#this also tends to lead to early misunderstandings with eddie's friends because steve doesn't LOOK or SOUND like someone who would | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

chamomileteainabuttercup · 1 year

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happy for the people enjoying punk Steve lately and genuinely not criticising them, only expressing a different thought in parallel (I hate how saying "genuinely not criticising" can make it sound even more passive-aggressive but I'm genuinely genuinely not criticising! I'm not suggesting other people are liking my favourite character wrong that would be so douchey)

I just always like the idea that Steve isn't, like, repressing a secret desire to be unconventional and join some kind of counterculture and one day start showing his true, wilder self in his fashion and grooming choices

that the way he looks is literally just what he's like

you could give him total freedom of choice and tell him to go hog wild and he'd still be chumping around in polos and light-wash jeans

they're comfortable and he likes how he looks

he likes sports and cars and his favourite Star Wars movie remains the one with the teddy bears

any "unconventional" stuff he does is very subtle and minor like he was indeed wearing a touch of strawberry lip gloss in the summer of 1985 because he needed a little cheer-me-up and he felt like the blue uniform washed him out, he's a warm autumn for god's sake he shouldn't be wearing blue

he would get, like, one ear pierced and wear a small plain gold stud and he'd feel very special about it

Eddie: gradually filling up his whole skin with increasingly elaborate tattoos

Steve: got a little heart with "E+S" in it on his inside forearm where it's not conspicuous but he can take a look at it and smile to himself any time he wants

he's not holding back this is just what he needs (and he thinks Eddie's tattoos and hair and jewellery and et cetera et cetera are badass and beautiful)

#steve harrington #steddie #this is closely aligned to steve 'boring queer' harrington #this also tends to lead to early misunderstandings with eddie's friends because steve doesn't LOOK or SOUND like someone who would #be nice to them or respect what they're doing or anything #(whether that's metal friends gaming friends queer friends or whatever combination thereof)#they're naturally wary and defensive at first #the thing is steve gets why so he's patient about it #telling them isn't going to work like showing them so he just quietly concentrates on showing them #eventually he just becomes known within whatever local community there is and newcomers are told about him #not like 'watch out for that guy' like 'you don't need to worry about that guy'#'yes he IS sitting there with his legs crossed reading Sports Illustrated but I promise you he's okay'

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