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“Pizza’s on the way,” Eddie announces. He flops down on the sofa, crashing right into Billy’s side and smiling when the little outburst goes unnoticed. “I got mushrooms and cherry tomatoes like you like.”

Without looking up from his book, Billy hums. Turns the page gently while Eddie noses a kiss against his cheek.

“Did you get plain cheese for Stevie?” Billy asks.

“Yup, with stuffed crusts.”

Billy nods once. Zones back into his book, if the way that his breathing softens is any indication. Eddie scoots closer. Glances at the page and implements the five finger rule that Billy showed him — and determines before he’s even halfway down that this book is way over his head.

“Dude, what kind of Old Testament shit is this?”

It takes Billy a moment to finish the sentence that he’s reading before his eyes stop skimming back and forth.

“The Vampyre by John Polidori,” Billy says. “It’s the original vampire novel.”

“I thought Dracula was the original vampire.”

Billy taps the page lightly with his thumb.

“This was like seventy years before Bram Stoker’s Dracula was published. Stoker’s novel is actually considered an adaptation of this one.”

Eddie nods. Leans his head against Billy’s shoulder and wraps his arms around him.

“Then why not just read Dracula?”

“Because I’m reading it next.”

“God, you’re such a goth, y’know that?”

A small smile blooms on Billy’s face as he shakes his head.

“I don’t listen to the music.”

“C’mon, I’ve heard you bopping to Siouxsie and the Banshees before.”

“One of Max’s mixes,” Billy excuses.

“The Cure?”

“Jonathan left his tape in my car and I haven’t given it back yet.”

There’s a slight pause. Eddie sits up enough to look at his partner, quirking a brow.

“Since when do you hang around Byers?”

Billy purses his lips.

“I don’t. He works part-time at the library.”

“He’s showing you music in your car.” Eddie spreads a grin and Billy’s face begins to burn a flustered shade of red. “You have a little crush on him, don’t you?” When Billy doesn’t say anything, Eddie snickers. “You definitely have a type, that’s all I’m saying.”

“No I don’t.”

“No you don’t have a crush on him or no you don’t have a type?”

Billy huffs and waves Eddie off with his hand.

“Either.”

“Lanky brunets,” Eddie lilts. “Typically of the brooding persuasion.”

“You do not brood, Munson, you’re the most bubbly motherfucker on the planet.”

“That’s why I said typically, babe, let’s try and keep up.” Eddie nuzzles closer and chews his lip. “Y’know, mostly based on Steve and Jonathan. Maybe a little bit of Hagan.”

“You’re putting way too much thought into this.”

“There’s definitely a pattern, wouldn’t you say? Lanky brunets…” Eddie wonders. “Brooding, pale skin, brown eyes…”

Billy’s eyes stay locked on the page that he hasn’t finished reading yet, jaw set as Eddie tippy-taps his fingers against the blond’s chest.

“Is your type just… vampires?” Eddie muses.

“Energy vampires, maybe,” Billy grumbles. He dog-ears the page and finally shuts his book, laying it in his lap. “But no.”

Eddie chuckles. Flattens his hand against Billy’s sternum and smooths his palm back and forth.

“Seems like it to me.”

“This may surprise you, but I’m not so shallow that I only care about looks.”

“So…” Eddie trails off. “There’s an outlier.”

“Edd—“

“Who is it?”

“I’m not doing this right now.”

“You’re my boyfriend, you’re contractually obligated to tell me about your hot man crushes.”

Billy presses his lips together and doesn’t budge when Eddie tries to shake an answer out of him. Eddie is about to start more roughly demanding when the doorbell rings, and it derails his train of thought long enough for Billy to slip away from him.

The blond jumps up from his seat to answer the door, practically ripping the door off of its hinges when he opens it. Light pours into the entryway, obstructed by a tall figure.

“Thanks for ordering Surfer Boy Pizza where we make everything fresh except…” the voice trails off momentarily, nearly cut off by the bubbly laugh that exits the guy’s lips. “‘Sup, lil’ dude!”

A hand shoots out to fist bump Billy, which he barely reacts fast enough to reciprocate. Still, the blond spreads a dopey little smile.

“Hey, Argyle,” he greets. Soft, for how flustered he is.

“Man, I didn’t know you lived right here or I would’ve been hopping the fence for backyard smoke seshes.”

Billy fishes his wallet out of his pocket.

“Yeah, it’s kind of a new situation. Still getting settled.” Which is technically true if you count the box that’s been sitting unpacked in the corner for two weeks. “You should still come by sometime, though. When, uh… you’re not working, obviously.”

“Def!” Argyle says. “That’ll be fourteen fifty, bro.”

Billy digs in his wallet for a moment before he slaps a couple of bills in the other guy’s hand, which he trades the pizza for.

