Save it for later, Munson. If it is still funny then you can tell me.
( and since Eddie likes to fluster him so much, Steve is pretty sure he won't forget. he did try to figure guess what the joke might be; he has no clue. nope, Eddie will just have to save his sparkling wit for later. )
Yeah, yeah. Likely story. That's what a guy that would always terrorize grannies would say.
Kinda like a hazing ritual? I'm guessing no, but hey. If it doesn't pan out I can run to the library, see if I can find you anything. ( Eddie likes reading and Steve likes listening to him read on the many hours on the road. they'll just have to remember to detour back this way to get the cryptid texts back where they belong. )
yes, sir.[ he’s normally not the one to bust this out and say it playfully but it was too good to resist.
he would be affronted that steve doesn’t believe him but eddie is a bit of an asshole so it’s a fair call out. plus, it is exactly what guy who would harass grannies would say even if eddie doesn’t particularly plan to harass any old ladies any time soon. he’s not that type of town bad boy. ]look at you. you’re catching on to us hooligans, harrington.
it did not, in fact, pan out. our new wham! friend knows nothing about cryptids but he does know about a great burger joint we have to try about fifteen miles out west that is also home to the state’s largest big boy statue. we need to go.[ the largest means there are more for them to find and eddie is now stuck on the idea. getting a photo of steve with at least one has to happen on the trip along with their cryptid hunt. there’s no alternatives here. ]
Okay, cool it with that. I'm not your dad. ( Big Boy, he's gotten used to. sir... no, pass on that. )
I've had to deal with a lot of shenanigans, eventually you catch on to the tricks of the trade. ( if it makes Eddie feel any better, Steve doesn't think he's actually intent on tormenting old ladies. even in the midst of fully clowning around, he will pause to let girls pass. there's a gentleman in there, past the band tees and the skull rings. it's... cute. Steve can think that, to himself. nothing wrong with it. )
You already had me at burgers. But what the hell is a big boy statue, exactly?
gross. definitely not, dude. [ plus, eddie is the older man here. not that either of them is the dad here. sure, steve will be an actual dad one day with those kids he wants and eddie—- eddie doesn’t think about what that means. ]
those damn kids keeping you on your toes, huh?
noooooo idea. but i need a photo of you next to it, man.
See? Exactly. So let's skip the sir. You've got better options. ( this is the closest Steve has ever been to admitting he likes Big Boy. ...unless he means babe. option(s), plural. perhaps he means both?? )
Yeah. Always. They're very cute and it is usually worth it, but, always.
You're ridiculous. ( which isn't a no. when did he get to be such a sucker? actually, might be for the best if that question remains unanswered. )We can get a photo next to it, Eddie.
do i? which ones are those? [ he knows what he'd go with but he does like to get steve to tell him things, actually. funny how that works with some areas of this whole relationship (?) they've got going on and not others. ]
except wheeler. don't give him cute, he doesn't deserve that.
yeah, but you like that about me. [ which says a lot about steve and his saintly patience because eddie's a lot to put up with. ]but my big boy with the big boy :( one photo of just you solo? then we can do one together.
I'm getting used to big boy. ( if he were a little more open about it, he'd admit he likes babe better. maybe it's because it usually comes out when they're fooling around, but it never seems sarcastic so it's hard not to be fond of it. Steve isn't ready for that level of emotional honesty, though, so... big boy it is. )
He used to be adorable. Always a shithead, but seriously, when he wasn't talking, he was precocious kid on commercials cute. Now he's just in that weird grown out a little too much at once phase. He'll be fine once it evens out. ...Don't tell him I said that.
( any of that. that's so overbearing dad vibes, Steve, and you were just on Eddie that you aren't a dad!!!
my big boy. Steve dropped his magic 80's cell with a texting plan at that one, Eddie. the grandmas he's trying to not scandalize give him a funny look, despite all his attempts. did Eddie notice the break in texting consciousness??? no. right? there's no way the guy could know Steve is blushing worse now than he had been at the horny. try to recover here, Harrington. he's overdoing it by a mile, it's just... he likes the way that ownership sounds. even if that's not really what Eddie meant. can't be. )One picture. Make it count.
good, that's not going anywhere.[ eddie would like to replace it with 'babe or 'baby,' sure, but that's not really appropriate and an affectionate 'big boy' works just as well in most cases to not cross any sort of lines. ] you're stuck with me and with my unique pet names for you for the foreseeable future, i'm afraid. tough luck, i know.
the 'when he isn't talking' is so important and yet that kid cannot shut up sometimes. don't worry, harrington, i'm on your side for this one.
