( so much for letting Eddie have opinions!! Steve is adamant, though. he kinda likes doing the laundry! clothes come out all nice and warm and fluffy. if he and Eddie are feeling especially bold that nobody is going to want to use the laundry room, sitting on the dryer and lazily making out is also fun. no, laundry is fine, doing the dishes is the worst. it's a chore they haven't had to do as much lately, and Steve is still happy to complain about it unprovoked. )
You're being extremely dramatic. What happened to, oh, go on with out me. Lest I fade from this mortal coil, and be to you naught but a fleeting, pleasant memory. ( Steve is not paraphrasing, he wouldn't hope to have that kind of shakespearan dialogue on command. it was funny, but also kind of charming?? sexy??? no, too far to be monologued at like that. possibly why Steve remembers it word for word. ) Which was also extremely dramatic, by the way.
Worse. Those things are fucking freaky. ( he's survived an Upside Down portal. he's not gonna assume the same about a black hole. )
dishes don't take as long at least. you're also not doing dishes right now. [ says the man who also sucked at doing dishes in a timely manner until he got caught contemplating using a fork he found under the couch. they don't talk about that. he's getting better about the whole chores thing because steve can't stand a messy space and eddie wants to show he can improve. he can. when properly motivated and steve's smile, proud and fond, seems to hit the right spot each time.
it's sappy, he knows. ]
i'm going to ignore this blatant under-appreciation for my dramatic flare, babe. [ by continuing to comment on it and monologue via text. good job, eddie. ] that was also before i was trapped with the laundry, someone playing 'wake me up before you go go!' repeat and only one book to read. my mind is slowly turning to sludge, seeping away.
[eddie's mind isn't wired to focus on one thing for too long unless he's going to fixate for hours without interruption, lost to it. so instead he needs two or three tasks to juggle at a time and laundry isn't exactly engaging. plus, he can't take a stroll right now so boredom is really his worst enemy. he gets more dramatic when he's hungry or can't really move, so it's a fatal combination. ] why are they freakier than a hole in the ground that leads to another dimension?
you'd probably end up in another dimension anyway if you make it through to the other side. maybe meet the type of aliens supposedly built the pyramids. [ he's been spending too much time with your wife, steve. ]
Thank god. ( Steve is Traumatized by doing old dishes, after his first technique to get Eddie to do dishes, just leaving them in the sink, didn't work out the way he wanted. and while Steve does feel kind of bad about going entirely mental about it after he found something growing on one of the plates (probably, definitely, could have just asked Eddie to do the dishes instead of Wistfully Dreaming that he would just realize he should), Eddie has been much better about dishes since then.
he's still a little traumatized though, so, he's glad for the vacation from dishes. they've earned it. )
Hey, that's a good song. If you're really getting that hairy, we could always just switch. I'll launder, you get groceries. No problem, Munson.
It's freakier because I already know what the alternate dimension is like. ( it's the unknown that's scary, Eddie, and the Upside Down is now way more known than Steve ever wanted it to be. ) Do I need to supervise you and Robin when you are in the same room? I don't need two of you going on about pyramid building aliens. One is bad enough.
[ one day they'll have to talk about the fact that if they don't set ground rules, don't talk that eddie won't know what steve wants from him; what he'd like. eddie's rarely actually going to say no to something that matters, even if he'll put up a fuss over little things for dramatic flare.
like right now. ]not more than ten times in a row, harrington. then it's worse than waterboarding.
i'd love to switch, man, but we'll need to rent me one of those fancy new-age scooters they have in the grocery stores now since someone rearranged my guts twice last night and i'm paying for the consequences of some very good decisions. sometimes the road to being out of commission for fun errands is paved with good intension and that thing you do with your hips when your about to come? good shit. [ honestly, all of it was great in the moment. so great that eddie just kept spouting praise and encouragements, trying to egg steve to go harder. this is all really his own fault but he doesn't regret it one bit. really if he'd brought a second book he'd be fine, but here they are. ]actually, let's switch. i want to get a scooter or at least a shopping cart. i bet i can get everything we need from the grocery store in like 5 minutes if i go at top speed!
[ does he cackle in the laundromat? totally. ]we don't need a babysitter. you could totally join us and see how there's some plausibility to this when an upside down dimension exists under hawkins.