“Keep the change.”

Argyle furrows his brows.

“You gave me thirty.”

“Then I guess you have some extra cash for snacks when we hang out,” Billy lilts.

Argyle nods. Spreads a grin as he pockets the cash and fist bumps Billy once more.

“Sweet,” he says, and turns on his heel. “I’ll be seeing you around, lil’ dude!”

Billy waves briefly before he kicks the door shut, turning to walk into the kitchen and stopping in his tracks when he sees Eddie smirking at him from the couch.

The blond’s face turns ten different shades of red in a matter of seconds.

“The pizza guy, huh?” Eddie teases. “I see it.”

“I haven’t seen him much since I left Cali, alright? He just moved in with Jonathan and I haven’t had time to visit.”

“Right.”

Billy shifts his weight on his feet, furrowing his brows.

“Am I under investigation or something?”

“Nerds.”

“What?”

“Nerds. That’s your type. You like ‘em kinda dorky and way too interested in their hobbies.”

Billy scoffs.

“Stevie isn’t a nerd.”

“He’s a sports guy. You can twist it how you want, but he’s a nerd about it.”

“Tommy, then.”

“Too into cars.”

“Jon— actually, I understand that one, but Argyle is definitely not a nerd.”

Eddie chuckles and leans his elbow against the armrest, setting his chin in his hand thereafter.

“How many weed strands can that guy name? More than I can, and I can name a lot.” Eddie clicks his tongue when Billy has no counter argument. “Plus, he’s super passionate about his job. He talked my ear off about toppings for twenty minutes one time when I called in.”

Billy sighs. Sets the pizza down on the counter and crosses his arms, clearly working things over in his head. Eddie gets up in the meantime and strolls over. Gently pushes a stray curl out of Billy’s face before he laces his arms around his neck.

“Jokes aside, I think it’s nice that you like so many different people.”

Blue eyes meet his, and Billy softens. Sets his hands on Eddie’s hips.

“Yeah?”

“Mhm, I mean, you have lots of love to give, y’know? Of course it’s spilling over, sweetheart. Your cup is full.”

Billy chews his lip thoughtfully.

“I never looked at it that way before.”

Eddie leans closer. Kisses the corner of his partner’s mouth while he toys with a lock of his hair, soft to the touch and free of product.

“Glad my ramblings were of use to you,” Eddie chuckles. “Wanna have a sit-down with sleeping beauty after dinner? Talk some strats for getting you out of the friend zone?”

“I dunno if I wanna do that.”

“I’m pretty sure Steve’s had the hots for Tommy for a while now, so maybe we can knock everything out all at once.”

Billy raises an eyebrow.

“You’re not crushing on anyone? I might have to do some digging on you too, Munson, mister hopeless romantic.”

“I’m fine with bothering you two for eternity. I’m actually making it my life’s goal as we speak.”

“Of course you are.”

Billy ropes him closer, pulls him up to his tippy toes so he can press his lips to his neck — one of Eddie’s many, many weaknesses.

One of the others is, unfortunately, being manhandled. Even though Billy is gentle, it sends a thrill down Eddie’s spine when he’s lifted effortlessly.

“Want me to pay you back for the pizza?” Eddie breathes.

He makes a surprised noise when a large hand squeezes his ass.

“Keep your money, baby,” Billy lilts. Low and affectionate and now Eddie is the one getting flustered. “Wanna go wake Stevie up so we can eat and have our little discussion?”

Eddie nods. Shudders when Billy mouths at his throat and holds him ever closer.

“Yeah…” he manages.

Then Billy releases him. Let’s his socked feet touch the floor once again before he’s patting his behind and ushering him out of the kitchen.

Eddie has this sneaking suspicion that they’re gonna do way more than talk after they eat.

#harringroveson #mostly Mungrove bc Steve isn’t there #other relationships implied #billy hargrove #eddie munson #steve harington #argyle stranger things #Billy is an academic and you can’t change my mind #he reads weird shit in his free time for fun and has a massive vocabulary #also #is there a ship name for Every Guy in st yet?#bc there should be #bc I’m obsessed w it #I actually have a whole fic planned around the premise of Billy being poly and struggling w it #having a crush on five dudes at once is hard work #my writing #ficlet #not edited #only guy I haven’t picked up yet is Keith (and Jason but I don’t think I’m there yet)

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mymanskabu · 4 years

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(I am backeth! :D I ran out of space...)🍍 Request time! Could I request a drabble for a cocky newly appointed rival, in love with Léon, stubbornly avoiding him to the point where it turns into a childish "Just TRY to get anywhere near me" thing(bolting in the middle of an interview, flying off on his pokemon, climbing a wall) after getting carried away and kissing him after a fight? All in fear of rejection~ I hope it's not too specific, I couldn't pick between goof or angst/fluff... ToT

I'm listening to rain sounds and soft pokemon soundtracks as I write this. Just a random fun fact, I suppose aha. I loved reading this request and writing it, it was a lot of fun! Thanks, anonie. 🍍💞

Also, I wanted to write Pokemon that "you" have but I figured I would leave it for you to fill. Tried to keep as vague as possible.