[ he's pretty on steve's side for most things, actually. at least he tries to be and to show it when he can.
eddie doesn't notice that gap only because he's not expecting immediate responses, even if he and steve pretty much blast magical 80s text to one another in real time when they're able to talk. so you're safe, steve, from being found out that you like it when eddie calls you his. ]oh, i'm gonna! you're the best, steve. [ he's totally going to start a collection and make this a thing on future road trips, it's inevitable. ]so good. you're definitely bringing back candy, yeah?
you're a real sucker for pain, steve.[ he's teasing here, really, because eddie's the one in pain this morning and the sucker. ]
hopefully. i was a pretty insufferable 14 year old but he's got me beat. then again, he also has a girlfriend, so somehow that kid's still winning at life compared to 14 year old eddie munson who was still trying to grow out his buzzcut. [ technically, mike's still winning on that front because eddie hasn't had a girlfriend or a boyfriend and he's going to be of legal age soon (because of timey wimey reasons which still mean it's summer in roadtrip land).
he isn't even officially dating anyone, though he's checked off a lot of things on the dating list. that's really pathetic so clearly he needs that fucking candy. ]i need candy or alcohol, man. if you're wondering why, reread the part where mike wheeler, insufferable fourteen year old, is in a relationship.
Before you keep rolling on this tangent and get in your head about whether it was a joke or not, I don't think you're a pain.
Most of the time.
( and even the times Eddie is being a determined pain, Steve is unfortunately endeared by it. like when he gets home and leaves his things all over the living room. it's strangely comforting to come home and see Hurricane Eddie hit, because there's no denying he's around. and Eddie trying to make conversation when Steve is desperately trying to sleep is both annoying, and adorable. mostly because the guy picks the weirdest things to talk about when it is late. )
They're cute and all, but he's like... the first guy she ever met after she got out of the lab. It's a little weird. ( not that Steve is gonna deny the two are entirely enamored with each other. they sure seem to be. but... no, yeah, a little weird. ) A buzz cut, huh? What inspired that look, Munson?
( fourteen year old eddie is a fascinating topic that Steve would be happy to discuss. if he weren't entirely distracted by ... oh. well. okay. that's......... that's fine... they can totally talk about how Eddie isn't dating right now. totally! Steve is fine with Eddie bemoaning the lack of girls in his life. for sure. )
most of the time, he says. MOST OF THE TIME. [ the dramatic flare has to continue, doesn't it? if steve isn't horribly pissed off by the fact eddie still forgets where the laundry basket is most of the time even if he really has the option of the one in his room and steve's at this point. ]
must be fate or something then.
and gum and curls don't mix, harrington. they're a deadly combination for any future baby metalhead. so. buzzcut. shorn like a sheep but instead of basking in freedom from wool in the peak heat of summer, i was forced to suffer with a naked head as hawkins took a turn to the deep, dark winter. [ hopefully that's read with the hint of 'woe is me' heart clutching that would totally accompany the words if he were saying it instead of sending steve a text. ]
you're the best, man. i'll owe you. anything you want.
In fact, I'm a pain in your ass right now, aren't I?
( STEVE YOU WERE THE ONE THAT CALLED A CEASEFIRE ON HORNY BE MORE RESPECTFUL!!! it's just he'd rather focus on that then getting all in his head about stuff that doesn't matter. like Eddie finding some cute metalhead eventually and then they'll drift to just roommates and maybe not even roommates anymore, because you don't just live with a jock forever when you've got a girlfriend and a life and seriously this is why he'd rather be horny, his brain is the worst. )
Jesus. How'd that happen? ( Steve has never gotten gum in his hair before, but he can imagine it'd be terrible. ) I'm glad it's grown back in since, I can't imagine you with a buzzcut. The crazy rocker hair just makes sense on you.