( can Eddie tell Steve is humming it now? because he is.
truly, Eddie is gonna regret sharing this information, because while it is inarguable that Steve has lower gremlin percentage than Eddie, he is not exactly 0% gremlin. is there a high chance of finding a cassette of Wham just to sing it loudly when they're going 65 down a neglected highway as Eddie dramatically mimes trying to throw himself out a window? yes. a very high chance. )
Eddie, we are both have no option besides being in public right now. Very public. Extremely extremely in public. ( and the shade of scarlet Steve turned, he's sure all the moms browsing around him Know his thoughts turned very suddenly impure. he cannot think of the sounds Eddie was making or the perfect snap of their hips together or the delightfully wrecked look of his grip left behind on Eddie's ass when he pulled out when he's in the cereal aisle. and of course now he is thinking about it, fuck! )
Wasn't being a wanted man once enough for you? I'm not setting you loose on these unsuspecting people to commit cart crimes.
I think you do. Somebody has to be your common sense, because somehow you two have less of it when you're around each other. ( it isn't relevant that Steve wants to very much avoid Robin being alone with Eddie, because he's afraid her not subtle hinting will make things Awkward with his roommate. she's Certain that things are more complicated than they are, another conspiracy theory of hers. ) I miss her, though. We gotta get her a souvenir or something.
see if i cuddle up tonight. [ which, let's be real now, he totally will. eddie munson is a cuddler. ]
i'm in a laundry mat with wham's greatest fan so being in public sounds like a you problem right now. don't think naughty thoughts while feeling up fruits, harrington. [ is that a little mean, maybe? but eddie's grinning himself and not about to push it with the sort of details he might if he knew they were both home or somewhere more private.
maybe, with subtly, he can still get to the result he wants which sadly won't lead to them fucking today but not all of him is out of commission. ]i went to cart driving school. i'll be perfectly safe barreling down the isles as long as the pedestrians remember they don't have right of way.
that is common sense. nothing's been disproven yet. [ also, ironically, they don't spend a lot of time on the conspiracy theories. really a lot of time is spent on the thing steve wishes they avoid but robin is keeping his secrets and mostly just yelling at eddie to be more obvious. he's not sure if he just needs to write 'we are dating' on steve's bedroom door in sharpie. he's sure steve would ask him if it's a joke though and eddie's not fragile, but he's not sure he can take that blow.
he does miss robin and running the absurdity of living with steve by her. it's harder now when they're in each other's space more often than not, phones put away because who are they normally texting anyway? ]oh yeah, we should. you know her best. what would she want from along our route? something from a roadside attraction? bigfoot related?
( wow, they had a good run. unfortunately, Steve would love listening to Wake Me Up Before You Go Go on repeat at the laundromat. thankfully, they're not even dating, so they just barely missed having to file for irreconcilable differences. )
I'm not feeling up any fruits. I'm just reminding you that we could keep things PG right now. ( at least until he is not browsing a local supermarket with well meaning moms looking at him funny. Steve is not against sexting, just... not. while he's grocery shopping. that's all!!! )
Eddie, pedestrians have right of way. Always. ( just in case it isn't a joke, Steve has to be stone cold serious about the health and safety of pedestrians. ) Besides everyone knows that cart horseplay is for the parking lot when it is heavy enough that you can stand on it.
No, no. She likes Mothman. He's an east coast thing. Maybe? ( it's not that he doesn't listen to his wife ramble, but also... keeping up with all of the fine details is just hard, okay?? ) You think we'll get close enough to find anything?
my limit is any song played on repeat this much. [ what is this immediate back pedaling, eddie? are you whipped already by a guy you're not even dating? ]
yeah, yeah. okay, pg it is, big boy.[ and isn't he so good because he doesn't make a joke about steve feeling him up last night so that isn't really true. eddie's happy to stick to the boundary of no sexting in public, really, when that's a line steve draws and sticks to. ]
cart horseplay is for any time the imagination strikes, steve. haven't you ever held an impromptu joust?
we kind of went the wrong way heading to chicago but maybe if we loop back around instead of heading home. i think illinois has like a creature from the black lagoon type cryptid thing if we want to get her something local this time around? [ which implies there will be more road trips in their future where they'll get robin cryptid-themed souvenirs. ]
Glad to hear it, Wham is pretty good. ( and now he is perfectly set up to torture Eddie with their entire album later. why does Eddie want to date him, anyway??? )
For the record, I'm not against texting that isn't PG. I'm just against it right now. A grandma just asked me to get something off the top shelf, it's not the right vibe.
Sure I have. As long as it is impromptu in the parking lot, because I'm not knocking stuff off the shelves like an asshole.