I hope you enjoy

Arriving in Galar was slightly confusing, you assumed everyone would have some sort of accent but how hard it was to understand some of them was harder than it should have been. You had just become Champion of another region, you didn't take the position due to traveling reasons but you were satisfied with defeating the original Champion.

Someone told you that you had a talent for Pokemon battling so you took that and ran with it. You had heard that here in Galar there was a Champion called the Undefeatable Leon and you wanted to prove that statement wrong. You have defeated plenty of other Champions, what was so different about this one? The majority of your explorations were you being told what to do, you challenged Gyms unofficially but the leaders themselves did not seem to mind. As if they just want to battle.

Apparently, there was a Gym Challenge happening, (whatever that was) so the Gyms were taking on challengers. It still made no sense to you since you were pretty sure you had to register for that. Soon though, you stood before a tall man that called himself the master of dragons or was it the weather? He appeared to have an odd priority crisis then he took a random selfie of his defeat.

"Weird but okay, where can I find Leon?" He didn't take offense to your first comment but he almost answered with 'I don't know' because of it. He didn't since he figured Leon could use a challenge, perhaps another rival. He highly doubted it though, Leon is still quite undefeatable as far as he was concerned. You'd seen Leon in magazines before and yes, he was handsome but seeing him in front of you was a different story. Like, yes, this man is very handsome.

"Hello, I'm Leon! The Undefeatable Champion of the Galar region and a massive Charizard fan!" He extended his hand, expecting you to shake it but you merely looked at it then back up at him.

"I challenge you to a Pokemon battle, Champion. I bet I can prove you are not unbeatable!" His brow quirked up at your response and the corners of his lips rose upwards. Leon retreated his hand, nodding firmly at your request.

"I accept your challenge."

Your eyes had a fiery passion about them as you stared him down. He knew this battle was going to be a good one, you were like him in a way. You live for Pokemon and battling with them as partners. You two were in a stadium and from what you learned the past few battles was that these Gyms or Stadiums have something under them that cause Pokemon to grow the size of buildings. Which is absolutely absurd, you regretted not taking out a Pokemon that could Mega Evolve before you challenged Leon.

When one of your Pokemon fainted, you whispered about how well it did before throwing a Pokeball for your next Pokemon.

"Is that all you've got?" Leon asked, smirking from the opposite side. "Keep going like this and you'll be in second place."

Your eyes narrowed as you rolled your shoulders back and returned his shit-eating grin. He noticed it again, the glint in your eyes that showcased your determination to defeat him. He didn't realize that what he said was going to give your Pokemon an attack boost, because you fainted one of his rather quickly.

"I'm sorry, you said something?"

"We are on the same amount of Pokemon! Don't get all chuffed now!" He sends out his next pokemon and immediately orders it to attack.

"Chuffed?" You shrugged it off then told your Pokemon to dodge. The battle was intense, you heard a lot of the crowd comparing you to the dragon man named Raihan.

You were on your final Pokemon and so was he. You've defeated more than one Charizard in your life, normal, Mega, and you were about to add Gigantamaxed to your list or at least that's what you thought. You do not know exactly what happened but one thing was for sure, you had lost.

"Good battle?" He offered his hand again like when he first met you. You begrudgingly wrapped your hand around his and gave it a firm shake. His hand was much bigger than yours, it was also warm compared to yours, but if compared to your face, your face would be way warmer.

Much to your annoyance, you developed a crush on this idiot. Clearly not in idiot in Pokemon battles but an idiot in general. Leon found himself seeking your presence, you two always started playful banter which he enjoyed doing. You did not look for him but when he came to you, there was no reaction from your face aside from an eye-roll but your heart was a different story and the Butterfree in your stomach were sickening.

No man was worth the aggravation and for the life of you, you were not going to say you were in love. Not out loud anyway. You weren't going to leave the region until you defeated Leon but sometimes you considered leaving the region for your heart's sake.

"Hey, (Name)!" Leon ran up to you, instantly throwing an arm around your shoulder. You made a show of hating it but you liked it, he was cozy. You shrugged his arm off then excused yourself from his presence.

"I have to go... feed my Magikarp...?" You sent him a short wave but your lie was so obvious, he was not going to let that down.

"Where are you really going?"

"Magikarp?"

"I'm not that stupid, give me some credit!" He walked towards you but you only walked faster away from him.

"Please be that stupid!"

"Why are you running?!"

"Why are you chasing me?!"

