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hairstevington · 11 months

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i can't tune you out (part 1)

Eddie Munson x Steve Harrington

Summary: Eddie Munson is an up-and-coming rock and roll artist living in LA. Steve Harrington (under the stage name HARVEST) has been taking the radio by storm lately. When the fans start shipping them together as a couple, Steve and Eddie consider it an opportunity to boost their upcoming albums. There's just one problem - they can't stand each other. (Link to Ao3)

Part 2 Part 3 - the rest on Ao3!

Word Count: 4.5K

Warnings: Rockstar!Eddie, Indie!Steve, modern day AU, enemies to lovers, slow burn, fake dating/PR relationship, they are both assholes lowkey but they'll get better later in the fic I promise, Drunk!Steve, Nancy is still a heartbreaker, oh look Robin and Chrissy are also here

A/N: Here you have it folks, the much awaited return of Rockstar!Eddie. I've had this story on the backburner for a while now and am so excited to dive into it! Don't worry - I will be updating Flowers and Ink soon, I just got inspired and wrote this first chapter as a little teaser for you all ;)

It all started with a t-shirt.

Steve was playing his own show the night Robin went to a Corroded Coffin concert with a friend from work. He wasn’t upset or anything, because Robin had been to Steve’s shows countless times in the past. Besides, he didn’t like Corroded Coffin’s music anyway.

Apparently, Robin liked the show enough to go to the merch table, where she bought a Corroded Coffin t-shirt, and the rest is history.

“Ridiculous,” Steve muttered to himself. His dryer was busted AGAIN, which meant he had to call the stupid landlord to have it fixed AGAIN.

He’d been so busy with shows that he hadn’t had a lot of time to do laundry, and this was him finally catching up. Of course, the damn thing broke. Now he had no clothes.

He sighed and went to the designated Robin drawer she insisted she have at Steve’s apartment. She was there a lot of nights anyway, so she always kept some pajamas and things just in case. Thank god for Robin’s love of oversized clothing.

He grabbed the first shirt he saw, threw it on, and headed to the grocery store.

Steve wasn’t even conscious of what the shirt said. Maybe he should have glanced in the mirror before he left, but he was tired and just needed to get food for the week. He’d been out of town on tour for a while now, so there was nothing at home.

People were staring at him, but that wasn’t too unusual. His stage name was HARVEST, which was nice because he could separate himself from his music when he wanted to. His persona when he performed was vastly different to the guy wandering a grocery store in his best friend’s clothes, and he liked that. It was freeing. It gave him some semblance of privacy, because most fans of his music didn’t even know his real name.

The more devoted fans, however…

People took his picture sometimes without asking first. That was common. It wasn’t great, but it was common. Steve was never that concerned with looking ugly on the internet, anyway. Although, if people went up to him and asked, he usually said yes if they were nice about it.

It took about three hours for the notifications to pour in. Steve ignored them, at first. His publicist would handle whatever it was. But then, Robin called.

“Steve!” she greeted when he answered. “You wore my shirt out?”

“Uh, yeah?” Steve responded. He looked down to see that it was a band t-shirt. Nothing too crazy about it. “That okay?”

“Yeah, it’s fine,” she assured him. “It’s just funny because somehow now people think you’re Corroded Coffin’s number one fan.”

“That’s…strange,” Steve said, confused. “All because I wore their shirt one time?”

“Yeah, well people looked into it and they found out you and Eddie Munson went to high school together -”

“Ah,” Steve acknowledged, starting to understand.

“- and now people are shipping you with him and all that.”

“Wait, what?” Steve’s face fell. “They’re - Like, that’s insane. It’s only been a few hours and - I mean, I don’t even know the guy.”

“Yeah, but do you remember that TikTok you made last year?” she asked. “The one where you took the metal song and stripped it down, sang it in your style instead?”

“Uh, yeah, I think so.”

Steve did that a few times with a variety of genres. He liked taking music to weird and unexpected places. So, sometimes when there was a viral song or sound, he’d put his own spin on it.

“Okay, well that was a Corroded Coffin song,” Robin explained.

“It…was?” Steve genuinely had no idea. He didn’t look into the artist before he’d made the video.

“Yeah,” she confirmed. “You seriously didn’t know?”

“No,” Steve answered. “So, that combined with the t-shirt and now people think I’m having an affair with this guy or something?” He scoffed. He’d never understand why people were so hellbent on creating stories from nothing.

“It’s just the internet, Steve,” Robin replied. “People say all kinds of things.”

“Yeah, but -” Steve sighed, shutting his eyes tightly. It wasn’t just that he was being shipped with some random guy, it was that Steve wasn’t even out yet. It was kind of a whole thing he and his team had been working on. His new album was supposed to announce it, not some random pairing based on zero evidence.

“Yeah, I know,” Robin said. Steve knew she understood completely, even without him saying anything. She knew his sexuality before he did. “I promise it’s not a huge deal. Sorry the internet sucks.”

“Thanks,” Steve responded. He hung up, groaned, and collapsed onto his couch, where he fell into a deep sleep.

“Eddie, we can use this.”

Eddie held back the groan he so desperately wanted to let out. He was on the phone with his manager, Carla, who had just told him that people online were pairing him with some other musician that Eddie had heard on the radio a few times and - yikes. It wasn’t his vibe.

“Use it for…?” he asked, completely nonplussed. He picked up a rubber band ball on his desk and rolled it around in his hands.

“You both have albums coming out soon,” she continued. “So, if you’re dating him then - I mean, think of the publicity.”

“Dating him?” Eddie echoed, confused. “Aren’t we jumping the gun, here? Do we even know if this dude likes other dudes in the first place?”

“No, but you should find out,” Carla insisted. “I mean, it’s HARVEST, Eddie. His music is everywhere right now.”

Eddie knew that much, at least. He didn’t listen to the music when he could help it, but people talked about it all the time. The mysterious HARVEST who wore disguises on stage and left cryptic posts on social media. Eddie couldn’t think of a single person he wanted to date less, and he didn’t even know the guy’s name or what he looked like.

Eddie, on the other hand, had been busting his ass to maintain the little audience he’d accumulated over the last five years. Corroded Coffin started as a high school passion project, then devolved into a more serious band that played sporadic shows in his hometown, and then went through a series of changes and replacements until Eddie was the only original part of it that remained. Well, that and the name, of course.

Eddie Munson. Corroded Coffin. They were pretty much synonymous at this point. The fans he had knew who he was and what he looked like. He rarely used social media, but when he interacted with fans he was blunt and to the point. No games. No mystery. This HARVEST guy kinda seemed like a tool.

“Yeah, I’ll pass,” Eddie said, snapping one of the rubber bands rhythmically.

“Eddie,” Carla prodded. “If you do this, you’ll blow up. Think of what you could do with the money. Merch. A tour. A vacation. A new house. Whatever you wanted, you could get.”

Money sounded nice, but it’s not like Eddie was living in poverty or anything. Well, he was in a tiny apartment in a shitty area of town, but it was Los Angeles. Who could afford anything more than that? Besides, he’d lived in places that small and shitty his whole life. Then again, he’d never had any other choice. Money would give him the choice.

The popularity aspect was also intriguing, because Eddie loved attention almost as much as he loved music. Sure, there were downsides to fame, but he adored the glimpses of it he’d had so far, and it’s not like being around HARVEST was going to turn him into Leo DiCaprio or something.

“Okay, so if I agree to this, what does that mean? Do you want me to DM him or something?”

“Actually,” Carla said. The playfulness in her tone caused Eddie to drop the rubber-band ball, because she only talked like that when she had a creative idea that he tended not to like. “He’s going to be at this launch party tonight that I may or may not have gotten you an invite to…”

Yup. That sounds about right.

“So you want me to crash the party and proposition this guy?” Eddie asked.

“Of course not,” she replied. “You’re invited, so it’s not crashing.”

Eddie had to chuckle at that one. She was a sneaky one, sometimes, and damn good at her job.

“Fine,” Eddie agreed. “Send me the details and I might go.”

“Will do!” Carla responded. He could hear how excited this made her, and he was glad at least one of them was into this whole thing. “You don’t have to do anything too wild, okay? Even if you’re just spotted with him, it will spread the narrative that something is going on. Deal?”

It felt a little gross to go somewhere just to track a random guy down and cling to him for popularity. It was kind of a dick move, really. Then again, Eddie was kind of a dick.

“Deal,” he replied.

“This will never not be the coolest thing to ever happen to me,” Robin said, as she always does when Steve takes her as his plus one to events.

“Yeah, well since Nancy dumped my ass, get used to it,” he teased. “You’ll be filling in for a while.” Steve nudged her shoulder, causing her to laugh. She was wearing this beautiful, brand new jumpsuit. It was pressed and ironed and cost almost a full paycheck. Lucky for her, she didn’t have to pay for it. Steve was doing pretty damn well for himself financially.

The Uber driver pulled up to the bar and dropped them off. Since it was the grand opening or something, the place was entirely closed off and only people on a list were allowed in.

“Name?” the security guard said at the door.

“Uh,” Steve stuttered. He never knew which name was on these stupid lists. “Steve Harrington, and my guest.” He gestured to Robin beside him, who blushed.

The security guard nodded, crossed them off, then opened the door for them to go inside.

“Holy shit!” Robin said as they walked in. The place was nice, even by Steve’s standards. They headed to the bar to order their first round of drinks.