Black lagoon cryptid? Sounds awful. She'd love it. All right, if Mothman isn't an option, Black lagoon it is. You're right, we can just swing that way next time. ( what, because they'll be on another roadtrip swinging toward the east coast sometime soon? well, Steve is the sort of guy that likes to hope for the future. they're not even done with this trip, and he already knows he'd be game for another. so... yeah. maybe they will have a next time. )
[ sure, steve, sure. to each their own. later he'll be crying tears and pretending to throw himself out the window or trying to turn each song into a metal cover to see who can sing louder over the sweet, poppy sound of WHAM! playing through his van. ]
i'm perfectly aware that you're not against it, steve. just respecting taht you said not right now.
if you're good, there's no knocking stuff off the shelves even in the store. [ eddie is that hooligan type of asshole after all. or maybe the impulse is just poorly controlled when he's excited but he's gotten in trouble for the very thing before. ]
yeah! apparently it's covered in mud and lives in a swamp so less black lagoon and more goo. if we can find some merch, we should get her something. maybe someone's written a book on it like the bigfoot people. [ eddie will have to look into that. the guy who's blasting wham! doesn't look like he knows shit about that stuff but there are options in the coin op. maybe he'll turn it this whole afternoon around and befriend a cryptid hunter. maybe, then, they can have their own cryptid adventure!!! ]i'm going to ask around.
Appreciated. Definitely. Just making sure my opinion on it wasn't unclear.
( because while mid grocery shopping isn't the vibe, when he's at work in a lull is definitely a vibe. how is he going to get through that without feverishly sexting his not boyfriend? he wouldn't, so he's gotta +1 horny texting before Eddie gets the wrong idea. )
All I'm hearing is I should be on grocery duty from here on out. ( Steve is joking, mostly. he doubts Eddie roughhouses that much, when he's on his own. it'd probably be fine. if Eddie feels like whining and convincing him to let him take the grocery run next time, well, that wouldn't be so bad. )
You think the Wham on repeat guy has cryptid knowledge he can share, or are you gonna make a break for the library?
definitely not unclear but you’re making it so hard for me not to make a dirty joke now. that’s playing unfair. [ he’s trying so hard, steve! is this a test? this guy here sucks at tests.
he is capable of grocery shopping but eddie’s opinion on what’s edible and fine for a road trip is probably not as healthy as steve’s. in general, he sticks to premade or canned stuff when he does grocery shop at home because it’s cheaper than anything fresh imported into the hellscape that is hawkins. it’s not that he’s against vegetables, he loves fruits and berries, but… they’re expensive as fuck and eddie grew on the wrong side of poor. ]hey now, i won’t always terrorize the grannies. i promise.
maybe. he’s my best bet since i’m not walking anywhere today :( [ not with that sore ass of his. ]maybe he’s trying to weed out anyone who would be too scared to ask him shit by doing his wake me up marathon.
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.
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Date: 2022-09-14 02:55 am (UTC)( so much for letting Eddie have opinions!! Steve is adamant, though. he kinda likes doing the laundry! clothes come out all nice and warm and fluffy. if he and Eddie are feeling especially bold that nobody is going to want to use the laundry room, sitting on the dryer and lazily making out is also fun. no, laundry is fine, doing the dishes is the worst. it's a chore they haven't had to do as much lately, and Steve is still happy to complain about it unprovoked. )
You're being extremely dramatic. What happened to, oh, go on with out me. Lest I fade from this mortal coil, and be to you naught but a fleeting, pleasant memory. ( Steve is not paraphrasing, he wouldn't hope to have that kind of shakespearan dialogue on command. it was funny, but also kind of charming??
sexy??? no, too farto be monologued at like that. possibly why Steve remembers it word for word. ) Which was also extremely dramatic, by the way.Worse. Those things are fucking freaky. ( he's survived an Upside Down portal. he's not gonna assume the same about a black hole. )
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Date: 2022-09-14 04:03 am (UTC)it's sappy, he knows. ]
i'm going to ignore this blatant under-appreciation for my dramatic flare, babe. [ by continuing to comment on it and monologue via text. good job, eddie. ] that was also before i was trapped with the laundry, someone playing 'wake me up before you go go!' repeat and only one book to read. my mind is slowly turning to sludge, seeping away.