He started catching up so in a state of panic, you threw out a flying type pokemon you had that could carry you and flew. He did not chase you, but he was very confused.

Your fight with Leon brought you a lot of online attention and that also meant interviews with certain channels. Apparently being better than dragon man and fainting a few of the Champs' pokemon was a very big deal.

"Do you and Leon have a thing?" The interviewer asked, raising a suggestive brow.

"A thing? We have battling in common," You tapped your chin, pretending to be in intense thought. "I suppose it's hilarious when he tries to fit his entire vocabulary into one sentence."

The interviewer looked to the camera, her eyes widened and she covered her mouth with her free hand.

"He only knows, like, what? Five words? Let's have a Champion time!" You mocked his catchphrase. "Is it six since 'let's' is a grammatical contraction?"

"It seems Champion Leon has someone who does not want to be around him!"

"I never said that. I think we're friends, we just bully each other or I bully him more honestly." You squint at a person behind the cameras, a familiar mane of purple hair was walking closer.

"Well, we have a surprise for you!"

"I knew you were here!" You hopped off your chair and stood behind it while he stood in front of it.

"Why are you avoiding me?!" He tries to grab your arm but you back away swiftly.

"I have to feed my Magikarp!" You throw a Pokeball out the window then throw yourself. Leon had a heart attack and ran to the window but you were flying off on your Pokemon.

This continued for weeks. He would bolt out of interviews if he knew where you were, you would climb trees and he would climb too. You were being extremely stubborn and he was being extremely persistent.

You were taking a break from all the running and set up camp in a secluded part of the Wild Area. You were seriously considering just leaving Galar. Avoiding him was no step closer to defeating him and as of now, you wanted him to forget about you until he doesn't care.

You rummaged through your bag, switching from ingredient to ingredient trying to choose which one was best for the night. You felt something hook around your torso and lift you off from the ground, it was so sudden, you almost hit whatever it was.

"Leon? Oh my goodness, you scared me! Put me down, idiot!" He was panting lightly. He stared at you, trying to take in the face he has not seen so up close, so still in a while.

"Why are you avoiding me? Please tell me, I'll do my best to fix it but stop running away," He says, his voice begging.

"Leon, you don't have to fix anything," You responded gently. Giving up on resisting his hold. "You're fine the way you are, everything is."

"Then... I don't understand, why have you been... I think I've fallen in love with you and seeing you run away everytime I tried approach you had me absolutely gutted."

"I'm sorry," You said lowly. "I thought you were perhaps out of my league and you weren't going to feel the same way I felt about you."

"You'll never believe that again. Would you like to know why?" You sheepishly smiled then nodded at his question. "Because now you know I do feel the same way."

"Are you sure? I don't—" With one hand on the back of your head, he closed the space between the both of you and leaned down. Your breath hitched as he pressed your lips against his.

"Do you have to go feed your Magikarp?" He asks when he pulls away. Seeing your dazed expression was satisfying to say the least.

"They'll be fine."

You had been called up for another interview, you saw the title and you knew what they were going to ask you.

"Welcome, (Name)! And apparently, Leon's lover?" The crowd makes noise, all of them in different emotions. "How did you fall for the Champion? Do tell!"

"I didn't fall for him, he f**king tripped me," You respond with a facade of aggressiveness. "How I ended up with him... it all just happened. How I deal with him is beyond me, feel free to admire me."

(I only censored the word because the show would probably bleep it out)

That got some laughter from the crowd and the host. The host glanced down at his cards that most likely held the questions then looked up to you.

"We do have him here, I think the crowd wants him to come out, no?" The crowd cheers loudly, it almost scared you. "How about you? You want to see him?"

"Only because the crowd does," You reply. Leon walked in, a hand over his heart and furrowed brows.

"That hurts, do you even love me?" He says as he walks towards you and stands behind you, leaning on the small red couch.

"Of course I do." You lean your head back and get a kiss on your forehead. "Wait a moment, Leon get your a** over here."

"Take me on a date first."

"Oh my goodness, just sit on the couch," You ordered. He sat down knowing what you were thinking and when you sat down on his lap, he wrapped his arms around you.

"I'd suggest a longer couch or more couches for your show, sir," Leon said to the host. The host was speechless, you two were a chaotic couple but the crowd loved it.

Much to your embarrassment, he had carried you out of the interview. A crowd pleaser definitely.

"You're annoying."

"Not more than you are," He retorted. You lips twitched upwards at his response. "I love your smile, have I told you?"

"I believe so."

"Hm, then you'll have to hear it again. I love your smile, it brightens my day."

#swsh #pokemon swsh #leon swsh #pkm swsh #pokemon sword and shield #pokemon shield #pokemon sword #pokemon #sword and shield #swsh leon #request #🍍#🍍anonie

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