Steve went to these kinds of things pretty often - he’d go, have a few drinks, hang out with people, then do it all again a few weeks later. He enjoyed them, for the most part.

Well, except for one thing.

Steve choosing to do music under the stage name HARVEST was great in a lot of ways. It was kind of like the whole Miley Cyrus vs Hannah Montana thing, except Steve wasn’t gonna show up to these parties wearing sunglasses, a wig, and an ugly vest - his signature look when he performed. He showed up as Steve, who was a nobody, and that felt kind of lame. To everyone else at the party, he just looked like a normal guy. Even Robin stood out more than he did.

Steve had this whole thing where HARVEST rarely posted anything or did interviews, and when he did he was in disguise and using a voice changer. It started as a joke and then just…stuck. HARVEST was a completely separate entity from Steve. HARVEST was all the parts of him that made him popular in high school, and Steve was whatever was left underneath.

He and Robin enjoyed the night anyway. They were handing out some sponsored cocktail throughout the night until everyone was good and drunk. Whatever was in that thing was lethal. Steve had only had two and he was feeling pretty tipsy. Robin was already on the dance floor after one. She’d pulled him to the photo area while a slower song played, urging him to get a picture with her and commemorate the night before she got too sweaty from dancing.

They held up their branded glasses and smiled. The light flashed so bright they both winced, then laughed at their dramatic reaction. When they began stumbling away from the camera, Robin paused.

“What?” Steve asked, confused.

“Eddie Munson is here,” she said.

“Where?” Steve asked. She pointed vaguely in Eddie’s direction, trying to act like she was just playing with her hair. Steve searched the room until his eyes locked in on the curly-haired brunette that the world wanted him to be with, apparently. Eddie was at the bar, talking up some of the other guests. “What is he doing here?” Robin shrugged.

Steve had never seen Eddie at one of these parties before. His band wasn’t really that popular. Their only claim to fame so far was a chorus of one of their songs going viral on TikTok. Then, like an idiot, Steve had done a cover of the damn song, and now he was in a whole mess of a situation. Eddie Munson was going to inadvertently reveal Steve’s bisexuality before his album even came out.

It wasn’t Eddie’s fault, and Steve knew that. Fans were going to say what they were gonna say. But still, Eddie being at the party was a crazy coincidence, considering the circumstances.

Steve took a sip from his third cocktail and decided not to think about it.

Eddie had never in his life been invited to something like this before. He’d had to talk to a guard and get let in, like some bigshot celebrity. If being around this HARVEST guy gave Eddie more opportunities to go to shit like this, maybe it was worth it.

Once he got inside, he went to the bar to get a drink. They were serving some cocktail that Eddie had no interest in drinking, so he ordered a whiskey on the rocks as he chatted with the people around him. They were all nice, although it was a bit too loud to have any actual conversation. Plus, most of the guests were well on their way to being drunk.

All in all, it was Eddie’s exact kind of chaos.

He scanned the room for a man that matched his only reference point of what HARVEST looked like. Eddie had seen a few pictures of him on stage, and his outfits were always a little out there. He had different hair every time, but his absurd style stayed consistent.

Nobody at this goddamn party looked like that.

“Hey,” Eddie said after nudging the person beside him. “You know where HARVEST is?”

He realized as soon as he asked that he probably could have just Googled him to see what he looked like. Whatever.

“Uhh, you mean Steve?” the woman responded. “He’s here somewhere. His date is in this gorgeous glittery blue jumpsuit. Find her and you’ll find him. He follows her like a shadow.” She finished her description with a light chuckle. Eddie turned back to face the rest of the bar and continued searching the crowd.

Okay, first of all - Steve? The man, the myth, the legend known as HARVEST was actually just…a guy named Steve? Eddie almost burst out laughing.

Secondly, he brought a date. Of course he brought a date. A woman, at that. Eddie wasn’t cool enough to have a plus one, but Steve on the other hand…

Wow. Eddie didn’t think he’d be able to find the glittery jumpsuit as fast as he did, but it really was a dead giveaway. It sparkled under the lights of the bar, and the girl next to Eddie was right - it was gorgeous. Steve’s date was gorgeous overall, actually. No wonder he was following her around.

“Him?” Eddie asked, pointing to the guy dancing with the woman in the jumpsuit.

“Yup,” the guest at the bar confirmed. She took the last sip of her cocktail and set the glass down on the counter. “So, do you wanna dance?”

Eddie froze. He wasn’t a huge fan of dancing in public, and he also wasn’t sure if this dance was just a dance or if it was something else.

“Well, I, uhhhh -” he began. “I mean, I’m like - ya know - gay.” She laughed in response, her face red from the alcohol.

“No shit,” she replied. “You obviously have heart eyes for Steve, and he’s dancing with someone else, so let’s go out there and you can make him jealous and I can dance until someone who likes women steals me away.”

Eddie grinned. This chick was dope. He held out his hand for her to take it, and then he walked her to the dance floor. He figured that he could strike up a conversation, get Steve to take a picture with him at the photo area, and then call it a night.

“What’s your name, by the way?” he yelled over the music.

“Chrissy!” she yelled back.

“Eddie!” he responded. She smiled at him, and he couldn’t help but notice how drop-dead gorgeous she was, too. Everyone at this party was perfect-looking, actually, and it was intimidating and weird. Eddie was grateful he'd decided to wear his nicer clothes.

And then they danced. Eddie did his best to jump to the music and twirl Chrissy around. Over the course of the first song she managed to glide them through the crowd and strategically place them right by Steve.

Chrissy was a total boss.

“STEVE!” she shouted, acting much drunker than she actually was. She threw her arms around Steve, who returned the hug with a warm smile. “How are you?”

Steve said something, but it was so loud on the dance floor that Eddie couldn’t hear it.

“I’M ROBIN,” blue jumpsuit woman said. She looked like she was having the time of her life. “NICE TO MEET YOU!”

“YOU TOO!” Chrissy replied. She turned to Eddie. “THIS IS MY FRIEND EDDIE!”

Oh, shit. Okay then.

Robin and Steve just kinda looked at him and didn’t say anything for a moment. There was no equally loud greeting for Eddie Munson, no sir. He immediately felt judged, and almost bolted right out of there. He didn’t fit in with this crowd at all.

“H-hi, Eddie!” Robin finally said. “I actually know you! I went to your show a few weeks ago!”

“Woah, really?” Eddie responded, shocked. Nobody had recognized him here, yet. Maybe he wasn’t so different from these people after all.

“YOU’RE A MUSICIAN, TOO?” Chrissy asked, amazed. Eddie nodded. Suddenly, the most beautiful man Eddie had ever seen approached Chrissy and asked her to dance. He recognized the guy as this famous actor who’d been in a ton of movies. Score for Chrissy, although she was perfect, too, and barely fazed. Instead, she took the actor’s hand and smiled. “GOTTA GO, SEE YOU GUYS LATER!”

And then, she was off. What a crazy life these people led.

Steve spoke again, but only Robin could hear him properly. She nodded, then gestured for Eddie to follow them to a less loud part of the bar.

“Much better,” Steve said once they could all hear themselves think again. The light in the bar was dim, so it was hard to make out all of Steve’s features, but Eddie could have sworn he looked familiar. “So, you’re the famous Eddie Munson?”

Eddie thought for sure he’d heard Steve wrong. Like, he must have, because no way in hell Eddie could be considered famous among this group of people. Unless Steve was being condescending, in which case…ugh. Sure, whatever.

“I - I mean, yeah,” Eddie replied. He turned back to Robin, who he already liked more than Steve. “So, you’ve seen Corroded Coffin in concert?”

“Yeah!” she said, her face lighting up at the question.

“Why?” Eddie asked before he could stop himself. Robin and Steve laughed. “I just mean, you’re not really my usual demographic -”

“I’m full of surprises, Eddie,” she teased. “Okay, so I only went because my friend had an extra ticket, but still.”

“Ouch,” Eddie responded with a laugh, clutching his heart as if he’d genuinely been distraught.

“What the fuck is in these things?” Steve said, staring intently at the drink in his hand.

“It’s basically a long island iced tea with all their cheapest liquor and a splash of sprite,” Eddie answered plainly.

“How did you know that?” Robin asked, amused.

“I asked,” Eddie replied with a shrug.

“The bartender?” Robin pressed. Eddie nodded.

“Yeah. I have this thing where I never shut up, so I tend to talk to everyone,” Eddie joked. Well, it wasn’t really a joke. “Anyway, how many have you had?” Steve’s brow furrowed as he desperately tried to remember his drink tally.

“One more than he should have had, apparently,” Robin said, taking the glass from Steve and setting it down on a table. “I’ll go get him some water.”

She disappeared with no further warning, leaving Eddie alone with Steve. Am I supposed to babysit this guy until she comes back or something?

“So, you and Robin,” Eddie said, shifting back and forth on his feet. He really could not for the life of him stop talking, especially with whiskey coursing through him. “Are you guys, like -?”

“Just friends,” Steve snapped back. He almost seemed pissed at the question. “She’s been my best friend for, god, I dunno, since college.”

“Cool,” Eddie replied. Steve was clearly very drunk, and Eddie wasn’t sure how much of that was contributing to his standoffishness. “Are you okay, man?”

“Why're you even here, dude?” Steve asked, his words slurred. “What made you come here?”

“Uhhh, I was invited?” Eddie answered. This guy’s a real trip.

“So it wasn’t because strangers online want us to be together, and if that happens you get more fame or whatever?”