Yeah, yeah. Watch it or I'll start making demands.
you and your monster dick are the major pain in my ass right now. [ is that an affectionate 'monster'? yes, definitely in eddie's book despite the fact he's suffering for it at the moment. and really, is he being a bit dramatic for attention? well, would he be eddie munson otherwise?
nope. eddie's only the type of guy to hide a serious injury, to not want anyone to worry about that. ]
swirlies were getting old and i guess gum in the hair was a more entertaining form of school yard bullying?[ sometimes he forgets how vastly different their worlds are when eddie's life is so woven into steve's now. ]but me too. it's probably time i trim it but who would i be without these luscious locks? a sad, sad soul.
[ but the floor of their apartment and beds wouldn't be covered in unruly hair and hair ties. ]go ahead, big boy, make demands.
Monster dick, huh? ( look, he's only human. and he's a boy, which is an objectively terrible kind of human. having a big dick is a point of pride and Eddie reaffirming what he already knows just makes him smug.
don't worry, despite the fact Eddie is so sore he can't sit comfortably, Steve definitely took monster dick as a compliment. at least somebody putting gum in Eddie's hair is a bolt of ice water this conversation needs. )
What the fuck, somebody did that to you on purpose? ( Steve was popular, yes, but rarely because he got his own hands dirty. Tommy H got up to some shit and Steve never said anything about it, even if he didn't like it. mostly he didn't care to notice what Tommy was up to at all, which isn't really better. still, it hits a little raw and crooked, that Eddie was going through that shit and shaving his entire head and he had no clue. )
Is luscious what is happening there? I get fluffy more than luscious. A trim wouldn't kill you, split ends mess with your hair. ( that was... more detailed than Steve would usually be with a guy that isn't 13 about hair care, but. look, he's sharing an apartment and spit with Eddie Munson on the regular, obviously his hair doesn't look like this on accident!!! ) But you don't gotta go G.I. Joe on me, all right? The long scruffy thing is good on you.
I'll make a whole list. Right after the grocery shopping. ( remember how he was doing that, Eddie? you're being a bit distracting!! not that Steve has made any attempt to put his phone down. )
monster dick. [ obviously worth repeating again. ]that's a fucking great title for a song.
[ not that he'd write an ode to steve's dick that he'd sing in public---- wait, no scratch that. he definitely would if he could make it subtle enough. tucking that one way for later. yup. ]the dark side of the high school experience, man. don't sweat it. it's been years.
[ except eddie's still getting his van messed with and isn't exactly safe in hawkins but, hey, those bullies are gone. ]fluffy? what am i? a poodle?
[ don't you think it, steven. even if eddie keeps going with this bit like a kid who can't help himself around a bowl of candy. ]what's the appropriate level of scruff? are you going to judge me and try to let me win best in show next time i give myself a trim?
You're not a poodle. But you are fluffy. I stand by that.
( especially after they fool around, something about the static and sweat makes Eddie's hair go completely mental. not that Steve is complaining, the fact his fingers make an obvious fingerprint is actually kinda hot. )
How about leave me enough to pull on when you're being a brat? That should do.
Keep that up and I'm bringing you back tootsie rolls. My dad calls my mom that when he's being an asshole.
takes a fluffy guy to know a fluffy guy.[ that's totally how it works according to the rules that eddie made up a few moments ago 😤 ]
i'm the brat? those are fighting words, man. [ but yeah, fine, he'll definitely leave enough for hair pulling when that's his weakness. ]you're lucky i'm into the hair pulling.
duuuuuuude. tootsie rolls? no. wow. and here i thought you liked me.
( no comment on how fluffy he can get when Eddie drags him back into a bed after a shower and he misses his damp-not-wet window. those are his worst hair days 😭 )
You're definitely a brat, sometimes. It's not a bad thing, but it definitely is a thing. ( Steve in fact quite enjoys when Eddie grins like a fucking goblin and intentionally does something to get a rise out of him — be it a shine of his teeth or his hand going slower, just to draw as many desperate noises out of him as he can. Steve is into the brat thing, he is, way more than he ever thought he'd be! but he's also into getting a handful of Eddie's hair and tugging if he's teasing too much. )
That's the point, smartass. Don't call me dear. ( Steve can tell when he's veered slightly too close to being a dick, so, he relents slightly. ) Please. It's... I dunno. I don't like it.
