Great ideas but neither were options at the time. Besides, a bat can keep you safer than a Carebear. ...Does this mean you've got stuffed animals kickin' around, Munson?
No, no. Not under your pillow. Put it between your mattresses, that way you won't give yourself an awkward haircut on accident.
My mom got me this dog stuffed animal because we couldn't have a real dog.
[ it's kind of the only thing he has left of her, so naturally it holds a sentimental value. he's never getting rid of that thing. ]
Ouch, that really does sound like a bad time. I can't imagine rolling over onto a knife to be all that great, either, even if it doesn't result in any accidental hair loss.
If it looks like it's gonna start hoovering then we can split before that, too.
Damn, Byers, you're a basket of kittens and joy today. ( Steve doesn't want to seriously think about what his last will and testament would be!! don't tell him his odds!!!! THIS IS SHARED UNDER EXTREME DURESS!!! )
She can have my generator parts. And my medkits, but none of the shots because she's weird about needles. Quentin can have my clothes. The guy nearly cried when I gave him the reindeer sweater, having a change of clothes would make his year.
Can we be done talking about this? I don't want to know what your last will and testament is, you're not gonna die on my watch.
[ it's funny - the more words Steves types out, the less Jonathan feels like he needs to. but he knows he can't just leave it at that. ]
i believe you. [ and, unfortunately, he sounds even more deadpan over text. ] did you give him the sweater to keep? it's hard being so hated by that thing that you don't even get a sweater.
Sure. The idea was trading it for soap, but then he got really excited about it and come to think of it I never got any soap. Not a big deal, I'm pretty sure my mom got it closeout at Sears.
( it is a bit nostalgic, sure, but in the end it's just a sweater. sort of a doofy sweater, all told. )
You gotta make friends with Dwight, that guy sneezes and he's got a new shirt on. And considering who is handing out the sweaters, I'm not sure it's a good one to have one, either.
Stands to figure, but the confirmation ain't bad. ( awww. from depressing to warm and fuzzy. thanks jonny 😭 )
Time of her life, Hargrove. You gotta pre and post game that shit. But before you have a conniption, obviously the least of it would be at actual prom.
I'm not planning anything.( talk about counting chickens before they hatch, he doesn't even have a date yet!! ) Maybe the tides will swing that way, who knows. So maybe I don't want the tides to have strong opinions about premarital sex, just in case.
( rude, Steve has money and nice hair, he's gonna get a date 😤 being a choosy beggar about Catholic girls could never ever blow up in his face!! )
Would you give it a rest with this King Steve shit? Christ.
( and he could probably leave it there, since Billy is so goddamn annoying. unfortunately, Steve is only human. a teenage boy, which is the worst sort of human. talking about getting laid has lent itself to thinking about getting laid. it's a stupid, practically normal thing to think about. so why the fuck not? he'd shoot the shit about girls with Tommy all the time. it's not that weird to do it with Billy. )
Driving her home, that was the move. Gentlemanly, open the door, all that. Sometimes they'd ask if I wanted to sneak in when we got there, but usually we didn't even make it more than a couple blocks.
Right, restrictive. Your shirt flapping around like you're goddamn Fabio never gets in the way at all.
Who cares about lift? Right about know I'd kill for clean, I don't give a shit about lift.
( completely a lie. his hair is so sad. thank god he can't see himself frequently, but he just feels it. KNOWS IT!!! 😭 maybe that's why Steve dies all the time, not for altruism but hoping the entity will reset him to a better hair day. )
I mean, he's got nicer hair. But sure. If you squint.
Sure, Hargrove. Come and get me, if you haven't already tripped over your own feet in your rush out the gate.
And as for Haddonfield showers, you get stabbed enough times for the pleasure and you make sure you really need it.
( though, RIP Quentin, because now Steve is going to put his armpit directly in his face and ask if he's especially rank. Billy is a catty little bitch but Quentin is relatively trustworthy. )
he's got LONGER hair. not nicer hair. if you're for real, say where. otherwise i'll see you around.
trust me, you need it. get a buddy and stop being a fucking pussy.
[ Meg's a decent look out. Jake not so much. He told Billy to go jump in a lake. Still not sure if that was advice or an insult. Knowing Jake, maybe a little both. ]
I didn't die and maybe I'll stop bleeding soon, remember? You'll have to brush up your knight in shining armor act next time.
( which is never, Steve is sure, though that's actually fine because weirdly enough Billy Hargrove dying the once was plenty. Steve doesn't actually want to see the guy hacked apart with a chainsaw. let him blow out the gates the second they're powered, one less body to worry about. )
Jesus, fine. You're such a nag. I feel like Sissy Spacek after her prom date, that probably deserves a shower.
