for someone this hard this fast, but he wouldn’t trade it for a single fucking thing.
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can i please ask for some mk characters reacting to their future s/o being the scarlet witch? you can choose which ones <3
MK Ladies Find Out Their Future S/O Is The Scarlet Witch
Sonya Blade
Let's be honest, Sonya really has no interest in magic, it's just completely beyond her world and everyone in it, so she's never bothered to care.
So when she finds out she'll end up dating one of the most powerful magic users ever, she's a bit taken aback.
Not that you're ugly or anything (actually she thinks you're totally hot) but right now she's sort of intimidated by your powers, which is made worse by how little she understands them.
Cassie Cage
At first she's like, "Wait, you're not an evil witch, are you?" and then you have to explain that it's kind of up for debate, then she gets a bit scared.
As long as you keep all the harmful magic away from the people she cares about, then she's pretty chill about dating you in the future.
I mean you're totally her type and you've got super awesome magic powers, as far as Cassie is concerned - what's not to love?
Jade
Jade is very intrigued when she first learns of your powers and also that you date her in the future.
She's interested in asking you about how you met and how long the relationship has lasted, etc, and she's pleasantly surprised that it seems like she got everything she hoped for.
She's glad she met you and hopes that meeting you from the future doesn't change anything you had between yourself and future her.
Sindel
Sindel feels like she's finally found someone who understands her.
She feels that she could never live up to her full potential with Jerrod and Shao Kahn, and that with you she can finally be herself to the greatest extent.
Naturally, she has questions, but why spoil the surprise when she'll find out when she later dates you. She'll part you with a kiss and expresses how excited she is to meet the 'you' she ends up dating.
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