( that's a little more honest, at least, if still a little abrasive. )
styled in a pretty hot fluffy way. [ he may drag steve to bed because he's caught on that there's a way to get that extra fluffy look. ]
a thing you like, big boy?[ that's more interesting, actually, because eddie's very aware that steve likes it when he riles him up, gets him desperate but he also likes getting steve to admit things. sure, stuff about when they mess around is kind of a safe space, but it's practice for the big shit. which is probably not something just friends do but, well, he's noticed just how much steve holds in and that's not a fucking good thing.
so. baby steps.
baby steps that lead to shit like this. eddie will even ignore the whole smartass thing right now! ]okay, no dear. sorry. too much like your dad?
You're ridiculous. ( FLUFFY IS SO NOT THE VIBE HE'S GOING FOR, EDDIE!!! but the fact Eddie likes it does make it harder to be entirely annoyed by the suggestion. hot cancels out the fluffy. )
Yes, I like it. Maybe because you get this smug little look on your face when you do it, because you know you're about to drive me absolutely crazy. ( there, that was a confession of what he feels and thinks, right??? baby steps! horny baby steps. ...bad phrasing
and, it is weird to talk about what he likes, and what he doesn't like, at the same time. ) He always says it when he's being a dick. You know? She asks him to do something and he says, yes dear, like he's listening, but he's not.
a compliment, my leige.[ is someone aware he's won? yep.
about the fluff and the horniness. he's definitely grinning like a devilish little imp at the laundry mat and looking more insane than the guy who's blasting wham! still and torturing eddie's poor ear drums. ]i'm developing a knack for it. you know how to work me up too, stevie, so i gotta keep the playing field even.
[ that's a sports thing, right? how sports people talk. ]
ah, shit. yeah, that's a huge dick move on his part. i didn't mean it like that.
( Steve would usually complain. about the my leige thing. he's not a king of anything thee days — was he really a king back in his heyday, anyway? king of nothing. king of bullshit.
but Eddie is so ridiculous and dramatic and obsessed with lord of the rings, it burns less from him.
(steve definitely prefers big boy, or the recently dropped baby, a lot more than my leige.) )
I like to think I do. ( it's not something that came to him instantly. trying to turn another guy on. in the end, they have definitely figured it out. and keeping mind of what Eddie likes makes it easy to use his own turn ons against him. not that Eddie has ever complained! )
I know you didn't. I just... I don't like it, that's all. You got anything like that? Shit I should avoid saying?
i'm not complaining.[ weren't you just complaining about not being able to sit properly, eddie? huh??? ]i'm also pretty sure i scored the jackpot here.
then i won't say it. easy peasy. [ the follow up question is more complicated. so it takes a while for eddie to type something out here. he doesn't really think steve would even joke about the shit that puts eddie off. ]not really? i mean there's shit but i don't think you're planning to go back to high school nicknames?
( this feels like a lose lose situation. if Steve is honest, he doesn't have any clue what people called Eddie in high school. it's not like they were ever close! and yet, it feels kinda bad to admit, somehow. )
I don't really know what people called you, Ed. Unless... you mean the freak, thing? That's all I can remember.
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Date: 2022-09-19 11:58 pm (UTC)( and since Eddie likes to fluster him so much, Steve is pretty sure he won't forget. he did try to figure guess what the joke might be; he has no clue. nope, Eddie will just have to save his sparkling wit for later. )
Yeah, yeah. Likely story. That's what a guy that would always terrorize grannies would say.
Kinda like a hazing ritual? I'm guessing no, but hey. If it doesn't pan out I can run to the library, see if I can find you anything. ( Eddie likes reading and Steve likes listening to him read on the many hours on the road. they'll just have to remember to detour back this way to get the cryptid texts back where they belong. )
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Date: 2022-09-20 12:27 am (UTC)he would be affronted that steve doesn’t believe him but eddie is a bit of an asshole so it’s a fair call out. plus, it is exactly what guy who would harass grannies would say even if eddie doesn’t particularly plan to harass any old ladies any time soon. he’s not that type of town bad boy. ] look at you. you’re catching on to us hooligans, harrington.
it did not, in fact, pan out. our new wham! friend knows nothing about cryptids but he does know about a great burger joint we have to try about fifteen miles out west that is also home to the state’s largest big boy statue. we need to go. [ the largest means there are more for them to find and eddie is now stuck on the idea. getting a photo of steve with at least one has to happen on the trip along with their cryptid hunt. there’s no alternatives here. ]
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Date: 2022-09-20 12:40 am (UTC)I've had to deal with a lot of shenanigans, eventually you catch on to the tricks of the trade. ( if it makes Eddie feel any better, Steve doesn't think he's actually intent on tormenting old ladies. even in the midst of fully clowning around, he will pause to let girls pass. there's a gentleman in there, past the band tees and the skull rings. it's... cute. Steve can think that, to himself. nothing wrong with it. )
You already had me at burgers. But what the hell is a big boy statue, exactly?