( it feels weird to have someone worry about keeping him safe. isn't that supposed to be his job?? )
I'm not gonna... I'm not gonna fight you, Susie, if you wanna go we can go.
But you don't have to go because I'm going, all right? I don't wanna drag you into this unless you wanna be there.
( he's a survivor, it's expected for him to push back a little. the Entity seems to enjoy when they struggle a little. less so, objectively, for someone like Susie. )
[ He can worry about keeping the survivors safe and she'll worry about keeping him safe. She doesn't need looking out for as much as everyone else in his life does, after all. ]
And I want to go if you are. I don't know why you think these two things are mutually exclusive. They aren't. Anywhere you go, I want to go with you. Especially if it's dangerous! I'm not going to let you go without me.
(anywhere you go, I wanna go with you. wow. just fuck him up then, Susan!! )
Okay, Susie, okay. I won't go without you. I promise.
I know it's dumb, it's probably straight up fucking pointless. I just can't stop thinking... what if it isn't? What if there's something? We've been here goddamn years, maybe, who the hell knows! and that's how it gets us. Too scared and tired and used to how things are to try and maybe if we did we could have found something. Anything. I don't know.
( his toxic desperate optimism might get them killed, nbd!! maybe it is a trap, get them nice and hopeful and slap them back down again. sure. it's probably a trap.
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Date: 2022-10-23 11:32 pm (UTC)2. On another note, convinced a 9 year old my hickey was actually a zombie bite. Wish Dustin was still that gullible.
3. False alarm, still single.
DBD AU.
4. So we're both seeing the tower of fire at 12:00, right? Just checking I haven't completely cracked after three different iterations of gross cake in this shithole.
5. If you were worried about it, I did get out before the floor was completely on fire. And I bet the bleeding will stop soon.
6. ...or text him!
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Date: 2022-10-23 11:37 pm (UTC)No, no. Not under your pillow. Put it between your mattresses, that way you won't give yourself an awkward haircut on accident.
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Date: 2022-10-24 02:59 pm (UTC)Oh. Yeah, no, that's actually a better idea, I'll keep that in mind for tonight.
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Date: 2022-10-29 04:13 am (UTC)( he's not judging so much as curious! Eddie Munson having stuffed animals is frankly not that weird, considering the rest of the guy's everything. )
Yeah it is. Trust me you don't want that kinda close shave. I rolled over onto the bat once, it was a bad time.
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Date: 2022-11-06 03:04 am (UTC)My mom got me this dog stuffed animal because we couldn't have a real dog.
[ it's kind of the only thing he has left of her, so naturally it holds a sentimental value. he's never getting rid of that thing. ]
Ouch, that really does sound like a bad time. I can't imagine rolling over onto a knife to be all that great, either, even if it doesn't result in any accidental hair loss.
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Date: 2022-11-06 03:32 am (UTC)( which is to say: he gets it. )
Yeah, no. So between the mattresses. Trust me. And it's a knife, so, you won't even have to sleep weird.
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Date: 2022-10-23 11:57 pm (UTC)Damn, Byers, you're a basket of kittens and joy today. ( Steve doesn't want to seriously think about what his last will and testament would be!! don't tell him his odds!!!! THIS IS SHARED UNDER EXTREME DURESS!!! )
She can have my generator parts. And my medkits, but none of the shots because she's weird about needles. Quentin can have my clothes. The guy nearly cried when I gave him the reindeer sweater, having a change of clothes would make his year.
Can we be done talking about this? I don't want to know what your last will and testament is, you're not gonna die on my watch.
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Date: 2022-10-24 01:13 am (UTC)[ it's funny - the more words Steves types out, the less Jonathan feels like he needs to. but he knows he can't just leave it at that. ]
i believe you. [ and, unfortunately, he sounds even more deadpan over text. ] did you give him the sweater to keep? it's hard being so hated by that thing that you don't even get a sweater.
you won't die on mine either. just so you know.
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Date: 2022-10-24 03:05 am (UTC)( it is a bit nostalgic, sure, but in the end it's just a sweater. sort of a doofy sweater, all told. )
You gotta make friends with Dwight, that guy sneezes and he's got a new shirt on. And considering who is handing out the sweaters, I'm not sure it's a good one to have one, either.
Stands to figure, but the confirmation ain't bad. ( awww. from depressing to warm and fuzzy. thanks jonny 😭 )
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Date: 2022-10-24 12:11 am (UTC)But it's depressing to eat it cold, so I'll spare the two minutes to microwave it. ...Probably.