Oh, damn. While that's exactly what was happening, Eddie sure as hell wasn't going to admit it. To save face, Eddie did what he did best - he defaulted to assholery.

“Don’t flatter yourself,” he responded. “I’m here for the same reason you are.”

“So, it’s a total coincidence that I see you at one of these things for the first time the same day people started talking about us online?”

“Maybe I’ve been to a ton of these parties and you’ve just never noticed,” Eddie retorted.

“I doubt it,” Steve shot back.

“Why?”

“Because you’re hard to miss, Munson. Always have been,” Steve replied.

“Always?” Eddie echoed, confused. Then, the lights hit Steve’s face and illuminated it entirely. Enough for Eddie to remember where he’d seen him before.

“Got your water!” Robin announced as she returned. She handed Steve the new glass, and he took it without breaking eye contact with Eddie.

“Ohhhh my god,” Eddie said, stunned. “You're Steve Harrington. HARVEST is Steve goddamn Harrington.”

“Sure is,” Steve replied, his voice even.

“I missed something, didn’t I?” Robin asked.

“I mean, kind of,” Eddie said, raising his voice. “Just a couple years of King Steve bullying the school Freak.” Robin turned to Steve, alarmed.

“Wait, you bullied him?”

“How did you not know it was me?” Steve asked, getting agitated now. “Did you seriously come here to try to mooch off me without even doing your research first?”

“I never said I came here for you,” Eddie replied.

“You didn’t deny it either,” Steve reminded him. “You still aren’t, by the way.”

“Okay, fine!” Eddie relented. “You caught me. I came here to cash in on your fame, like some poor commoner in need of charity, and I didn’t even bother to look you up first because honestly? Your music kinda sucks.”

“Oh, I definitely missed something,” Robin muttered nervously.

“You wanna talk about shitty music?” Steve said through gritted teeth.

“Okay!” Robin interjected, inserting herself between them. “No more of this. It was nice meeting you, Eddie, but I think we should split.”

“No need,” Eddie replied. “You stay, I’ll go. You’re the ones who belong here anyway.” He did a slight bow and walked away, leaving Robin and Steve behind.

So much for fame.

@lemondar93 i thought the whole #steddie thing was a reach but saw them together tonight and uhhhh 👀 idk there's something there

@izzierosieb wait omg at the Frolique grand opening? How tf did you get in??

@lemondar93 suuuuper lucky! Matty was supposed to go but he’s sick and I was backup!

@geegeedaheed tell us everything!!!!

@julijmonroe if steddie is real I will actually lose my mind wtf

@chasityseventeen no fr because we have so little and yet I’m already INVESTED

@belloca123 NOT THERE ALREADY BEING FANART OF THEM AHAHAHAHA

@camerohno Everyone just remember that these are real people and we shouldn’t be speculating about their lives even though they’re obviously secretly married

@lemondar93 LMAO

Steve woke up the next morning with the hangover from hell. After Eddie left, he and Robin stuck around for another song or two before heading out themselves.

Steve never really liked Eddie that much in high school because he was a show-off. He loved making a scene in the cafeteria and he always acted like he was better than everyone else just because he refused to like anything that was popular. Sports, music, TV shows. They were never going to be friends, because Steve usually liked the stuff that other people liked. He used to follow the pack, so to speak, and do what the people around him expected him to do. Eddie tended to do the opposite. Eddie was abrasive and loud and obnoxious.

Back in high school, anyway. Steve knew that people had the capability to change (after all, he sure did), but after reuniting with Eddie at the bar, he was skeptical any growth or development had actually occurred in the last six years.

Eddie was still a dick, and Steve had no interest in ever seeing him again.

He pulled out his phone to see that it was still blowing up. There was a new tag trending - #steddie. Yikes. He’d also gotten even more followers. Then, another update caught his eye.

His new album had double the pre-orders it had the night before.

He’d put his heart and soul into this album, and he wanted more than anything for it to be recognized. He was popular, yeah, but mostly for a couple singles that played on the radio all the time. This album was a piece of art from top to bottom that Steve had painstakingly planned and created from scratch.

Maybe. Maybe this stupid ship with Eddie Munson could be worth something. But not enough to contact the guy. No way.

Steve opened his Instagram and then felt his heart drop.

@nancywheeler: Life hack - date a photographer so you get amazing candids on vacation 💕

It hadn’t even been that long since Nancy left Steve for Jonathan Byers. Well, maybe it had been long enough, but still. Cute couple’s posts already?

Oh, no. Steve wanted Nancy to feel like he did, and he knew what would do the trick. She was always a bit of the jealous type.

God dammit.

(Part 2!)

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plainemmanem · 1 year

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FOR REAL. steve was justified in his actions of being mad at this guy who is TAKING PICTURES of & is obsessed with HIS GF. sees him in her BED??? after a long ass time dating?? like yeah hes gonna be pissed off. & then they made jancy happen & it felt kinda forced. nancy srsly needs to be the single independent woman she is in this last szn or im gonna be so upset

no yep you’re exactly right too.

like . jonathan was in the wrong every single time he made a move on nancy and steve was simply acting as any protective, possessive boyfriend would (hot) and tell jonathan off. and like . then she was INTO IT? she eventually GOT WITH JONATHAN? no idea where that came from felt SO forced. like hm nancy can’t date steve anymore bc he needs to be a heartthrob, who should nancy date. and jonathan was like. the closest warm body to her at that given moment. and like the love triangle angle? was so dumb. i don’t mind jonathan and nancy together (they are just stereotypical “straight couple”) but seeing nancy actually SEPARATE from the guys and go off with robin? so so smart. and then and THEN they had the audacity to make her interested in STEVE . AGAIN. like ok i get that maybe steve is still hung up on her right like he’s been striking out with all these girls and his self esteem’s maybe a little low and he’s hanging out with his first love again (the girl he’s been trying and failing to get over no less) i can see how he may not be able to think clearly and may mistakenly fall back into his old feelings again (even though i feel like he would eventually wise up like ‘hm this girl left me for her stalker’ but ANYWAYS) but nancy’s like. lowkey giving him signals??? like she’s not outrightly saying no or like ‘steve listen i’ll always cherish whatever it was we had but that’s in the past’ type thing? she’s just ??leading him on??? because she wants attention bc her boyfriend isn’t sitting right next to her???? does no one understand her character at all??? she’s confident and smart enough to know she doesn’t need to/should not behave that way??? once again they’re forcing this love triangle bullshit that not only is overplayed, but sucked during the first seasons anyhow it’s embarrassing. they truly have no idea what to do with nancy besides “she’s in heat for any man within three miles of her” it’s unbearable

#LET NANCY GO TO COLLEGE SINGLE #i’m so sick of men silencing women #small rant

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yikesharringrove · 2 years

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Okay fuckers episode 5.

The sound design of this season is the best of all the seasons. They’ve taken some cues from the soundtrack of horror movies and I think they’ve created a soundscape that’s super intriguing.

Stranger things has a habit of going for body horror and gore and just. Not hitting the mark. They don’t make it gross enough or they don’t really take the time to show the damage. Like the kid that gets vecna’d over the water, they don’t relish those scenes of his body being fucked is when they should. I want these people to be having videodrome or re-animator level fucked up deaths.

(Merlin and I spent hours last night talking abt this and we were both saying season 3 would’ve been totally improved by upping the disgust factor in the meat monster by having it LOOK like it was made of body parts. Like if there were recognizable limbs and shit or if the characters made comments on the rotten horrifying smell of it. Think Tusk)

I also am just sick of cgi. What makes old school horror movies so scary and revolting is how real practical effects look. I know you can’t really crumple someone up like Vecna does without creating a fake body and that’s expensive and difficult, but it looks so much better

I’m still loving the scary vibes, especially the haunted house kinda thing but I just really really miss the season 1 low budget b horror energy. The show has lost all the things that made it really stand out to me as something exciting in the beginning

Notes:

I literally dread the moment someone in the California gang suggests going to Utah. It’s probably to use Suzie’s radio and I’m gonna throw up when they cross that state line.

Why is el constantly wearing like twelve layers of clothing

Idk this Nina project thing is giving me bad vibes

NO FUCKING WAY

Dude Bren we was fucking killed WHAT is going on I don’t need this I don’t want this

This man makes my fucking skin crawl “let us work together, daughter and papa” BITCH EW

Bro how many times is this child gonna be traumatized before I can sleep again????

Let hopper rest challenge

“I have a family, I have three kids waiting for me” YES YOU DO, JOYCE. THREE OF THEM I’m getting emosh

Eddie slamming his way through this house like he isn’t a murder suspect

NOT STEVE CURLED UP ON THAT CHAIR LIKE A LITTLE KITTY I love him I love him he’s perfect in every way someone please send me a high res photo of this (and I ignore my dirty laptop screen)

“Cold beer would really calm my jangled nerves”

Lmao Ted telling these kids to fuck off

Max literally listening to ONLY kate bush and ridiculous volumes that’s the vibe

HOLLY IS SO FUCKING GROWN WHAT

Loving Max’s shitty art skills

“Maybe the answer is somewhere in this incredibly vague drawing. God, we need Will.” I actually love this. How wills drawings were so important to figuring shit out in season 2 and max is trying to use that same process but she’s terrible at art bc she’s just a person love this I don’t know why it’s just making my heart happy

Nancy origami-ing this house together. Lowkey would’ve lost my shit if that had been Steve putting it all together. He needs a moment to be smart and I think something visual like this could really be in his wheelhouse. I’m gonna do a fic where it’s Steve that puts it all together

Also bc I could totally see him and tommy and Carol daring each other to go into the Creel house and shit (Ted bundy had a house in my home town and we used to dare each other to go to the porch and knock on the door and shit and Hawkins kids would totally be the same)

WAIT DID THEY SHAVE ELS HEAD AGAIN OR IS THIS A FLASHBACK??? I hate flashback story telling it’s so fucking confusing gd

Is this a truama response? I guess. Bro idk what’s going on

What is with those weird little shoes the older kids have on?

