( welcome to the entire basis of his character arc, eddie )
Yeah, I get it. That it could have gone bad, I mean.
( hence the fact tipsy Steve was the one with the balls to try and make a move. sober Steve is the more responsible one, that doesn't want to ruin a friendship with want kiss pretty girl. that doesn't want to make things weird and uncomfortable when they're sharing Henderson custody and who knows when the world is gonna try and end again. but... it's out there. right? tipsy Steve shot his shot, and sober Steve confirmed it.
so might as well just ask what he's wanted to ask for awhile now. )
It still could be, you know. Awkward. So if you still want to look out for me, you better let me know quick, before I ask you what you're doing tonight.
[ Steve may have fallen off his pedestal, but she spent four years of her life going to school with him, there's still a part of her that looks at him and thinks King Steve, the jock with the good hair and bitchy friends, the mean-girl bullying they'd indulge in with anyone who didn't keep their heads down. He was never cruel to her, not directly, but some patterns of behavior are ingrained early on and hard to break.
Plus, y'know. She's only a mere mortal. Getting rejected by the hottest guy at school — yes, he's not in school any more, shut up — would bruise her ego pretty solidly.
Better to make it weird by biting him. Obviously. ] eh. i'm not really all that responsible. you're sober now, you're on your own.
( honestly she has a point sometimes you just gotta put a boy in his place canines first )
What are you doing tonight? I'm really hoping it is making out with me in the back of the movie theater, but I'd hate to assume.
( unbelievably, he still feels out on a limb on this. despite the bite mark still in his arm and this entire goddamn conversation. it's like he's back in the sailor suit, his chances of failure tallied on a whiteboard behind him. it's just a lot harder to ask a girl out when you already know you like her, turns out. )
[ Also, he did kind of ask for it. ] it's so weird that you say that because that's exactly what's on my calendar.
[ It had been really tempting to extend the what movie? line like she fucking cares what movie Steve wants to ignore. But she couldn't bring herself to do it, too busy being stunned that he actually just came right out and asked her. ]
( thanks SO much for inducting him into biteplay eddie 🥹 /not sarcastic )
Yeah? ( if he's grinning like a dumbass at his stupid magical 80's phone with a texting plan, well, Eddie will never know. it's a giddy sort of relief to get a yes, that's all. that's totally what is happening here. )
[ They are absolutely going to revisit this later. Maybe she'll even throw in some hair-pulling into the mix for fun. ] you tryna say you're embarrassed to be seen getting out of my van or something? what if i want to come pick YOU up?
[ She doesn't, actually, she really wants to see Steve drive his stupid precious BMW into the trailer park to come get her — also, she loves her van, but the engine isn't exactly what she'd call reliable most days — she's just incapable of backing down on any issue without putting up at least a token fight about it.
Also, she's feeling weirdly giddy herself and it's making her overcompensate. ] yeah. that sounds good.
( well steve doesn't have to experiment with that one, he doesn't obsess w/ his hair this much to NOT have it pulled on??? get real )
Don't threaten me with a good time, maybe I'm tired of being the chauffeur all the time. You can drive me to the movies, I've got no problem with that.
( unless she's a crazy driver, and then he might have a problem with that. )
[ Hair pulling + biting = ?? ] no, you already offered. no take-backs. i want the full Harrington Date Experience please.
[ She is absolutely a crazy driver. Why did he think Robin asked her not to drive the RV? Yes, she'd been on the run for days and barely slept and was running on a combination of cheap gas-station snacks and pure adrenaline, but Robin could just tell letting Eddie get behind the wheel was a bad idea.
[ At least they match. In both of those regards. Things Eddie never expected she'd have to deal with: being scar buddies with Steve Harrington.
Also, everything else currently involving Steve Harrington. Is she seriously negotiating a date with him right now?? ] baby, i don't think you can handle the Munson Date Experience.
[ The thing is, she's exactly the kind of girl who reacts best to dares.
Fuck. She's going to go on multiple dates with Steve fucking Harrington, if only to make him eat humble pie. And maybe other things if the dates go well. ] oh no, i'm not going to let you chicken out. you want the full Munson Date Experience, you gotta follow my lead. i'm not giving you any hints beforehand.
Mystery date, huh? Okay, sure. As long as we don't die, it'll probably be a good time.
( Steve is pretty sure a girl has never planned a date for him before, 80s gender roles being what they are and everything. there's a huge risk that Eddie will take him on a cool rocker date and realize he's absolutely not her type and what is she even doing here but until then, it'll probably be an exciting adventure! )
you wanna plan out our third date too, since we're already on a roll?
[ Haha what a funny joke.
Eddie should know by now that she needs to be careful with what she says, because once something is put into words, it's real, and if it's real it's something she can want.
( Eddie really should be careful. she'll probably enjoy Steve's hair pulling and hickey kink. his going steady kink is a lot less fun and sexy. so unfortunately, he is really into a girl wanting to plan three dates in advance. )
Who is on deck for that one, exactly? Or we can split it. 50/50. That's fair, right?
[ Hey, he doesn't k ow. Maybe she's been waiting for a boy who wants to go steady with her, maybe it's her unicorn as far as kinks go. He'll have to wait and see. ]
guess it depends on whether or not the movie we see tonight is any good.
[ She could not give less of a shit about the movie. What she's interested in is how good he is at kissing.