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Date: 2022-09-20 12:57 am (UTC)those damn kids keeping you on your toes, huh?
noooooo idea. but i need a photo of you next to it, man.
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Date: 2022-09-20 01:23 am (UTC)Yeah. Always. They're very cute and it is usually worth it, but, always.
You're ridiculous. ( which isn't a no. when did he get to be such a sucker? actually, might be for the best if that question remains unanswered. ) We can get a photo next to it, Eddie.
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Date: 2022-09-20 01:34 am (UTC)except wheeler. don't give him cute, he doesn't deserve that.
yeah, but you like that about me. [ which says a lot about steve and his saintly patience because eddie's a lot to put up with. ] but my big boy with the big boy :( one photo of just you solo? then we can do one together.
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Date: 2022-09-20 01:50 am (UTC)He used to be adorable. Always a shithead, but seriously, when he wasn't talking, he was precocious kid on commercials cute. Now he's just in that weird grown out a little too much at once phase. He'll be fine once it evens out. ...Don't tell him I said that.
( any of that. that's so overbearing dad vibes, Steve, and you were just on Eddie that you aren't a dad!!!
my big boy. Steve dropped his magic 80's cell with a texting plan at that one, Eddie. the grandmas he's trying to not scandalize give him a funny look, despite all his attempts. did Eddie notice the break in texting consciousness??? no. right? there's no way the guy could know Steve is blushing worse now than he had been at the horny. try to recover here, Harrington. he's overdoing it by a mile, it's just... he likes the way that ownership sounds. even if that's not really what Eddie meant. can't be. ) One picture. Make it count.
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Date: 2022-09-20 02:03 am (UTC)the 'when he isn't talking' is so important and yet that kid cannot shut up sometimes. don't worry, harrington, i'm on your side for this one.
[ he's pretty on steve's side for most things, actually. at least he tries to be and to show it when he can.
eddie doesn't notice that gap only because he's not expecting immediate responses, even if he and steve pretty much blast magical 80s text to one another in real time when they're able to talk. so you're safe, steve, from being found out that you like it when eddie calls you his. ] oh, i'm gonna! you're the best, steve. [ he's totally going to start a collection and make this a thing on future road trips, it's inevitable. ] so good. you're definitely bringing back candy, yeah?
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Date: 2022-10-04 01:31 am (UTC)He's just got that, I'm 14 and nobody has ever had it worse than me, going on. He'll grow out of it eventually. Probably.
( dear god. hopefully... )
What do we need candy for? ( so much better conversation than him being the best or my big boy, mmyup, they can talk about candy, instead. )
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Date: 2022-10-05 02:21 am (UTC)hopefully. i was a pretty insufferable 14 year old but he's got me beat. then again, he also has a girlfriend, so somehow that kid's still winning at life compared to 14 year old eddie munson who was still trying to grow out his buzzcut. [ technically, mike's still winning on that front because eddie hasn't had a girlfriend or a boyfriend and he's going to be of legal age soon (because of timey wimey reasons which still mean it's summer in roadtrip land).
he isn't even officially dating anyone, though he's checked off a lot of things on the dating list. that's really pathetic so clearly he needs that fucking candy. ] i need candy or alcohol, man. if you're wondering why, reread the part where mike wheeler, insufferable fourteen year old, is in a relationship.
please?
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Date: 2022-10-09 05:15 pm (UTC)Most of the time.
( and even the times Eddie is being a determined pain, Steve is unfortunately endeared by it. like when he gets home and leaves his things all over the living room. it's strangely comforting to come home and see Hurricane Eddie hit, because there's no denying he's around. and Eddie trying to make conversation when Steve is desperately trying to sleep is both annoying, and adorable. mostly because the guy picks the weirdest things to talk about when it is late. )
They're cute and all, but he's like... the first guy she ever met after she got out of the lab. It's a little weird. ( not that Steve is gonna deny the two are entirely enamored with each other. they sure seem to be. but... no, yeah, a little weird. ) A buzz cut, huh? What inspired that look, Munson?