Okay this plastic face bitch needs to get out of my face I literally can’t stay him he’s like fucking Michael Langdon I wanna punch him

STOP calling her sleepyhead I can’t deal

I’m kind of here for this sucked up time loop though

NOT THESE FRUITS BURYING A BODY

Will is literally using a hoe to dig he’s a nightmare

Obsessed with argyle’s very real reaction

Lmao D.A.R.E. Officer will

I KNEW something was gonna be hidden in the pen these guys suck

Some of these Russian guys are super hot and for WHAT

WAIT SO MUCH OF WHAT I HEADCANONED FOR HOPPERS BACKSTORY WAS JUST MADE CANON him fighting in Vietnam (I mean that obv) but it being spurred on by his shitty father that ‘thinks he’s a piece of shit’ I mean. I’ve written shit where billy and hop bind over their fucked up dads and the way we REALLY could’ve had hop seeing through Billy’s facade I’m gonna scream

This agent orange story is so so fucked up and the way that this is REAL are you kidding? I’m freaking out

Oh rip Sarah

THEY DO NEED YOU HOP AND YOU NEED THEM IT GOES BOTH WAYS

I’m gonna cry omg

Oh Christ Chrissy’s mom can fuck RIGHT off

I have to say the music they use when someone sees the clock, and the chimes are like bassed up and slowed it’s really cool

Jason needs to fuck off i fucking can’t with him

Stupid fucking Jason writing reefer ricks instead of reefer rick’s

“Should I knock? See if anybody’s home?” Steve you just pried off the wood that was keeping this place boarded up

“I found a key” queen of chaos robin Buckley

Thank god Steve has the limbs of a giraffe so someone in this group could reach the knob

Okay but Steve’s blank look when Dustin “do you need to be told everything? You’re not a child”joe keery sometimes just goes so dead in the eyes sometimes and it’s my favorite thing in the world

Also “thank you” “you’re welcome” he’s my baby boy I love him

“Why’s this wizard obsessed with clocks?” Idk Steve why am I obsessed with you? Sometimes people are just obsessed with things

Let Steve hit Dustin over the head like real brothers would challenge

“Why’d you sigh?” “I didn’t sigh, just come on dude” love Steve playing this off like it wasn’t the biggest most dramatic sigh in the whole world

We had a very similar lamp in my childhood home lol

THIS CONVO ABOUT MURRAY’S KARATE CLASS IM OBSESSED Jeremiah is my new favorite side character

If I have to hear this whore say “well well…” I’m gonna go on a murder spree

These flashes between cgi little el and old el is making my vertigo act up

“Good morning children” “good morning Miss Hannigan”

Brenner can choke on the biggest fattest dick

Sensory deprivation tanks are one of my biggest fears ngl

Argyle is the queer that can’t drive we all needed in this show

no. No no no no NO olease DONT please don’t

They showed that map of Utah and I ralphed

Will singing never ending story lub him

Eddie looks like if Alex Horne and Erin mcgehey had a child

This fucker that wears a trucker hat everywhere, even while wearing a suit is such a douchebag jock vibe I love

Why do NONE of my green colored pencils function FUCK

“If there’s a spider nesting in there you’re never gonna find it u too it lays eggs and all the babies spill out” ROBIN PLEASE

I love Steve constantly being like “we’re friends we’re friends we’re friends” and saying how he WOULD date robin but she wouldn’t date him. I hate that he and Nancy are sniffing around one another but he makes it very clear that he doesn’t think he’s too good for Robin or that she’s not attractive, but that she actually wants nothing more than platonic with him without outing her. I just think it’s very sweet

STEVE STARTED TO TRY TO QUOTE THE SHERLOCK HOLMES QUOTE DUSTIN SAID QND I HAD TO LEAVE THE ROOM HES SO EMBARRASSING

And then he just walks away he’s such a baby such a baby

Kate bush will NEVER lose her magic powers that wuthering heights video is fucking amazing

Lucas being a lil dork I’m so so glad he’s a real character again after last season

I think the sound design is my favorite of all the seasons. The clock noise is cool and the way they’re using running up that hill to play quietly and distorted in certain scenes is really interesting

This whole flashback is like some umbrella academy rip off shit

Not them vying for brenners pocket taffy

Anytime this gross waxwork lookin bitch speaks I am filled with unspeakable rage

Bro where’s Kali in all these flashbacks??? I’ve been honking that since the beginning that first flashback really bothered me bc of all the kids besides 11 were killed how did Kali survive/did she escape earlier than that when she was like 4???? I hate it

“My fingers are like arrows!” The theatre if it all what a whore I love Murray

The karate has really payed off good for you dude

And then Murray and Joyce were frozen for sixty years like captain America

Yes Steve being the Scooby gang leader for five seconds loml

Eddie I promise you can paddle faster than he can swim

If Vecna can fuck with the flashlights he could totally fuck with the Walkman too

Lmao Eddie falling overboard

Good job girl FUCK brenner I hate him I hate him

Why did they reshave els head??? I don’t get it and bc it’s a wig it makes her head look oddly shaped

“Papa” “daughter” 🤢

#also I just tried to spell apocalypse as ‘apocylyspse’ so that’s how my nights going #yikes talks #st4 #stranger things spoiler #strangerthingsspoilers #I’m probably gonna stop tagging spoilers come Friday since it’ll be 2 weeks since release

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twin-scars · 2 years

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Steve gets a lot of crap for leaving Nancy at the Halloween party. I seriously don’t think he ‘left’ her there. Not entirely. I think he was waiting outside, or waiting in his car, for her to come out. Like yeah, he left her, that was supremely shitty, but I think he was still there even though Nancy ripped his heart out.

Again, still shitty he chose that route, but, whatever. He just got hurt so his response is pretty understandable.

I think this because how else would he know Jonathan took her home? Unless someone told him. But in season two Steve isn’t really close to anyone but Nancy and most were too drunk at the party and might not have even paid attention to her.

At the same time, I think he was also hoping Nancy would get a ride with one of her girlfriends, but he would’ve taken Nancy home if she left the party by herself. But the moment he saw Jonathan with her, he took off, no doubt seriously pissed off.

Steve was on okay-ish terms with Jonathan. He clearly forgave him for the picture incident (hence the camera as a gift at Christmas) but lowkey was jealous of him because Nancy still spent time with him and told him things that she didn’t tell Steve (like wanting to kill the demogorgon, for instance).

I mean, he kissed Nancy right in front of Jonathan, literally pulling her out of the conversation with him. He did not want her around Jonathan.

He never would’ve asked Jonathan to take her home. Never. He would more likely seek out Nancy’s girl friends. Steve doesn’t really have a reason not to trust Jonathan--he never made any sexual or romantic advances towards her. But after being told his whole relationship with Nancy was bullshit, he probably was not surprised in the least it was Jonathan that took her home. He called Jonathan her ‘other boyfriend.’ He probably suspected Nancy had feelings for Jonathan but ignored the signs because Nancy told him she loved him.

I wish the writers hadn’t made their break-up so murky. We’re just left to assume Stancy had broken up because Nancy couldn’t tell him she loved him and he called her bullshit. It’s sort of confirmed in the locker room when Tommy says they’d only broken up for one day and she was already with Jonathan.

Steve clearly felt things could be patched up, as he went to the Wheeler’s house to give Nancy flowers and apologize.

But when he saw Nancy put her hand on Jonathan’s shoulder when he was with Will, Steve did the nice, mature, right thing to do--he let Nancy go to be with whoever she wants. He did a lot of shitty things in season one, but in season two he has changed and continues to do so. I do feel for Steve--most of his relationship with Nancy was her having one foot out the door the entire time. He did love her, and she cared about him, but not the way she cares for Jonathan. She loves Jonathan more than anyone.

Nancy should have not gotten back together with Steve. Murray really spells it out for her (she probably didn’t even realize she was using Steve as a safety net) and this ultimately makes her realize she loves Jonathan.

Why Steve would want to go back to that, I don’t know. He deserves someone who will appreciate him, and that person is not Nancy. Jonathan and Nancy are soulmates. They have twin scars, after all.

Jonathan needs to work on his lying, though lol.