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Date: 2022-10-24 01:14 am (UTC)it would be weird if you had to heat up like canned fruit
yeah, please spare the two minutes, anyways
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Date: 2022-10-24 02:10 am (UTC)( just in case Robin forgot she was dealing with a dumb teenage boy, she is in fact dealing with a dumb teenage boy. )
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Date: 2022-10-27 03:08 am (UTC)I'm not planning anything. ( talk about counting chickens before they hatch, he doesn't even have a date yet!! ) Maybe the tides will swing that way, who knows. So maybe I don't want the tides to have strong opinions about premarital sex, just in case.
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Date: 2022-10-27 02:41 pm (UTC)ok king steve. what happens post game?
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Date: 2022-10-29 02:30 am (UTC)You got an imagination, don't you? If you're a halfway decent date I think your night will resolve itself.
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Date: 2022-10-29 05:23 am (UTC)nah, give me a hand, harrington. [ Bad phrasing. ]
what's the king steve treatment?
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Date: 2022-10-31 05:30 am (UTC)Would you give it a rest with this King Steve shit? Christ.
( and he could probably leave it there, since Billy is so goddamn annoying. unfortunately, Steve is only human. a teenage boy, which is the worst sort of human. talking about getting laid has lent itself to thinking about getting laid. it's a stupid, practically normal thing to think about. so why the fuck not? he'd shoot the shit about girls with Tommy all the time. it's not that weird to do it with Billy. )
Driving her home, that was the move. Gentlemanly, open the door, all that. Sometimes they'd ask if I wanted to sneak in when we got there, but usually we didn't even make it more than a couple blocks.
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Date: 2022-10-27 03:52 am (UTC)Who cares about lift? Right about know I'd kill for clean, I don't give a shit about lift.
( completely a lie. his hair is so sad. thank god he can't see himself frequently, but he just feels it. KNOWS IT!!! 😭 maybe that's why Steve dies all the time, not for altruism but hoping the entity will reset him to a better hair day. )
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Date: 2022-10-27 02:47 pm (UTC)you think i look like fabio? thats sweet of you, harrington.
want me to come rescue you too?
yeah i can tell. clearly not willing to risk a knife in the back for some haddonfield 'warm' water
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Date: 2022-10-29 02:47 am (UTC)Sure, Hargrove. Come and get me, if you haven't already tripped over your own feet in your rush out the gate.
And as for Haddonfield showers, you get stabbed enough times for the pleasure and you make sure you really need it.
( though, RIP Quentin, because now Steve is going to put his armpit directly in his face and ask if he's especially rank. Billy is a catty little bitch but Quentin is relatively trustworthy. )
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Date: 2022-10-29 05:27 am (UTC)if you're for real, say where. otherwise i'll see you around.
trust me, you need it.
get a buddy and stop being a fucking pussy.
[ Meg's a decent look out. Jake not so much. He told Billy to go jump in a lake. Still not sure if that was advice or an insult. Knowing Jake, maybe a little both. ]
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Date: 2022-10-31 05:09 am (UTC)( which is never, Steve is sure, though that's actually fine because weirdly enough Billy Hargrove dying the once was plenty. Steve doesn't actually want to see the guy hacked apart with a chainsaw. let him blow out the gates the second they're powered, one less body to worry about. )
Jesus, fine. You're such a nag.
I feel like Sissy Spacek after her prom date, that probably deserves a shower.
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Date: 2022-10-27 04:06 am (UTC)I'm not gonna... I'm not gonna fight you, Susie, if you wanna go we can go.
But you don't have to go because I'm going, all right? I don't wanna drag you into this unless you wanna be there.
( he's a survivor, it's expected for him to push back a little. the Entity seems to enjoy when they struggle a little. less so, objectively, for someone like Susie. )
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Date: 2022-10-27 06:10 am (UTC)And I want to go if you are. I don't know why you think these two things are mutually exclusive. They aren't. Anywhere you go, I want to go with you. Especially if it's dangerous! I'm not going to let you go without me.
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Date: 2022-10-29 04:57 am (UTC)Okay, Susie, okay. I won't go without you. I promise.
I know it's dumb, it's probably straight up fucking pointless. I just can't stop thinking... what if it isn't? What if there's something? We've been here goddamn years, maybe, who the hell knows! and that's how it gets us. Too scared and tired and used to how things are to try and maybe if we did we could have found something. Anything. I don't know.
( his toxic desperate optimism might get them killed, nbd!! maybe it is a trap, get them nice and hopeful and slap them back down again. sure. it's probably a trap.
but what if it's not? )