Thinking about the big ass yellow sweater Steve threw at Eddie right before jumping into Lover’s Lake. We know it was left behind in that boat.
Now imagine the boat broke when Hawkins split apart, earthquake so strong it ripped it in two pieces. The yellow sweater slowly floating to the shore thanks to its great, thick fabric. Eddie, being very much alive, sits in the shadows of a tree in the middle of the night, not being able to sleep and sees the sweater being illuminated by the moon, getting bunched up against the shore repeatedly to the wind blowing over the water.
Eddie stubs out his joint and gets up, not knowing what that thing might be yet, until he picks it up. Thick water droplets splash to the ground, splatter on his shoes, but he couldn’t care less. He’s holding Steve’s sweater in his hands and all what had happened in these past few days comes crashing down, forcing him to his knees, feeling heavy in his chest.
He takes the sweater home and washes it with the intention to give it back to the rightful owner, only to find himself drowning in this big, yellow, soft clothing while he couldn’t resist trying it on. The arms are a tad too long, flapping over his hands and Eddie’s shoulders were no near as broad as Steve’s, so the seam hangs low, showing off a little more of his collarbone and his tattoo.
From that point on Eddie wears it every time, right after he comes home. It’s almost as natural as kicking off his jeans to get into comfy, worn out jogging pants. Only that Eddie also chucks off his beloved band shirts now to wear this sweater, nuzzling into it, feeling all warm and fuzzy. He’s trying to talk himself to think it’s because he never owned or wore such an expensive, soft piece of clothing before and not because of the reason it actually belongs to Steve „Monster-Slayer“ Harrington and how much he wanted this sweater to smell like Steve, just like it had on the day he threw it in Eddie’s arms.
He remembers a faint smell of musky sweat, but in a good way, with a hint of something spicy and a refreshing sort of lavender. It had a blend of a wild, watery scent, which might as well have been his cologne since Steve still smells like it when he sees him nowadays. It just wasn’t the same without Steve’s scent on the sweater.
Eddie wears it so often to the point of him not noticing anymore he’s wearing it in the first place, automatism be damned.
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pacworlders should be able to wear onesie jammas. i have a collection of them and one of them is a pacman themed one and i Swear to god you can make a pacworlder wear one. it'd be kinda like if spongebob wore one but he Did so it's fully possible you just gotta think Inside The Circle about it
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Lol, I was gonna show off my completed Sally Owens costume since my skirt was delivered today, but little did I know that today is the 25th anniversary of the Practical Magic movie. Go figure 😆
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