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lesbianrobin · 4 years

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Im dying to know, do you have any holiday-themed Steve, Robin, Party, etc. headcanons?

god you KNOW i do!!! first of all i celebrate christmas and i dont rly know anything about other holidays this time of year so im just gonna... work on the assumption that they all celebrate christmas, but if anyone who doesnt celebrate or celebrates something else wants to reblog and add their own hcs i encourage it!!! okay this is gonna be so scattered but:

steve never really liked christmas very much. it was always just stressful and he hated having to spend time with his family and he always got like the most generic expensive boring gifts from his parents and it just wasn't really fun... the first christmas he really got into it was the christmas he spent with nancy and after they broke up, he was like oh christmas just fucking sucks!! but then...

that next christmas dustin invites him over for christmas eve and he brings a pie that he bought from the grocery store and claudia thanks him a million times and he wishes that he'd baked it himself so he didn't feel so guilty

dustin gives him a little baseball bat ornament and claudia is like "oh i thought you played basketball!" and steve is like "oh uh i do but i like baseball too :)" and he and dustin kinda smile at each other and steve ruffles his hair and they watch rudolph on tv and steve is like oh christmas.... is good......

speaking of dustin he always starts thinking about christmas gifts in like october but somehow ends up with absolutely nothing on december 20th and he has to run around in a panic finding gifts for the party

he drinks hot chocolate like a maniac... he doesnt drink water the entire month of december it's hot chocolate or it's nothing

hes one of those people who will say "come on it's christmas!!!" on like the tenth

lucas is one of those people who will say "no asshole it's december tenth"

lucas loves christmas!! he just thinks that it's a day and not a whole fucking month!!! he thinks anything before like december 15th is too much

the only thing he hates about christmas is that his parents always make him and erica pick out gifts for each other with no help from them... and since erica is an evil genius she always gets lucas the perfect gift just so she can hold it over his head for the entire year when he accidentally gets her a toy she already owns

she literally watches him open his present like >:) and lucas is pissed when it's this extremely specific action figure that he's wanted for a long time but he swears he never even mentioned it to anybody

and then he just sits there feeling like a stupid asshole as she unwraps a random doll that lucas figured she might like since its hair looks kind of sort of vaguely like erica's and she's like "thanks lucas :) i think i have this one already but it's sweet" and his parents are like "hey it's the thought that counts! erica see your brother knows what you like :)" and she's like "yeah :)" and then as soon as their parents aren't looking she sticks her tongue out at lucas and he sticks his out back at her

the sinclairs have such a disgustingly perfect christmas like they bake cookies together and shit it's adorable

speaking of adorable families the byers house is so full of love on christmas

almost all of the ornaments on their tree are handmade little crafts from when will and jonathan were younger and they buy tinsel at the dollar store and just go fucking ham with it their tree always looks like a hobby lobby threw up

growing up joyce would usually try to get them some things they need on christmas and then like one or two special things for each of them and she could never buy the fancy new toys that were in all the ads on tv and in magazines but she knows her boys.... jonathan got his first camera on christmas and it was from a secondhand store and kind of dinged up and definitely old as shit but he loved it..... will always got some new construction paper and crayons or markers so by the end of christmas day joyce would have new drawings to put up on the fridge or a new little ornament that he made for her.....

sometime in november jonathan would always be like "okay will i have a secret mission for you, you need to find out something mom needs that we could give her for christmas!" and will would be like "you have to say your mission should you choose to accept it" and jonathan would say "well i know you're gonna accept the mission" and will's like "jonathannnnn" and jonathan would be like "okay fine your mission should you choose to accept it" and will would be like >:) im a spy >:)

so little baby will would action roll around the house humming the mission impossible theme and peeking around walls at joyce and then after like a week he'd say "i think mom needs a stool she keeps jumping to try and reach stuff high up in the cabinets" and jonathan's like awesome thanks and he finds a cheap folding stool and some chocolates that he can afford with whatever money he has saved up and he has will wrap it because he figures it's like ten times cuter that way and joyce cries when she sees the little christmas card will put with the stool for her

i'm going way more in depth than i need to thvjdjcd but basically the byers house is all love man... so much love ..... they don't use colored lights anymore they only use the solid strands but they still have fun decorating together and will makes paper chains and stuff to hang up and i'm about to make myself cry

so!! this is getting super long fjvndmcmd

nancy is absolute dogshit at buying presents for people she's just terrible at it. she always just asks mike and holly and her parents what they want and buys exactly what they tell her and if they don't tell her anything then she has like a mental breakdown about it and panics and buys like. a flannel pajama gift set from the department store.

when she's dating steve he tells her not to worry about getting him anything which she takes at face value until her mom asks what she's giving steve like three days before christmas and then she starts panicking and she goes to a sporting goods store and just asks the first employee she sees what a teenage boy who plays basketball might like

steve can't tell if he should be like happy or vaguely offended that his girlfriend gave him like shoe deodorizers and a water bottle and socks for a sports team that he doesn't root for... she tried though and thats all he cares about

she and jonathan agree they'll exchange gifts but nothing over like MAX fifteen bucks which is easy she just finds a tape or a record she thinks he'll like and she's set (she spends a full hour in the music store and almost just gets a gift certificate for him but eventually she just says fuck it and picks some random shit she's never heard of and hopes he likes whatever it is)

mike on the other hand is actually like... insanely good at gift giving because he pays close attention to the people he cares about and he just like Knows if lucas or dustin or will is gonna like something

he just doesnt really buy into christmas all that much?? it's cool to get free stuff and eat cookies and all but he thinks people make it into a bigger deal than it should be

holly still believes in santa though so he likes seeing how excited she gets on christmas... it warms his cold tween boy heart.....

the first christmas he gets to spend with el he turns into a fucking christmas enthusiast and he makes her hot chocolate and gives her a tape full of christmas songs and he asks his mom for a bigger gift allowance because he has a GIRLFRIEND now and she's never- uh, THEY'VE never celebrated christmas TOGETHER so it has to be SPECIAL MOM!!!!

karen is like buddy calm down but it's so nice to see him excited about something again that she caves and gives him like forty bucks and tells him not to tell nancy or his dad

el and hopper christmas... i cannot go into detail or i WILL cry but hopper takes her with him to pick out their tree and she's so meticulous about it like examining all of them and he's just standing there in the cold freezing his ass off letting her do her thing because she's so excited that he doesn't have the heart to tell her they're basically all the same and to just hurry up and pick one

he gives her a lot of books... there are so many books under their ugly fucking tree because el picks one thats extremely crooked because she says it seems nice and hopper cant find any of his old decorations so they have to start from scratch...

el enlists the whole party for help finding hopper a present because it has to be the best present of all time!!!! they're like well what does he like and she's like uh tv.... coffee.... gun...... and they're like uh we can get him a coffee mug?

so on christmas morning el presents him with a "BEST DAD" mug full of candy and he hugs her so she won't see that he's fucking crying

she also gives max a drawing she did of max as wonder woman and it isn't very good but max says it's her favorite present she's ever gotten and she keeps it folded up in her nightstand

max has mixed feelings about christmas

i should not have saved her for last this is depressing

fuck her family fuck all of that okay max spends christmas eve with the sinclairs and christmas day with el because her mom and neil don't really feel like celebrating this year and so for the first time in a long time her christmas is full of love and joy and hopper makes them cinnamon rolls for breakfast which el has never had before and it's great

the party usually does a big gift swap and they don't get each other anything too fancy or expensive but it's sweet... they all gather in mike's basement like the day after christmas and eat the leftovers from the wheelers' christmas dinner and give each other comics and action figures and dice

once robin enters the picture she and steve lowkey get smashed on christmas eve together off peppermint schnapps and they play rockin around the christmas tree like ten times and jump around until they get dizzy...

they give each other little things like every other day leading up to christmas so by the end of december they've exchanged gifts like ten times but it isn't their FAULT okay!!! steve just saw these earrings and thought of her so he got them... and robin couldn't just leave that wham! crop top sitting in the store...... and steve couldn't resist the cheap bff necklaces he found while looking for a gift for erica....... and what is robin meant to do, ignore the stuffed kermit doll she saw in a store window?

it's just unrealistic

i like to think that everybody gathers at the byers house for lunch or dinner on christmas eve... they just hang out and exchange presents and make cookies and watch christmas movies and argue over which ones suck and which ones are actually good...... they just spend time together without any fear or danger and it's good

#stranger things #christmas #god this is so long gifmcmdj #em talks #asks #long post #define-lying

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Can’t Cheat Fate [6]

pairing: Steve Harrington/Female Reader, slight Jonathan Byers/Female Reader || Fake Dating! Au

series summary: It started with an innocent kiss shared with Steve Harrington at an 8th grade party, then years later you’re in a fight with your best friend and long time crush and in a fake relationship with the King of Hawkins himself. What was it about that party that has your junior year this insane?

warnings: none | word count: 2.4k+

note: This story went in a different direction than anticipated, so the summary has changed! But I hope you enjoy this chapter! I worked very hard on it for you lovely readers <3

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You were tired today, that was it. You woke up late, left the house late, and arrived to school about a half hour late. (You lowkey hoped Jonathan would be waiting for you and you would’ve just sucked it up and got in the car, but he wasn’t there. Of course.) You were just dead tired, so when Steve approached you with the strangest question you’ve ever heard in your life, you weren’t going to rule out that you hallucinated it.

“What?” you asked, scrunching up your nose and squinting your eyes as if your face was rendering you deaf. Steve asked you again.

“Will you be my girlfriend?” he asked you in a way he would ask to borrow a pencil or something, as if it was just a normal question you ask your friends. You looked around now, wondering if perhaps this was a dream. Steve snapped his fingers in front of your face.

“I’m right here (y/n)- I asked-” he stopped, and then asked a different question, “Did you get enough sleep last night? You look out of it.” You opened your mouth to speak, but then closed it again. You were sure by now that this wasn’t a dream, suddenly becoming more awake. You realize too that some people were looking with equally confused and shocked looks on their faces that told you they heard the same thing.