( fourteen year old eddie is a fascinating topic that Steve would be happy to discuss. if he weren't entirely distracted by ... oh. well. okay. that's......... that's fine... they can totally talk about how Eddie isn't dating right now. totally! Steve is fine with Eddie bemoaning the lack of girls in his life. for sure. )
Okay, okay. I'll find something.
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Date: 2022-10-15 06:30 am (UTC)must be fate or something then.
and gum and curls don't mix, harrington. they're a deadly combination for any future baby metalhead. so. buzzcut. shorn like a sheep but instead of basking in freedom from wool in the peak heat of summer, i was forced to suffer with a naked head as hawkins took a turn to the deep, dark winter. [ hopefully that's read with the hint of 'woe is me' heart clutching that would totally accompany the words if he were saying it instead of sending steve a text. ]
you're the best, man. i'll owe you. anything you want.
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Date: 2022-10-22 07:59 pm (UTC)In fact, I'm a pain in your ass right now, aren't I?
( STEVE YOU WERE THE ONE THAT CALLED A CEASEFIRE ON HORNY BE MORE RESPECTFUL!!! it's just he'd rather focus on that then getting all in his head about stuff that doesn't matter. like Eddie finding some cute metalhead eventually and then they'll drift to just roommates and maybe not even roommates anymore, because you don't just live with a jock forever when you've got a girlfriend and a life and seriously this is why he'd rather be horny, his brain is the worst. )
Jesus. How'd that happen? ( Steve has never gotten gum in his hair before, but he can imagine it'd be terrible. ) I'm glad it's grown back in since, I can't imagine you with a buzzcut. The crazy rocker hair just makes sense on you.
Yeah, yeah. Watch it or I'll start making demands.
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Date: 2022-10-23 04:32 am (UTC)you and your monster dick are the major pain in my ass right now. [ is that an affectionate 'monster'? yes, definitely in eddie's book despite the fact he's suffering for it at the moment. and really, is he being a bit dramatic for attention? well, would he be eddie munson otherwise?
nope. eddie's only the type of guy to hide a serious injury, to not want anyone to worry about that. ]
swirlies were getting old and i guess gum in the hair was a more entertaining form of school yard bullying? [ sometimes he forgets how vastly different their worlds are when eddie's life is so woven into steve's now. ] but me too. it's probably time i trim it but who would i be without these luscious locks? a sad, sad soul.
[ but the floor of their apartment and beds wouldn't be covered in unruly hair and hair ties. ] go ahead, big boy, make demands.
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Date: 2022-11-03 03:31 am (UTC)don't worry, despite the fact Eddie is so sore he can't sit comfortably, Steve definitely took monster dick as a compliment. at least somebody putting gum in Eddie's hair is a bolt of ice water this conversation needs. )
What the fuck, somebody did that to you on purpose? ( Steve was popular, yes, but rarely because he got his own hands dirty. Tommy H got up to some shit and Steve never said anything about it, even if he didn't like it. mostly he didn't care to notice what Tommy was up to at all, which isn't really better. still, it hits a little raw and crooked, that Eddie was going through that shit and shaving his entire head and he had no clue. )
Is luscious what is happening there? I get fluffy more than luscious. A trim wouldn't kill you, split ends mess with your hair. ( that was... more detailed than Steve would usually be with a guy that isn't 13 about hair care, but. look, he's sharing an apartment and spit with Eddie Munson on the regular, obviously his hair doesn't look like this on accident!!! ) But you don't gotta go G.I. Joe on me, all right? The long scruffy thing is good on you.
I'll make a whole list. Right after the grocery shopping. ( remember how he was doing that, Eddie? you're being a bit distracting!! not that Steve has made any attempt to put his phone down. )
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Date: 2022-11-03 04:05 am (UTC)[ not that he'd write an ode to steve's dick that he'd sing in public---- wait, no scratch that. he definitely would if he could make it subtle enough. tucking that one way for later. yup. ] the dark side of the high school experience, man. don't sweat it. it's been years.
[ except eddie's still getting his van messed with and isn't exactly safe in hawkins but, hey, those bullies are gone. ] fluffy? what am i? a poodle?