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Date: 2022-10-09 09:24 pm (UTC)Yeah, I get it. That it could have gone bad, I mean.
( hence the fact tipsy Steve was the one with the balls to try and make a move. sober Steve is the more responsible one, that doesn't want to ruin a friendship with want kiss pretty girl. that doesn't want to make things weird and uncomfortable when they're sharing Henderson custody and who knows when the world is gonna try and end again. but... it's out there. right? tipsy Steve shot his shot, and sober Steve confirmed it.
so might as well just ask what he's wanted to ask for awhile now. )
It still could be, you know. Awkward. So if you still want to look out for me, you better let me know quick, before I ask you what you're doing tonight.
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Date: 2022-10-09 09:30 pm (UTC)Plus, y'know. She's only a mere mortal. Getting rejected by the hottest guy at school — yes, he's not in school any more, shut up — would bruise her ego pretty solidly.
Better to make it weird by biting him. Obviously. ]
eh. i'm not really all that responsible. you're sober now, you're on your own.
[ Ask her, Steve. ]
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Date: 2022-10-09 09:43 pm (UTC)What are you doing tonight? I'm really hoping it is making out with me in the back of the movie theater, but I'd hate to assume.
( unbelievably, he still feels out on a limb on this. despite the bite mark still in his arm and this entire goddamn conversation. it's like he's back in the sailor suit, his chances of failure tallied on a whiteboard behind him. it's just a lot harder to ask a girl out when you already know you like her, turns out. )
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Date: 2022-10-09 09:49 pm (UTC)it's so weird that you say that because that's exactly what's on my calendar.
[ It had been really tempting to extend the what movie? line like she fucking cares what movie Steve wants to ignore. But she couldn't bring herself to do it, too busy being stunned that he actually just came right out and asked her. ]
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Date: 2022-10-09 09:57 pm (UTC)Yeah? ( if he's grinning like a dumbass at his stupid magical 80's phone with a texting plan, well, Eddie will never know. it's a giddy sort of relief to get a yes, that's all. that's totally what is happening here. )
I can pick you up. 6:45?
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Date: 2022-10-09 10:02 pm (UTC)you tryna say you're embarrassed to be seen getting out of my van or something? what if i want to come pick YOU up?
[ She doesn't, actually, she really wants to see Steve drive his stupid precious BMW into the trailer park to come get her — also, she loves her van, but the engine isn't exactly what she'd call reliable most days — she's just incapable of backing down on any issue without putting up at least a token fight about it.
Also, she's feeling weirdly giddy herself and it's making her overcompensate. ]
yeah. that sounds good.
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Date: 2022-10-09 10:10 pm (UTC)Don't threaten me with a good time, maybe I'm tired of being the chauffeur all the time. You can drive me to the movies, I've got no problem with that.
( unless she's a crazy driver, and then he might have a problem with that. )
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Date: 2022-10-09 10:13 pm (UTC)no, you already offered. no take-backs. i want the full Harrington Date Experience please.
[ She is absolutely a crazy driver. Why did he think Robin asked her not to drive the RV? Yes, she'd been on the run for days and barely slept and was running on a combination of cheap gas-station snacks and pure adrenaline, but Robin could just tell letting Eddie get behind the wheel was a bad idea.
And she was right. ]
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Date: 2022-10-09 10:19 pm (UTC)Does that mean I get the full Munson Date Experience next time?
( yo steven maybe successfully have 1 date before you gun for a 2nd )
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Date: 2022-10-09 10:26 pm (UTC)Also, everything else currently involving Steve Harrington. Is she seriously negotiating a date with him right now?? ]
baby, i don't think you can handle the Munson Date Experience.
[ He's always been an overachiever, hasn't he? ]
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Date: 2022-10-09 10:50 pm (UTC)( nothing like daring a girl to date you. how could that possibly fail )
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Date: 2022-10-09 10:56 pm (UTC)Fuck. She's going to go on multiple dates with Steve fucking Harrington, if only to make him eat humble pie. And maybe other things if the dates go well. ]
oh no, i'm not going to let you chicken out. you want the full Munson Date Experience, you gotta follow my lead. i'm not giving you any hints beforehand.
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Date: 2022-10-09 11:36 pm (UTC)( Steve is pretty sure a girl has never planned a date for him before, 80s gender roles being what they are and everything. there's a huge risk that Eddie will take him on a cool rocker date and realize he's absolutely not her type and what is she even doing here but until then, it'll probably be an exciting adventure! )
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Date: 2022-10-09 11:40 pm (UTC)[ Haha what a funny joke.
Eddie should know by now that she needs to be careful with what she says, because once something is put into words, it's real, and if it's real it's something she can want.
Shit. ]
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Date: 2022-10-09 11:50 pm (UTC)Who is on deck for that one, exactly? Or we can split it. 50/50. That's fair, right?
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Date: 2022-10-09 11:57 pm (UTC)guess it depends on whether or not the movie we see tonight is any good.
[ She could not give less of a shit about the movie. What she's interested in is how good he is at kissing.
She's not worried. ]
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Date: 2022-10-10 12:05 am (UTC)( everybody says Steve is stupid but he totally knows she's not talking about the movie right now. )
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Date: 2022-10-10 12:16 am (UTC)wrap here 🎀 or yours?
Date: 2022-10-10 12:22 am (UTC)( the BMW is involved with pulling out all the stops, apparently. )
I'll see you at 6:45, Eddie.