Quickly, you grabbed ahold of Steve’s wrist and dragged him with you out of the cafeteria. Steve was taken off guard by this, but allowed you to pull him out of the cafeteria and then into an empty classroom.

“Everything okay?” Steve asked, you shot him a look.

“No! Steve! You literally just asked me to be your girlfriend in front of a bunch of people!” you said, whacking him lightly in the chest with your sweatshirt sleeve. Steve raised a brow.

“So?”

“So? So!?” You were fuming now, “Are you okay? Did you knock your head somewhere? You-” You were flailing your arms in the air like a mad woman that Steve had to catch your wrists to stop you.

“Whoa! Just listen to what I meant by asking you,” he said, cutting you off. You stopped talking right away, wondering what the hell he was talking about. He released your hands, “Okay so! Remember yesterday, when you told me about your crush on Byers, and then I told you about the situation with me and Nancy-”

“Yeah?”

“Well then you should remember the advice you gave me.” You huffed.

“You mean the horrible advice, the advice of dating someone else?” you asked, reassuring that this was what he was talking about. Steve nodded, but he didn’t say anything- was just looking at you waiting for you to get where he was going with this. Even though you were tired, you put the pieces together fairly quick. You gasped, and pointed up at him, “O- I don’t think so, Harrington. I’m not going to be your girlfriend just to make Nancy jealous!” Steve put his hands in your face to stop you from yelling any louder.

“Just hear me out! Okay!” Steve quickly said, you were about to tell him no but he said, “I know how crazy it sounds, I know! But I think us dating would be really beneficial to both of our situations!” he tried to explain, but you really didn’t want to hear what he had to say to be honest.

“I don’t care how it’ll be ‘beneficial’” you did your best to imitate his voice, “I don’t want to do it.”

“Just listen! Before you decide!”

“No!”

Steve groaned, getting annoyed with you and then you got annoyed with the fact that he thought he had the right to be annoyed with you for not wanting to listen to his stupid plan.

“I don’t want to date you, Steve. I don’t like you like that! And I especially don’t want to date someone just so they could make some girl they like jealous, it’s too...weird and…” you got the chills by how strange the whole proposed idea sounded. Steve quickly shook his head.

“We won’t be dating though,” he said, “I mean we will be at least to the others.” He tried to explain this to your suddenly slow mind.

“What the hell does that even mean?!”

Steve sighed, and pointed in the general direction of the cafeteria, “Them, the students out there- you know? We’ll make them think we’re dating.”

“Are you talking about a fake relationship?” you questioned, and he nodded, a smile growing on his lips that you were starting to understand. The smile disappeared though when you said, “That’s. Insane.” You couldn’t believe what was happening!

“Look- okay! If we “date” then it would push Jonathan to admit his feelings for you- and don’t say he doesn’t like you because he does, I know he does,” he stopped you before you could even argue with his point, “And then Nancy will see that I’ve moved on from her to someone new, she’ll realize that she does want to be with me.” You were about 3 seconds away from knocking Steve over the head with your school binder, thinking it was just the thing to knock some sense back into the guy.

“This idea of yours- doesn’t make any sense and even if it did- it’s not going to work! For me especially! I already told you, Jonathan doesn’t like me like that- so in no way would this,” you pointed between you two, “Be beneficial to me!”

“Yes he does! And I’m not the only one who thinks so- just think of it this way- if you and Jonathan were suddenly dating everyone would think ‘oh finally!’” Steve tried to convince you, but you weren’t budging, “And also it wasn’t my idea- it was yours.” He poked your shoulder, and you shooed his hand away from you.

“It wasn’t even an idea! And I just said it- I didn’t think you’d actually consider it!” Steve crossed his arms and shrugged. You purse your lips together, “And stop saying he likes me,” you said.

“But he does! Why do you think he’s so pissed off at the idea of me and you being together- it’s probably killing him that he doesn’t know if we’re together for sure, so he went on to find someone else to shield his pain.” You couldn't believe what you were hearing, couldn’t believe what Steve was suggesting before your very eyes.

“Steve- if I actually went through with this, I would definitely lose Jonathan as a friend,” you frowned, “And I’d much rather have him as a friend than nothing at all.” Steve’s face fell suddenly, and then he softly sighed. Following that sigh, he nodded, finally realizing and accepting he wasn’t going to get you to budge. He actually looked quite upset though, and that made you wonder for a second what pushed him to coming up with that crazed plan. That doesn’t just happen, but you were so shocked and upset that you didn’t want to ask him about it- not until after you’ve calmed down.

“I’m going to go Steve- we’ll talk again on Monday, not about this. I just- dear god I need this day to end,” you mumbled, Steve didn’t respond to you, just watched the ground as you turned around to leave. Just as you were at the door though, you heard Steve call out to you, “You don’t know if you don’t try!”

He mirrored your words from last night in front of your house, and you scrunch your entire face up as you thought oh shut up.

***

The rest of the day, you couldn’t get what happened out of your mind that you couldn’t even catch a quick nap in the last period of the day where you thankfully had a substitute. Also, people were talking.

Steve had literally asked you to be his girlfriend in front of only a few people, and those few people talked and now it seemed everyone was talking. Hell in the class before you could hear Tina basically damn your name and doubt Steve even asked you. Freaking Tina Cline.

“He probably asked her as a joke,” she had said, very loudly to make sure you and people all the way in New York to hear.

You wondered if Jonathan heard about it, but you wouldn’t really know because you didn’t hang out with Jonathan and Marlene literally all day. They ditched you at lunch to go to the dark room that Nancy Wheeler saw you alone, felt bad, and invited you to sit with her and Barbara. You froze up again, you wondered if she heard about Steve asking you out.

You have to admit, you were a little curious about how that would work out as you calmed down, you know how Jonathan would react, but Nancy? A mystery that was, maybe that’s why Steve was so engrossed into the idea. But you were also curious as to how you and Steve would be in a relationship, you mean, did it seem that far off to people that you and Steve would “date”? You’ve been friends for a while, hell you literally spend an hour, sometimes more with him after school now. You scoffed.

Me and Steve Harrington. Huh.

Your curiosity did eventually get the better of you that after school was over, the history class you have with Jonathan was only twice a week, so you actively sought out Jonathan. You checked the photography room, the moment you went to open the door, there was Jonathan.

And he didn’t look happy to see you, nor did he look annoyed. He actually looked quite sad, it made your stomach drop.

“Jonathan-”

“I can’t talk right now, (y/n),” he cut you off, there was a sharpness in his tone, but the sad look in his eyes didn’t vanish. You shut your lips and nodded, stepping out of his way so he could walk past you. You watched him as he walked away, and then someone said your name. You turned and saw Marlene approaching from behind you.

“Hey (y/n)!” she greeted you, you gave a weak wave, “Waiting for Jonathan?”

You shook your head, “No- he just left,” you gestured to where he was still walking towards the exit, “Has he been sad all day today or?” Like you said, you hadn’t exactly seen him all day. Marlene frowned, looking towards him as well.

“No- I haven’t seen him since lunchtime- he was okay then.” she looked just as concerned as you were. You were reminded that that was when Steve asked you out, and for a moment you let yourself think that was the reason.

Marlene walked forward, “I’m going to catch up to him, I��ll see you Monday (y/n).” She bid you a good-bye and began to jog to catch up to him. She did eventually, right when he was at the exit and what you saw hurt you quite a bit. He smiled at the sight of her, actually smiled and no “don’t talk to me right now” bullshit like he’d done to you.

Then, they were out the door, and out of your sight.

You’re such an idiot for thinking you were the reason, you thought bitterly to yourself. Jonathan didn’t like you, and he didn’t like you even as a friend now because he thinks you and Steve are a thing.

The tension between you and Jonathan had never been this bad, and it was because of Steve Harrington. And you weren’t even dating, Jonathan just got that into his own stupid head. It was at this moment you realized that it didn’t even matter, Jonathan dropped you the moment it seemed you and Steve were together. He found someone else to replace you, a new best friend, a possible girlfriend.

Steve’s proposed idea and the benefits wasn’t even what fueled you to actually act upon his stupid (or your stupid idea apparently), you were just so over it. If Jonathan liked you like Steve believes he had a real funny way of showing it, so why not take up Steve’s offer? Show Jonathan that yeah you’re dating Steve Harrington like he believed you were, and there’s nothing he could do about it. If he liked you, then he should’ve done something about it earlier.

You’d bend the rules, you didn’t need Jonathan to admit his nonexistent feelings to you, and even if he did- it didn’t matter, at least not at this moment.

So, you turned around- and went to go find Steve to tell him you reconsidered his offer.

Today was a football game, students were already gathering in the bleachers to already claim their seats. Steve would definitely be there, you marched through the small crowd of people, shoving people gently and then finally making it through the open gate.

There weren’t many people on the bleachers that you caught sight of him in a matter of seconds. He was on the home side, towards the center-middle of the bleachers with both of his friends Tommy H. and his girlfriend Carol. Tina was there too, sitting next to her friend Rhonda.

If you weren’t so determined and suddenly full of adrenaline, you would’ve probably turned around, but instead you walked over there with your head high.

Steve was leaned backwards on his elbows, a pair of rayband sunglasses resting over his eyes. He was listening to something Carol was saying. You stopped at the bottom of the bleachers, and called out his name.

He didn’t hear you at first, but Tina did. She raised a brow, halting her conversation with Rhonda. You ignored her look and called his name out a little louder.