[ don't you think it, steven. even if eddie keeps going with this bit like a kid who can't help himself around a bowl of candy. ] what's the appropriate level of scruff? are you going to judge me and try to let me win best in show next time i give myself a trim?
don't forget the candy, dear.
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Date: 2022-11-06 12:35 am (UTC)( especially after they fool around, something about the static and sweat makes Eddie's hair go completely mental. not that Steve is complaining, the fact his fingers make an obvious fingerprint is actually kinda hot. )
How about leave me enough to pull on when you're being a brat? That should do.
Keep that up and I'm bringing you back tootsie rolls. My dad calls my mom that when he's being an asshole.
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Date: 2022-11-07 02:06 am (UTC)i'm the brat? those are fighting words, man. [ but yeah, fine, he'll definitely leave enough for hair pulling when that's his weakness. ] you're lucky i'm into the hair pulling.
duuuuuuude. tootsie rolls? no. wow. and here i thought you liked me.
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Date: 2022-11-07 02:16 am (UTC)( no comment on how fluffy he can get when Eddie drags him back into a bed after a shower and he misses his damp-not-wet window. those are his worst hair days 😭 )
You're definitely a brat, sometimes. It's not a bad thing, but it definitely is a thing. ( Steve in fact quite enjoys when Eddie grins like a fucking goblin and intentionally does something to get a rise out of him — be it a shine of his teeth or his hand going slower, just to draw as many desperate noises out of him as he can. Steve is into the brat thing, he is, way more than he ever thought he'd be! but he's also into getting a handful of Eddie's hair and tugging if he's teasing too much. )
That's the point, smartass. Don't call me dear. ( Steve can tell when he's veered slightly too close to being a dick, so, he relents slightly. ) Please. It's... I dunno. I don't like it.
( that's a little more honest, at least, if still a little abrasive. )
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Date: 2022-11-07 02:30 am (UTC)a thing you like, big boy? [ that's more interesting, actually, because eddie's very aware that steve likes it when he riles him up, gets him desperate but he also likes getting steve to admit things. sure, stuff about when they mess around is kind of a safe space, but it's practice for the big shit. which is probably not something just friends do but, well, he's noticed just how much steve holds in and that's not a fucking good thing.
so. baby steps.
baby steps that lead to shit like this. eddie will even ignore the whole smartass thing right now! ] okay, no dear. sorry. too much like your dad?
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Date: 2022-11-07 02:43 am (UTC)Yes, I like it. Maybe because you get this smug little look on your face when you do it, because you know you're about to drive me absolutely crazy. ( there, that was a confession of what he feels and thinks, right??? baby steps! horny baby steps. ...bad phrasing
and, it is weird to talk about what he likes, and what he doesn't like, at the same time. ) He always says it when he's being a dick. You know? She asks him to do something and he says, yes dear, like he's listening, but he's not.
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Date: 2022-11-07 03:38 am (UTC)about the fluff and the horniness. he's definitely grinning like a devilish little imp at the laundry mat and looking more insane than the guy who's blasting wham! still and torturing eddie's poor ear drums. ] i'm developing a knack for it. you know how to work me up too, stevie, so i gotta keep the playing field even.
[ that's a sports thing, right? how sports people talk. ]
ah, shit. yeah, that's a huge dick move on his part. i didn't mean it like that.
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Date: 2022-11-08 02:23 am (UTC)but Eddie is so ridiculous and dramatic and obsessed with lord of the rings, it burns less from him.
(steve definitely prefers big boy, or the recently dropped baby, a lot more than my leige.) )
I like to think I do. ( it's not something that came to him instantly. trying to turn another guy on. in the end, they have definitely figured it out. and keeping mind of what Eddie likes makes it easy to use his own turn ons against him. not that Eddie has ever complained! )
I know you didn't. I just... I don't like it, that's all. You got anything like that? Shit I should avoid saying?
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Date: 2022-11-12 01:02 am (UTC)then i won't say it. easy peasy. [ the follow up question is more complicated. so it takes a while for eddie to type something out here. he doesn't really think steve would even joke about the shit that puts eddie off. ] not really? i mean there's shit but i don't think you're planning to go back to high school nicknames?
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Date: 2022-11-12 03:21 am (UTC)I don't really know what people called you, Ed. Unless... you mean the freak, thing? That's all I can remember.
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