[eddie's mind isn't wired to focus on one thing for too long unless he's going to fixate for hours without interruption, lost to it. so instead he needs two or three tasks to juggle at a time and laundry isn't exactly engaging. plus, he can't take a stroll right now so boredom is really his worst enemy. he gets more dramatic when he's hungry or can't really move, so it's a fatal combination. ] why are they freakier than a hole in the ground that leads to another dimension?
you'd probably end up in another dimension anyway if you make it through to the other side. maybe meet the type of aliens supposedly built the pyramids. [ he's been spending too much time with your wife, steve. ]
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Date: 2022-09-16 01:11 am (UTC)he's still a little traumatized though, so, he's glad for the vacation from dishes. they've earned it. )
Hey, that's a good song. If you're really getting that hairy, we could always just switch. I'll launder, you get groceries. No problem, Munson.
It's freakier because I already know what the alternate dimension is like. ( it's the unknown that's scary, Eddie, and the Upside Down is now way more known than Steve ever wanted it to be. ) Do I need to supervise you and Robin when you are in the same room? I don't need two of you going on about pyramid building aliens. One is bad enough.
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Date: 2022-09-16 02:59 am (UTC)like right now. ] not more than ten times in a row, harrington. then it's worse than waterboarding.
i'd love to switch, man, but we'll need to rent me one of those fancy new-age scooters they have in the grocery stores now since someone rearranged my guts twice last night and i'm paying for the consequences of some very good decisions. sometimes the road to being out of commission for fun errands is paved with good intension and that thing you do with your hips when your about to come? good shit. [ honestly, all of it was great in the moment. so great that eddie just kept spouting praise and encouragements, trying to egg steve to go harder. this is all really his own fault but he doesn't regret it one bit. really if he'd brought a second book he'd be fine, but here they are. ] actually, let's switch. i want to get a scooter or at least a shopping cart. i bet i can get everything we need from the grocery store in like 5 minutes if i go at top speed!
[ does he cackle in the laundromat? totally. ] we don't need a babysitter. you could totally join us and see how there's some plausibility to this when an upside down dimension exists under hawkins.
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Date: 2022-09-16 03:24 am (UTC)( can Eddie tell Steve is humming it now? because he is.
truly, Eddie is gonna regret sharing this information, because while it is inarguable that Steve has lower gremlin percentage than Eddie, he is not exactly 0% gremlin. is there a high chance of finding a cassette of Wham just to sing it loudly when they're going 65 down a neglected highway as Eddie dramatically mimes trying to throw himself out a window? yes. a very high chance. )
Eddie, we are both have no option besides being in public right now. Very public. Extremely extremely in public. ( and the shade of scarlet Steve turned, he's sure all the moms browsing around him Know his thoughts turned very suddenly impure. he cannot think of the sounds Eddie was making or the perfect snap of their hips together or the delightfully wrecked look of his grip left behind on Eddie's ass when he pulled out when he's in the cereal aisle. and of course now he is thinking about it, fuck! )
Wasn't being a wanted man once enough for you? I'm not setting you loose on these unsuspecting people to commit cart crimes.
I think you do. Somebody has to be your common sense, because somehow you two have less of it when you're around each other. ( it isn't relevant that Steve wants to very much avoid Robin being alone with Eddie, because he's afraid her not subtle hinting will make things Awkward with his roommate. she's Certain that things are more complicated than they are, another conspiracy theory of hers. ) I miss her, though. We gotta get her a souvenir or something.
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Date: 2022-09-16 03:47 am (UTC)i'm in a laundry mat with wham's greatest fan so being in public sounds like a you problem right now. don't think naughty thoughts while feeling up fruits, harrington. [ is that a little mean, maybe? but eddie's grinning himself and not about to push it with the sort of details he might if he knew they were both home or somewhere more private.
maybe, with subtly, he can still get to the result he wants which sadly won't lead to them fucking today but not all of him is out of commission. ] i went to cart driving school. i'll be perfectly safe barreling down the isles as long as the pedestrians remember they don't have right of way.
that is common sense. nothing's been disproven yet. [ also, ironically, they don't spend a lot of time on the conspiracy theories. really a lot of time is spent on the thing steve wishes they avoid but robin is keeping his secrets and mostly just yelling at eddie to be more obvious. he's not sure if he just needs to write 'we are dating' on steve's bedroom door in sharpie. he's sure steve would ask him if it's a joke though and eddie's not fragile, but he's not sure he can take that blow.
he does miss robin and running the absurdity of living with steve by her. it's harder now when they're in each other's space more often than not, phones put away because who are they normally texting anyway? ] oh yeah, we should. you know her best. what would she want from along our route? something from a roadside attraction? bigfoot related?