“Steve!”

Now, Steve heard you. He head perked up, and he looked around for a bit before looking down at you. You beckoned him to meet you down there, Tommy H. made a stupid scoff, and Carol laughed softly. You couldn’t be bothered by them. Steve stood up quickly, and hopped down the bleachers to meet you.

“Yes (y/n)?” he asked, standing in front of you. You reached forward, removing his sunglasses so you could actually see his eyes. He didn’t stop you. You took a deep breath.

“Let’s do it, let’s date,” you said, Steve’s eyebrows raised, clearly surprised by your sudden change of heart. He leaned in slightly, examining you closely.

“Are you sure?” he asked, you purse your lips together and nodded. He eyed you closer, as if to make extra sure you were sure. When he saw the determined and genuine look in your eyes, his lips curled up into a smile. Then, you felt him touch your cheek, and kiss you.

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Stranger Things!

the first character i ever fell in love with:

Hmmm, I’d probably go with either Dustin, Mike or Jonathan. They are all just so adorable and I love them

a character that i used to love/like, but now do not:

I don’t really think I have one of these. The only character I can really think of is Steve and like I still love Steve, but I’m kind of tired of some of the dad!Steve jokes because I feel like the fandom went on about it for so long. Like they were funny but I’m kind of over them I guess? I’m sure when the new content comes out and they start up again, hopefully with new jokes that I might enjoy. So I guess dad!Steve more than Steve himself.

a ship that i used to love/like, but now do not:

Probably Stancy. Like I still like them as a brotp and I think Steve and Nancy have the potential to be an awesome friendship/team, but I don’t ship them romantically.

my ultimate favorite character™:

It’s a tie between Will, Jonathan and El.

prettiest character:

I’m going to go with Joyce because have you seen Winona Ryder. She is truly gorgeous and no matter how they try to grunge her down Joyce, she is still beautiful.

my most hated character:

Brenner. Anyone who can lock up a child, let alone multiple children and experiment on them deserves to die a slow painful death

my OTP:

There are a few, but the one i love the most are Mileven, Jopper and Jancy. Lumax is also adorable and I like Robin and Steve already, or at least the version of them I have in my head, which I’m hoping lives up to my version of them lol

my NOTP:

Harringrove. Stranger Things is one of the few things I watch that I have an actual clear cut notp, which should tell you something about how bad it is.

favorite episode:

Probably the first season’s finale. It’s just so amazing and hardly misses a beat and leaves just enough open that you are satisfied with what has happened, but are still excited about what’s to come.

saddest death:

I think Bob, because as much as Barb’s death is extremely sad and I hate that Nancy has to do though what she goes through as a result, we as an audience don’t know Barb all that well so there is slight disconnect, at least for me with Barb’s death. Bob’s death on the other hand, you just spent most of the season getting to know him and how he loves Will and Jonathan already and how he loves Joyce and he makes her feel happy and safe and then it all gets ripped away and we have to sit there and witness that kind of death to a character who is just purely good for the sake of it. Like both deaths (and even Benny’s in the first episode) are tragic in how they effect the people of the world, but Bob’s death is the one that I think the audience is truly impacted from because we know him the best.

favorite season:

season one definitely. It’s so well crafted. Not to say season two isn’t, but you can definitely tell they spent the most time on the first season, which makes sense

least favorite season:

I guess season 2 by default? Because there are only 2 seasons, but I love both of them so much because they each have different things to offer and are so good.

character that everyone else in the fandom loves, but i hate:

I really can’t think of anyone that the fandom loves but I hate.

my ‘you’re piece of trash, but you’re still a fave’ fave:

Kali’s gang I think. Maybe not Kali herself, but definitely her gang. They are all just so weird, but they work in a way that is hard to describe because they have all SEEN SOME SHIT and they get each other. Kind of like if the party had met on the streets and grown up together like that lol.

my ‘beautiful cinnamon roll who deserves better than this’ fave:

Will Byers, hands down. That kid has been through so much and has come out of the other end and I really hope he gets bit of a break this coming season because damn he deserves one.

my ‘this ship is wrong, nasty, and makes me want to cleanse my soul, but i still love it’ ship:

hmmm, I’m not sure I have one of those lol

my ‘they’re kind of cute, and i lowkey ship them, but i’m not too invested’ ship:

Robin and Steve right now. I have no idea what lies ahead for them so I don’t want to get too invested in case Robin is the major death this season.

Also Bob and Joyce. If he hadn’t died, he would be giving Hopper a serious run for his money is winning Joyce over.

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Reach Out

Requests- “Steve Harrington x Reader where the last time you talked to Steve and Johnathan (you three + Nancy were really close but you still hang out with Nancy) was defeating the demogorgon for the first time, but you drifted apart bc you started dating Billy and it’s like lowkey a pretty toxic and controlling relationship but Y/N is blind to it and eventually Steve, through Nancy, reveals to you that Billy’s cheating on you and he’s in love with you”

Words- 1167

Warnings- Toxic relationships, cheating

A/N- Sorry this took me so long to write, writers block has been killing me!

You would think that saving the world would bring you closer together with your friends. It didn’t. In all honesty, it wasn’t exactly like you didn’t try. You loved Nancy, Steve, and Jonathan. There was just another element you hadn’t accounted for, Billy Hargrove. It was a bad idea in the first place. Yet, when Billy had sauntered over to ask you out you said yes. That was mistake number one. Mistake two was going along with it. Billy was in no way perfect, or even close to being at least okay. It probably wasn’t healthy. It was just a release back to the normal world.

You flipped over a notecard and stared at the handwriting on the back. You had a test tomorrow, and honestly, all you wanted to do was pass it and get the rest of the week over with.

“I’m going to be honest, the words are starting to just blur together,” you sighed dropping the card back onto the bed with the others. Nancy glanced up from the textbook she was hunched over.

“Yeah, I am getting pretty tired. Want to just chat for awhile?” she said closing the book. It was nice to talk with Nancy, whenever Billy was around it meant no one else was going to be around you. Which sucked, but you could deal with it.

“Sure,” you answered flopping back onto the pillows and picking at your nails.

“It feels like it’s been forever since we’ve just talked. Together, I mean. Your hair looks different,” Nancy remarked resting her head in her hands and leaning forward.

“Oh,” you paused and tugged at your hair. Billy had said it would look better shorter. It wasn’t that much shorter, but you did miss the old length. Billy liked it though. “Yeah, actually Billy mentioned-,” you stopped. There was no point in saying anything to Nancy. She shouldn’t have to worry about you and your relationships.

You could still see Nancy’s face. There was pity etched into her features. Why? You were fine, there was no need for pity from anyone over something that wasn’t a problem, “You know, you and Billy, I just- are you guys okay?”

“We’re fine,” you snap back regretting how sharp it sounded. Nancy looked worried. That wasn’t good because Billy would find out, he always did, and you didn’t want to get Nancy into any trouble.

“Right then,” her smile looks forced. You gather up your notecards again and absent-mindedly shuffle them.

“Well I guess I should probably head back to my house, it’s getting kind of late,” you say as you start to gather up your stuff. It’s really not that late, but Billy was going to pick you up.

Nancy frowns but helps you pack your things up before giving you a quick hug goodbye. You missed having time to spend with friends like this. Steve and Jonathan had always been there for you. There was no way you would be able to spend time with either now with Billy around.

After you say goodbye to Mrs. Wheeler, you leave the house to see Billy's car waiting on the street. God, you hoped you weren't late. Quickly you walk down the sidewalk and got in the car. Billy looks at you before speaking, “Where the hell were you?”

“I told you earlier, I was studying with Nancy. I needed you to pick me up,” you say looking outside.

“Why do you wanna hang out with her anyway?” he asks.