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Date: 2022-09-18 04:12 am (UTC)( wow, they had a good run. unfortunately, Steve would love listening to Wake Me Up Before You Go Go on repeat at the laundromat. thankfully, they're not even dating, so they just barely missed having to file for irreconcilable differences. )
I'm not feeling up any fruits. I'm just reminding you that we could keep things PG right now. ( at least until he is not browsing a local supermarket with well meaning moms looking at him funny. Steve is not against sexting, just... not. while he's grocery shopping. that's all!!! )
Eddie, pedestrians have right of way. Always. ( just in case it isn't a joke, Steve has to be stone cold serious about the health and safety of pedestrians. ) Besides everyone knows that cart horseplay is for the parking lot when it is heavy enough that you can stand on it.
No, no. She likes Mothman. He's an east coast thing. Maybe? ( it's not that he doesn't listen to his wife ramble, but also... keeping up with all of the fine details is just hard, okay?? ) You think we'll get close enough to find anything?
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Date: 2022-09-18 07:21 pm (UTC)yeah, yeah. okay, pg it is, big boy. [ and isn't he so good because he doesn't make a joke about steve feeling him up last night so that isn't really true. eddie's happy to stick to the boundary of no sexting in public, really, when that's a line steve draws and sticks to. ]
cart horseplay is for any time the imagination strikes, steve. haven't you ever held an impromptu joust?
we kind of went the wrong way heading to chicago but maybe if we loop back around instead of heading home. i think illinois has like a creature from the black lagoon type cryptid thing if we want to get her something local this time around? [ which implies there will be more road trips in their future where they'll get robin cryptid-themed souvenirs. ]
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Date: 2022-09-18 08:05 pm (UTC)For the record, I'm not against texting that isn't PG. I'm just against it right now. A grandma just asked me to get something off the top shelf, it's not the right vibe.
Sure I have. As long as it is impromptu in the parking lot, because I'm not knocking stuff off the shelves like an asshole.
Black lagoon cryptid? Sounds awful. She'd love it. All right, if Mothman isn't an option, Black lagoon it is. You're right, we can just swing that way next time. ( what, because they'll be on another roadtrip swinging toward the east coast sometime soon? well, Steve is the sort of guy that likes to hope for the future. they're not even done with this trip, and he already knows he'd be game for another. so... yeah. maybe they will have a next time. )
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Date: 2022-09-18 10:06 pm (UTC)i'm perfectly aware that you're not against it, steve. just respecting taht you said not right now.
if you're good, there's no knocking stuff off the shelves even in the store. [ eddie is that hooligan type of asshole after all. or maybe the impulse is just poorly controlled when he's excited but he's gotten in trouble for the very thing before. ]
yeah! apparently it's covered in mud and lives in a swamp so less black lagoon and more goo. if we can find some merch, we should get her something. maybe someone's written a book on it like the bigfoot people. [ eddie will have to look into that. the guy who's blasting wham! doesn't look like he knows shit about that stuff but there are options in the coin op. maybe he'll turn it this whole afternoon around and befriend a cryptid hunter. maybe, then, they can have their own cryptid adventure!!! ] i'm going to ask around.
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Date: 2022-09-19 01:55 am (UTC)( because while mid grocery shopping isn't the vibe, when he's at work in a lull is definitely a vibe. how is he going to get through that without feverishly sexting his not boyfriend? he wouldn't, so he's gotta +1 horny texting before Eddie gets the wrong idea. )
All I'm hearing is I should be on grocery duty from here on out. ( Steve is joking, mostly. he doubts Eddie roughhouses that much, when he's on his own. it'd probably be fine. if Eddie feels like whining and convincing him to let him take the grocery run next time, well, that wouldn't be so bad. )
You think the Wham on repeat guy has cryptid knowledge he can share, or are you gonna make a break for the library?
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Date: 2022-09-19 10:26 pm (UTC)he is capable of grocery shopping but eddie’s opinion on what’s edible and fine for a road trip is probably not as healthy as steve’s. in general, he sticks to premade or canned stuff when he does grocery shop at home because it’s cheaper than anything fresh imported into the hellscape that is hawkins. it’s not that he’s against vegetables, he loves fruits and berries, but… they’re expensive as fuck and eddie grew on the wrong side of poor. ] hey now, i won’t always terrorize the grannies. i promise.
maybe. he’s my best bet since i’m not walking anywhere today :( [ not with that sore ass of his. ] maybe he’s trying to weed out anyone who would be too scared to ask him shit by doing his wake me up marathon.
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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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