“I told you, I was just studying,” he licks his lips and turns back toward the road before finally driving off.

~~~~~~~~~~ You don’t speak to Nancy for the next week. When you finally do see her, it’s right before lunch. You watch her walk over to you, and hope that Billy is nowhere near here.

“Hey, Y/N,” she smiles at you, “look, I need to talk you about something.”

“Oh,” you say chewing your lip. What could be wrong?

“So, actually Steve wanted me to tell you this. But he figured because of Billy, he probably shouldn't. There really isn't an easy way to say this, Billy has been cheating on you. I’ve seen it and so has Steve and Jonathan. Steve just wants you to be okay,” Nancy puts her hand on your arm. You blink, processing. You’ve had suspicions that he was cheating on you, but there was no way you could break things off.

“Y/N, are you okay?” Nancy asks, snapping you back out of your thoughts.

“I-yeah, thank you, Nancy,” you say trying to smile. She nods, before walking off.

Suddenly she turns back, “Steve’s by the bathrooms,” she gives no further explanation.

You consider your options. You could go back to Billy, knowing for sure what he as doing, or , in fact, to Steve. Definitely that latter. Taking a deep breath, you start off towards the bathrooms.

When you finally make it there, Steve is in fact standing there. He looks anxious even before he sees you. How long has it been? You close the distance and walk towards him.

“Steve?” you ask, catching his attention.

“Y/N!” he jumps a little.

“Do you want to talk somewhere else?” you ask, knowing it wasn’t going to be a thirty-second conversation.

“That sounds good, yeah,” he pauses, “Billy?”

“I don’t think he’s here today,” Steve nods and he starts walking to the doors. After you both slip underneath the bleachers there's a moment of silence.

“Thank you for telling me. About Billy I mean,” you say. You hope he understands what you’re trying to say.

“Yeah, it’s just,” he scratches the back of his head. His eyes refuse to meet yours when you look at him. You’ve known Steve long enough to know something is wrong.

“It’s just what?” you prompt.

“He’s a douche bag, Y/N. You deserve someone better than him. It looks toxic, the way he treats you,” Steve finishes.

You knew it was bad. You had just hoped no one else would notice. No need to cause a stir over something like that. If Steve and Nancy had noticed, who else had?

“Steve,” you start before he cuts you off.

“Look, I know it’s not really my business. Please, just consider getting away from him? I don’t want to see you hurt like this,” he says.

You blink back the moisture that you can feel building in the corner of your eyes. You step forward and throw your arms around Steve’s neck. He stiffens for a moment before relaxing. His arms squeeze back.

Free from Billy, your life seems to be a bit clearer. Maybe you can spend some more time with Steve, Nancy, and Jonathan now. What more could you need?

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Can’t Cheat Fate [5]

pairing: Steve Harrington/Female Reader, slight Jonathan Byers/Female Reader || Fake Dating! Au

series summary: After years of pining after the same guy you finally decide to tell him, but unfortunately you waited too long and he’s found someone else. Luckily, Steve Harrington offers to help you get him back if you’re willing to help him win the girl of his dreams.

warnings: none I don’t believe oof || word count: 1.2k+

Note: sorry for the wait, honestly if this happens again just yell at me im the worse kind of writer lskjfkldkds this chapter is much shorter than the rest- so therefore Chapter 6 will be out soon and THEN THE REAL FUN STUFF HAPPENS

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Steve was laughing until the very next day about your horrible advice, he just thought it was funny, especially coming from you. He came to school the morning after, the same time he usually got there. He wasn’t sure if you’d arrive early or not, it was a mystery, so to stay on the safe side he arrived early, chatted with a couple of his friends- then headed to the library where Nancy already was.

It was a whole thing now, Steve would sit and talk with Nancy and her friend Barb every morning before you showed up.

Steve actually felt refreshed about his relationship with Nancy after finally talking to someone else about it that wasn’t his normal friends, that he finally got it off of his chest even if you were no help. You were still listening to him, and trying. That’s what mattered to him anyway.

But that advice was just too funny and ridiculous, he couldn’t help but chuckle to himself and couldn’t wait to see you again to tease you about it.

All night he’d been thinking about what to do about it all and came to the conclusion that he should get Nancy to give him a real reason as to why she won’t be his actual girlfriend. Nearly everyone knows or suspects something between them- and she clearly is very interested in him. It’d been bugging him all night that he wanted to ask her now, but there were too many people, so he opted to wait until after 3rd period. A usual meeting time for them.

He had her pushed up against the wall of the empty restroom, lips attached together. Nancy had one hand tangled on the hair on the back of head, while his were flat on the wall on either side of her head.

“Steve- come on, we have to go now,” she said, “I’m supposed to meet Barb.” She didn’t attempt to push him away though, choosing to stare up at him with this cute look on her face that Steve loved. Steve sighed.

“Come on- she knows about us, almost everyone does,” Steve said cheekily, then pecked her on the lips. Nancy giggled softly.

“They do not- well not everyone, now come on,” now she put her hands on his chest and pushed him away. Steve complied, stepping away from her and watching her fix the clips in her hair. Steve crossed his arms over his chest.

“Why don’t we just tell everyone then?” he suggested, she stopped for a moment to look at him through the mirror, then back to putting the clip in.

“Why would we do that? We’re not dating,” she said, Steve pursed his lips together and let out a breath.

“I mean like- how about you be my girlfriend, like officially?” Nancy frowned suddenly, and turned to look at Steve, “You know so we wouldn’t have to sneak around like this…” Steve trailed off. Nancy walked over to him, the frown still on her lips and this glint in her eyes.

“Steve we talked about this…” Steve shook his head.

“No we haven’t you just said no, I just want to know what’s up Nancy? We’ve been doing whatever this is for months now, I really like you, and I know you like me too, so why not just...make this relationship official?” Steve didn’t mean to sound so impatient, but he just really liked her and wanted to be with her.

Nancy took a deep breath, “Okay Steve- here’s the truth...I like what we’re doing okay? And I do like you, but I just don’t want to date anyone.”

“Date anyone or just me?”

Nancy licked her lips nervously, and then sighed once more, “Steve...okay to be honest- I just don’t see you as actually being my boyfriend.” Steve raised both brows, and then uncrossed his arms, taken back by that sudden confession of hers. He laughed bitterly, and Nancy looked at the ground. Steve pointed at her, about to speak- but then he laughed once more, hands moving down to rest on his waist.

“So you’re saying...I’m not boyfriend material?” Steve asked, Nancy shook her head.

“No! That’s not it! I was just saying that I don’t see you being my boyfriend,” she tried to explain, but Steve didn’t find that to be any better. In fact, he actually felt like Nancy just shot him right in his heart.

What does that even mean? He could be the boyfriend to anyone else but her? Steve wasn’t very clear on the meaning behind her statement, but Nancy was already picking up her bag and books.

“I’m sorry Steve, I really am,” she said in a genuine tone, Steve smacked his lips together and just shrugged, not sure what to say. She shot him another apologetic look before she quickly left the bathroom, leaving Steve to stand there all alone with his suddenly half-broken heart, and very confused mind.

The day went on, Steve didn’t talk to Nancy again, or even wanted to talk about her- he had planned that maybe he should talk to you about what happened, you were really the only person who listened and didn’t make any crude comments. You just were bad at advice, but he wouldn’t be able to get you alone until the next Tuesday at least and today was Friday. He wondered if you were busy this weekend...

“Hey Harrington- are we still going to the Football game tonight?” his friend, Tommy H. asked, Steve snapped out of his thoughts, not realizing he wasn’t even eating and just lazily poking at his food in his lowkey depressed state.

“Huh- oh yeah I guess,” Steve said, not even looking at him and back at his food. Tommy raised a brow, then looked over at his girlfriend Carol. She snickered, and mouthed ‘Nancy’ He laughed mockingly and stuck out his bottom lip. Steve saw him do it, but wasn’t in the mood to call him out for being a douchebag.

He simply looked up, catching sight of Nancy entered the cafeteria with Barbara next to her, she was smiling and laughing at something her friend said. Steve sucked in a breath, and then right behind her, came you and that distracted him from Nancy for just a moment, a moment he was grateful for.

You looked like a mess today, your hair was clipped up from it being so messy and you were wearing a large grey hoodie, rolled up jeans and two mixed-matched socks. For the first time since Nancy rejected him again, he smiled. Even if it was a small smile, it was there and it was because of you and you didn’t even know it.

He was reminded again upon seeing you of your advice, and he scoffed lightly and took a bite of his food.

Although, even though his initial reaction was to laugh, a new thought actually entered his mind.

“You don’t know if you don’t try” is what you had told him the day before about the whole date someone else, and maybe Steve wasn’t thinking logically, but you were right. He didn’t know if he didn’t try. If he dated another person like her, and proved to be a good boyfriend- then Nancy would have to see that he can be a good boyfriend to someone like her. Steve’s eyes lit up at that idea, but then it quickly faltered when he thought well there’s no one like Nancy, she’s one of a kind.

But either way, Nancy likes him, she said so herself, so if he dates someone similar to her, see how he treats them, how much a good boyfriend he is, she’d probably realize she shouldn’t of let him go. It was fool-proof, completely fool-proof. Steve sat up in his chair, ignoring the looks on Tommy and Carol’s face before they returned to talking quietly to each other.

He began to look around, trying to find someone he could possibly date. His eyes scanned over where his ex-girlfriend Tina sat, she was for some reason already looking at him, and Steve had to quickly avert his eyes elsewhere. There were a lot of girls willing to date him, he knew a few girls who harbored a crush on him, and while it should be easy to find someone to date just for the time being- Steve realized that would be totally unfair to them. He couldn’t just date a girl to get Nancy jealous, it would break the other girl’s heart.

Steve took a deep breath out of frustration and let his eyes rest on where Nancy was once again. Now she was sitting facing him, but her head was turned to the left, talking to someone else that wasn’t Barbara. Steve was surprised to see you there, you were sitting right next to Nancy, talking to her, and even smiling.

Huh, Steve thought.

You and Nancy were kind of apart of the same group, you were both smart, nice- a bit in your own bubble. In a way, you two could be the same people if Steve hadn’t known both of you personally to see you weren’t. And you know about Steve being completely whipped over Nancy and he knows that you’re completely whipped over Byers.

His mind worked fast, faster than it’s ever worked before in his life, and he quickly came up with the ways a “relationship” would be beneficial for both parties- you and Steve. He slapped his hand against the table, startling his two friends. Steve didn’t look at them, practically ignored them as he decided right then and there that oh yeah oh yeah this was probably his best idea yet.

He watched as you began to get up from your spot, pulling a couple of coins out of your pocket, probably going to take a trip to the soda machine and Steve quickly shot up, and followed you there.

Steve stopped right behind you, and tapped your shoulder. You jumped slightly, and turned around as you said “Jeesh I just got here could you wait?” annoyed, but you quickly swallowed your words when you saw it was Steve.

“Oh it’s you- what’s up?” you asked, and Steve put his hands on his waist and just said it.

“Will you be my girlfriend?”

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